Here and Now Goals in Trauma Therapy

This is a great article, ferralkitty, thank you -the steps listed are really what any good trauma therapy would involve, but it's very helpful to see it like this, in black and white, and especially in this context. I'm also not a fan of jargon, so I like how it is described. We've started this process, we're trying to find common footing, and what will be most helpful to me personally.

A couple of people have mentioned seeking out a specialist. I do believe that my current therapist is the right person to help me with this. We have an excellent, a very special relationship, built over years, and it is this, above all, that I think will best facilitate the healing. He has over 30 years of experience, including a great deal with trauma.

I had a pretty tremendous, very intense (in a good way and not re-traumatizing way) session, a big step further to addressing this. 'I don't feel safe in the world', as he has said several times --we will continue to find ways to help me with this. It's all too hard/complicated to explain here, and I'm too zonked with medication to be at all eloquent, but we're going in the right direction and I feel better about my prospects of improving, I had been feeling very despondent about this. It's going to be a long road. Thanks everyone, this dialogue really helped me to prepare for today's session

This is really, really, good to hear! I would agree, and I think the article makes clear, that the relationship is the key.

Life doesn't begin after therapy--therapy is a part of life. So how long it takes doesn't really matter--the time would pass anyway, therapy or not. What's important is how you feel in your life, and making that journey as beneficial as possible for yourself and for those you care about. Take care.