Trauma can change the way you experience yourself, other people, and the world around you.
You may feel constantly on edge, avoid certain situations, struggle with memories of what happened, feel emotionally numb, or find yourself reacting strongly to situations that remind you of the past. At Health & Psyche, trauma therapy provides a confidential and supportive space to understand these experiences and work towards greater emotional stability and wellbeing.
Not everyone experiences trauma in the same way.
These experiences can be responses to what you've been through. You don't have to minimise them simply because you feel you should be “over it” by now.
You may notice:
Trauma therapy can support people who have experienced an event or period of life that continues to affect their emotional wellbeing.
Therapy focuses on:
Understanding how the experience may be affecting you now and developing safer, healthier ways of coping.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can involve intrusive memories, avoidance, heightened alertness, negative changes in mood or thinking, and other distressing symptoms following a traumatic experience.
PTSD therapy focuses on:
Understanding these symptoms and, when appropriate, working therapeutically with the experiences and patterns maintaining them.
Experiences during childhood can sometimes continue to influence how you see yourself, respond to others, manage emotions, or form relationships as an adult.
Therapy provides space to:
Understand these patterns and explore how earlier experiences may be affecting your life today.
Experiences such as emotional abuse, manipulation, betrayal, controlling behaviour, repeated rejection, or unhealthy relationship dynamics can affect trust, boundaries, self-worth, and future relationships.
Therapy can help you:
Understand these experiences and develop healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.
Sessions 1–2
We'll discuss what brings you to therapy, your current symptoms and difficulties, relevant personal history, coping strategies, and how your experiences are affecting everyday life.
Sessions 3–4
We'll develop a clearer understanding of your triggers, emotional and physical responses, avoidance patterns, beliefs, and areas where you would like things to change.
Following sessions
Depending on your needs and treatment plan, therapy may focus on emotional regulation, grounding, coping strategies, trauma-related thoughts and beliefs, relationship patterns, or other evidence-based interventions.
Ongoing
We'll regularly review your progress, adjust the therapeutic approach where needed, and work towards helping you use your skills beyond the therapy room.
Therapy isn't about erasing what happened.
It may help you work towards understanding and managing your responses, so the past takes up less space in your present. Your goals will depend on your experiences and what you want to change.
A particular sound, place, conversation, smell, date, or interaction can suddenly bring a strong emotional or physical response.
You might notice:
Understanding these responses can be an important part of trauma therapy. Rather than judging yourself for reacting this way, therapy can help you understand what your nervous system may be responding to and develop safer ways of managing those responses.
Past experiences can sometimes affect how you experience closeness in the present.
These patterns can make sense in the context of past experiences. Therapy can provide space to understand them without judging yourself for having developed them.
You may:
Find it difficult to trust someone even when they have given you no reason not to
Expect people to leave, reject, or hurt you
Struggle to say no or set boundaries
Become highly alert to changes in someone's mood
Pull away when someone gets emotionally close
Feel responsible for keeping everyone else happy
Question whether your reactions are “too much”
Trauma therapy should not be about forcing you to relive painful experiences.
Our work is guided by your individual needs, pace, goals, and capacity to cope with difficult material. Depending on your situation, therapy may incorporate approaches such as CBT, grounding, mindfulness, emotional regulation, and other evidence-based psychological strategies.
If trauma-focused treatment is appropriate, the specific approach will be discussed with you before beginning.
You don't need to have a formal PTSD diagnosis to speak with a psychologist about the effects of a difficult experience.
An assessment can help clarify what you're experiencing and whether trauma-focused therapy is appropriate.
Book a ConsultationIt may be worth seeking support if something from your past continues to affect:
Sana Amjad is an Associate Psychologist and therapist based in Karachi, Pakistan, providing confidential online therapy across Pakistan and worldwide. MPhil in Psychology, DHA Suffa University; Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University. 3+ years of experience. 500+ clients supported. Therapy is paced around you.
After taking online sessions from her i am already feeling very relieved. I believe this is the first time I opened up to someone and poured my heart out. Therapy sessions like you carry out must be normalized and i believe everyone should accept that taking therapy is for their own betterment and their loved ones. As everyone must be dealing with stress, depression, anxiety, OCD, low self esteem, family problems, relationship problems or any other kind of mental distress And for that they must talk to a professional who would not only treat them well but groom, counsel and help them heal for their better present and future. May Allah bless you ✨
I started therapy with Sana because I was struggling with anxiety and constant overthinking. She made me feel comfortable from the very first session and helped me understand where these feelings were coming from. I’ve learned practical ways to manage my anxiety, and I feel much more in control now.
My experience with Sana at Health & Psyche has been wonderful. She listens carefully and doesn’t make you feel like you’re being judged or rushed. I’ve learned a lot about my thoughts and emotions through the sessions, and I genuinely feel more confident in dealing with things now.
I’m really glad I chose Health & Psyche for therapy. Sana is very kind, patient, and professional. I was initially hesitant about opening up, but she created such a comfortable space that it became much easier. The sessions have been really helpful for me.
I had a very positive experience with the Health & Psyche session. The session was very helpful in understanding and managing anxiety and stress. The therapist was professional, understanding, and supportive, and provided practical guidance in a comfortable environment. I felt heard and more relaxed after the session. Highly recommended.
Mon-Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM