Trauma can take many forms, and healing begins with understanding your experiences. Our therapists provide personalized, trauma-informed care to help you process difficult experiences, build resilience, and move toward greater emotional well-being.
At Refresh Therapy we have many therapists that specialize in helping individuals, couples and families heal from the effects of trauma, adverse life experiences, and chronic stress. We believe that therapy should be tailored to each person's unique experiences and strengths, supporting emotional regulation, increased self-awareness, improved relationships, and a greater sense of safety, empowerment, and well-being.
While many therapists may only focus on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a diagnosis, we believe that trauma comes in many forms, and doesn’t require a specific diagnosis to treat it or validate it.
Big T Trauma, which refers to events that are generally recognized as overwhelming, life-threatening, or deeply distressing. These experiences can overwhelm a person's ability to cope and may have significant emotional, physical, and psychological effects.
Some examples might include:
Serious accidents or injuries
Natural disasters
Physical or emotional abuse
Military combat
Violent crime
Sudden loss of a loved one
Medical trauma
Little t Trauma refers to experiences that may not be life-threatening but can still have a profound impact on a person's emotional well-being, especially when they are repeated, occur during childhood, or happen during vulnerable periods of life.
Some examples might include:
Chronic criticism or rejection
Bullying
Divorce or family conflict
Emotional neglect
Repeated experiences of failure or humiliation
Relocation or significant life transitions
Feeling unseen, unheard, or unsupported
At Refresh Therapy, our therapists use a variety of therapeutic approaches including but not limited to; CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, EFT, Attachment Focused, and Somatic approaches to name a few. These approaches combined with trauma informed care help our clients develop coping skills, process difficult experiences, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
Available at our Cascade Park, Salmon Creek and Waterfront offices in Vancouver, our Spokane Valley office, and by telehealth across Washington. We accept most major insurance plans.
