I sort of have the same question, Miss. My t says I am doing trauma work and it bring up a lot of pain during the week sometimes. Sometimetimes it doesnt. When we do trauma work we are talking about the things that went on in my childhood with my mother (verbal and some physical abuse) and my father (some csa and inappropriate sexualizing of me). Its just talking. I have done the bataka (soft bat) work (not with ftt) but not emdr. I dont know what else would be considered trauma work.

I have the same exact experience with working on trauma with ftt. They are not weepy or triggery (mostly, there are moments I dissociate) and we are building a trusting and safe environment. I trust her with anything I could bring up and I feel safe there in her room (for some reason I dont like the word office, feels cold).

I have read you do yoga. I find yoga and connecting with my body and my breath in that way very grounding and helpful with traumatic memories. Especially with the verbally abuse language I experienced throughout my childhood.

Why do you feel you need to go back into trauma work? I think the issues you want to get back into would probably determine what course to take.