Frightening medical experiences and life-altering diagnoses can stay with us long after the moment has passed. Therapy helps you process what happened and feel safe in your body again.
Medical experiences can be overwhelming, and their impact often lingers well beyond the hospital or the appointment. Whether it was a single frightening event or an ongoing ordeal, what you went through matters. You may have thought, “It's over, so why can't I stop replaying it?” You may notice:
What you experienced was real, and your response to it makes sense. Therapy offers a place to slow down, process it safely, and begin to rebuild a sense of steadiness.
Not every difficult medical experience leads to PTSD. Many people live with medical traumatic stress: lingering fear, avoidance, or distress after a hospitalization, a procedure, an emergency, or a hard diagnosis, without meeting the criteria for a formal PTSD diagnosis. Whichever describes your experience, it deserves care. When symptoms do reflect PTSD, our trauma and PTSD therapy offers focused support.
Medical trauma often sits alongside living with a chronic illness and grief for the life you had before. Learn more in Medical trauma: when healthcare experiences stay with you and How a life-changing diagnosis can affect your identity.
We provide online therapy across Connecticut for adults navigating medical trauma and life-changing diagnoses, with support for couples and families affected too. All sessions are held by secure telehealth.
What happened to you deserves care and space. When you're ready to set some of the weight down, we're here to help.
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