Trauma can come in many forms.

• Single incident traumas

• Multiple little, medium, and big events that have accumulated over time

• Relational and childhood wounds

Signs of PTSD & CPTSD:

• Struggling to feel safe, feeling on edge, panic attacks, dissociation

• Shame, self-blame, or believing you’re “not enough”

• Feeling really activated by seemingly ‘small’ situations

• People-pleasing, avoiding conflict, over-explaining yourself

• Difficulty trusting others, yourself, and the world around you

Signs of anxiety:

• Overthinking or second-guessing yourself

• Exhaustion or crashing at the end of the day

• Obsessing over decisions, interactions, or small mistakes

• Anxious thoughts: “What if this happens?” “What if I fail?”

• Panic symptoms—racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, sweating

• Living in the future

• A constant pressure to be productive and perfect

• Avoiding things that make you anxious

Signs of mood disturbances:

• Struggling to enjoy the small things in life

• Getting stuck in a “negative loop”

• Feeling down, hopeless, apathetic

• Losing sleep, sleeping to avoid the day

• Isolating and avoiding plans you once looked forward to

• Difficulty getting through the day, low motivation, falling behind

Signs of low self-esteem:

• Never feeling “good enough” or that you’ve done enough

• Critical inner dialogue “I’m always failing”

• Comparing yourself to others

• Difficulty feeling proud of your accomplishments and accepting praise from others

• Doubting yourself and holding back out of fear of failure

Other problems or diagnoses treated:

• Mild to moderate disordered eating behaviors

• Mild to moderate OCD

• Stress and life changes

• Bipolar Disorder

• ADHD

• Grief