TREATING TRAUMA WITH TEN CLINICAL MODALITIES

Research-informed treatment for clients struggling with trauma conditions is the clinical standard at The Mental Health Collective. Through intimate group support, individual therapy, narrative exposure, and technology-driven trauma practices we are able to individualize treatment planning. Our treatment team believes trauma is experienced in multiple ways, resulting from personal traumatic events, such as physical or emotional abuse, natural disasters, accidents, and exposure to violence or death. 

DEFINING TRAUMA

Trauma, an overexposure to stress, can result in a PTSD diagnosis. When experienced through chronic invalidation and developmental trauma, symptoms can present as:

• Depression
• Bi-Polar Disorder
• OCD
• Anxiety 

WHO WE TREAT

We offer intensive psychiatric and psychological services to adults 18+. Our clinical team is able to support individuals who have experienced:

• Early childhood trauma
• Trauma occurring as an adult
• Multiple traumatic events
• Vicarious trauma, such as first responders or healthcare professionals

REGULATING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

A critical component of trauma treatment is deciding when to begin. Clients may need a period of nervous system stabilization, rest, psychoeducation, and skill-building to withstand the stress of trauma healing. Feeling a resurgence of the traumatic stress response, often referred to as being “triggered”, is not uncommon. As the client begins care at The Collective, the focus on safety and stabilization is essential. To help the client understand their treatment plan, all trauma-tracked clients at The Collective engage in an orientation process to include psychoeducation and intentional goal setting. This orientation preparation improves the healing experience, maintains group traction, and helps existing clients prepare for new clients to join at the same time each week.

TRAUMA GROUP GUIDELINES

Our trauma track is a safe space free of judgment, ridicule, and questioning. Group members are encouraged to speak about the impact of traumatic events versus the details. This method helps avoid triggering the client sharing and other group participants. Other guidelines in place give clients permission to set boundaries, an essential component of healing from trauma, encouraging clients to trust their own judgment. 

TEN TRAUMA TREATMENT MODALITIES

Divided into the neuro-informed configurations of top-down processing and bottom-up interventions, The Collective is clinically skilled in offering ten trauma treatment modalities.

TOP-DOWN INTERVENTIONS

Cognitive interventions targeting thoughts + resulting behaviors

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Prolonged Exposure (PE)
• Holographic Reprocessing (HR)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Janina Fischer’s Developmental Trauma Curriculum, for clients who experienced prolonged neglect and abuse. 

BOTTOM-UP INTERVENTIONS

Body-based reactions that often have no cognitive awareness

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP)
• Somatic Experiencing (SE)
• Neurofeedback for amygdala fingerprinting as well as alpha/theta wave interventions
• Porges’ Safe and Sound Protocol
• Community Resiliency Model (CRM)

The most important part of treatment at The Collective is building resiliency. Regardless of the cause of our client’s challenges, our team treats what is presented using a neuro-informed, client-focused approach.