Trauma & Abuse

Families By Design is committed to providing therapeutic counseling to victims of all forms of abuse and trauma.

Trauma is any experience an individual perceives as having a negative impact on their lives. Trauma can result from being chosen last for the softball team in second grade, your house burning down, a bitter divorce or witnessing death on the battlefield. How you experience an event and what you say to yourself about it, can have long-term emotional effects.

Abuse is a type of trauma, which is experienced physically, emotionally, sexually, intellectually, spiritually or in any combination.When people are traumatized, whether the trauma happens in childhood or as an adult, the pain remains within them until they are taught how to release it in a safe and healthy way.

Families By Design works to correct the trauma sufferer’s painful and intrusive thoughts. We teach relaxation techniques and help individuals restructure their distorted beliefs and stress responses.