Trauma-Informed Healing
Trauma therapy helps the nervous system process experiences that were overwhelming, unresolved, or too much to handle at the time they occurred.
Trauma can come from a single event or from repeated relational injuries over time. Even when the danger has passed, the body and mind may continue to respond as if the threat is still present.
Trauma-informed therapy focuses on restoring a sense of safety, increasing emotional regulation, and gently helping the brain and body integrate what was left unfinished.
How Trauma Can Show Up
Trauma does not always look dramatic or obvious. Many people experience trauma symptoms without realizing that trauma is the root.
Common signs include:
Anxiety, panic, or chronic stress
Emotional numbness or shutdown
Hypervigilance or feeling on edge
Shame, self-criticism, or negative self-beliefs
Difficulty trusting others or feeling close in relationships
Triggers that feel disproportionate to the present moment
Body symptoms with no clear medical explanation
Trauma therapy addresses both the emotional and physiological impact of these experiences.
Modalities Used
Trauma therapy at Big Valley Therapy integrates evidence-based and attachment-focused approaches to support deep, lasting healing.
EMDR for Trauma Processing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories that are stuck in a distressing form.
Rather than reliving the trauma, EMDR allows memories to be processed in a way that reduces emotional charge and allows new, adaptive meaning to emerge.
EMDR is effective for single-incident trauma, complex trauma, betrayal trauma, and developmental wounds.
Attachment-Based Stabilization
Trauma often occurs within relationships and impacts how safety and connection are experienced.
Attachment-based work focuses on creating a secure therapeutic relationship where clients can explore emotions, needs, and patterns without judgment.
This approach helps repair internal working models shaped by past relationships and supports healthier connection with self and others.
Somatic and Nervous System Regulation
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind.
Somatic and nervous system-informed interventions help clients learn to notice, regulate, and work with physiological responses such as fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.
This may include grounding practices, breath work, body awareness, and resourcing to support stabilization before deeper processing.
What Trauma Therapy Looks Like
Trauma therapy moves at your pace and is guided by safety and consent.
Early sessions focus on:
Building safety and trust
Understanding your history and current symptoms
Strengthening coping and regulation skills
As therapy progresses, trauma processing is introduced in a structured and supportive way, always prioritizing your nervous system’s capacity.
There is no pressure to share more than you are ready for.
Who Trauma Therapy Is For
Trauma therapy may be helpful if you have experienced:
Childhood emotional, physical, or sexual trauma
Betrayal trauma or relational trauma
Religious or spiritual trauma
Medical trauma or accidents
Chronic stress or developmental trauma
PTSD or complex PTSD symptoms
You do not need to have a specific diagnosis to benefit from trauma-informed care.
A Compassionate, Non-Shaming Approach
At Big Valley Therapy, trauma therapy is grounded in compassion and curiosity.
Symptoms are viewed as adaptive responses to overwhelming experiences—not personal failures or weaknesses.
Healing happens by helping the nervous system feel safe enough to integrate what was once too much.
Trauma Therapy in Sandy, Utah
Trauma therapy at Big Valley Therapy is offered to individuals seeking meaningful, embodied healing in Sandy, Utah.
If you are ready to explore trauma therapy using EMDR and attachment-based care, support is available.
Contact Big Valley Therapy today to schedule a consultation.