Trauma & Grief Counselling
When life throws difficult experiences our way, such as trauma and grief, the path to healing can seem uncertain. That’s where Present Tree Therapy steps in. Offering professional support tailored to help individuals navigate through emotional pain, Present Tree Therapy provides the compassionate care needed to overcome these challenges.
Areas of Psychotherapy
Childhood Trauma
Experiencing childhood trauma is one of the leading causes of behavioral health and substance use disorders in adults. Can you relate to any of this -Neglect, witnessing domestic violence, national disasters, loss of a parent, and all types of abuse — psychological, emotional, sexual, and physical —. The after-effects of trauma that you experience later in life may depend on your age when the trauma occurred.
Trauma in Adulthood
Some of the causes of trauma in adulthood are similar to those in childhood. For adults, it can include financial stressors, serious vehicle accidents, medical complications, and witnessing or experiencing any type of violence, Loss of a loved one. The physical signs of adulthood trauma can include anxiety, emotional outbursts, depression, panic attacks, and anger management difficulties.
Common Signs of Unresolved Trauma in Adulthood
Many people enter therapy with only a rudimentary understanding of their trauma history. Some of the following symptoms will be present when people start therapy, although they may not recognise they are common signs of unresolved trauma issues.
Addictive behaviours
Excessive use of drugs, alcohol, sex, shopping, and gambling as a strategy to push painful feelings and disturbing trauma content further away are all examples of addictive behaviours.
Inability to tolerate conflicts
Fear of conflict, running away from confrontation, avoiding conflict, and preserving skewed perceptions of conflict are all examples of incapacity to accept disputes with others.
Inability to tolerate intense feelings
An inability to withstand strong emotions, preferring to escape them in various ways.
Innate belief that they are bad
They have an intrinsic belief that they are bad, useless, and unimportant.
Black and white thinking
Even if this method causes them harm, black and white thinking, all or nothing thinking.
Disorganised attachment patterns
Having a range of short but intense relationships, refusing to have any connections, destructive relationships, and repeated love/hate relationships are all examples of disorganised attachment patterns.
Dissociation
Dissociation, spacing out, losing track of time, missing time, and the sensation of being two separate persons are all symptoms of dissociation (or more than two).
Eating Disorders
Anorexia, bulimia, obesity, and other eating disorders.
Excessive Sense of Self-Blame
Taking on excessive responsibility as though everything is their fault and apologising excessively.
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Who is the therapist at Present Tree Therapy?The therapist at Present Tree Therapy is Ciara Murray, qualified since 2014 & accredited with IAHIP. Based in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland.
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What are Ciara Murray's qualifications?Ciara Murray completed a four-year training program at the Tivoli Institute, specialising in humanistic and integrative psychotherapy. She has also pursued advanced training in mindfulness, CFT & PVT & creative therapy approaches to trauma, and Emotional-Focused Therapy (EFT).
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What therapeutic approaches does Ciara use?Ciara uses an integrative and humanistic approach, combining various therapeutic techniques tailored to each client's unique needs. These include mindfulness, CFT & PVT & creative therapy, nature therapy, and EFT.
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What is Ciara's experience in the field?Ciara has extensive experience working with diverse clientele, including adolescents with complex behaviours, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, victims of domestic violence, and suddenly bereaved families. She has worked with organisations like Living Life Counselling, Enniscorthy Vocational College, Wexford Rape Crisis Centre, and First Light charity.