Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy in Minnesota for adults and teens experiencing PTSD symptoms, anxiety, emotional distress, flashbacks, and unresolved traumatic experiences.
Quick Facts
Who We Help: Adults, teens, and individuals recovering from trauma and PTSD symptoms
Conditions Treated: Trauma, PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks, emotional dysregulation, flashbacks, chronic stress, and trauma-related depression
Therapeutic Approaches: EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and medication management
Session Types: Individual trauma therapy, psychiatric medication management, and telehealth therapy
Session Lengths: Varies based on treatment goals and individual needs
Care Options: In-person trauma therapy and online treatment across Minnesota
Locations: Brooklyn Center, Eagan, Golden Valley, North St. Paul, and Shakopee
Insurance: Major insurance plans accepted including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medica, Medicare, Medicaid, and United Healthcare
Understanding Trauma: Lifting the Weight You’re Carrying
Trauma therapy focuses on addressing the root of your emotional pain by processing the memories and experiences that have become trapped in the brain. These unresolved traumas can create ongoing distress, affecting your daily life in ways that may feel overwhelming or unmanageable. Whether stemming from acute, chronic, or complex trauma, these painful memories can resurface unexpectedly, making it difficult to move forward and fully embrace life.
Through a range of therapeutic approaches, such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and other trauma-focused modalities, we help you reprocess these memories, easing their emotional grip and empowering you to heal. Our approach is designed to help you reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit, so you can regain a sense of safety and control. By addressing the trauma at its core, you can gain clarity, build resilience, and move forward with freedom, leaving behind the weight of past experiences. The healing journey is a path of reclaiming your peace, strength, and the life you deserve.
Traumas can vary widely, but they generally fall into a few categories:
Acute Trauma: Results from a single, overwhelming event, such as an accident, assault, or natural disaster
Chronic Trauma: Repeated and prolonged exposure to events, such as ongoing abuse, neglect, or living in a warzone, can create complex emotional wounds
Complex Trauma: Often stemming from prolonged abuse or neglect, complex trauma involves multiple, layered events that disrupt a person’s sense of safety, identity, and relationships
Historical or Collective Trauma: Groups of people who experience large-scale events such as genocide, displacement, or cultural destruction can suffer from collective trauma that affects community identity and emotional well-being across generations.
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What Is Trauma Therapy?
Trauma therapy helps individuals process distressing experiences that continue affecting emotional health, relationships, thoughts, and daily functioning. Treatment focuses on reducing the emotional intensity connected to traumatic memories while helping individuals feel safer, more grounded, and more in control.
At BHSI, trauma therapy is personalized to each person’s experiences, symptoms, and comfort level.
How Can Trauma Therapy Help?
Trauma therapy helps individuals understand how traumatic experiences affect the mind and body while developing healthier ways to cope with emotional distress. Treatment may help reduce anxiety, emotional numbness, panic, hypervigilance, flashbacks, and negative self-beliefs connected to trauma.
Therapy also supports emotional regulation, resilience, self-compassion, and rebuilding a sense of safety and stability in daily life.
Healing from Trauma: A Safe Space for Recovery
At BHSI, we are committed to providing a welcoming, judgment-free environment where your healing journey is our priority. Our trauma therapists work closely with you to uncover the root causes of your experiences and guide you toward lasting healing. Together, we’ll develop personalized strategies to help you process your trauma, manage emotional challenges, and build resilience for the future. With the added convenience of coordinated care, including psychotherapy and medication management, we ensure that you have the comprehensive support you need. Whether you choose in-person sessions at one of our five Twin Cities locations or prefer virtual therapy, relief is within reach.
Transforming Pain into Strength
Work through painful memories and emotions, allowing healing and release of past trauma
Challenge and reframe limiting beliefs formed by traumatic experiences to build a healthier self-image
Develop new skills and strategies to manage emotional distress, turning pain into emotional resilience
Empower yourself to reclaim control over your life, thoughts, and reactions, transforming vulnerability into strength
Learn techniques to regulate emotions, reducing the impact of past trauma on your present well-being
Cultivate a mindset of self-compassion, allowing you to embrace your healing journey with patience and kindness
Take the First Step to Healing
Trauma therapy is not about reliving your past—it’s about helping you release its grip on your present. This collaborative and supportive process is tailored to meet your unique needs, guiding you toward healing and emotional resilience. Through trauma therapy, you can let go of the weight you’ve been carrying and begin to move forward with clarity and strength. If you’re ready to step into a more peaceful, grounded version of yourself, trauma therapy can help you reclaim your life and your emotional well-being.
How Trauma Therapy Works
1. Initial Consultation
Your therapist learns more about your experiences, symptoms, emotional triggers, and goals for treatment.
2. Personalized Assessment
Treatment is tailored to your trauma history, emotional needs, and level of readiness for processing difficult experiences.
3. Building Safety and Coping Skills
Therapy begins with grounding strategies, emotional regulation tools, and building trust within the therapeutic relationship.
4. Trauma Processing
Using approaches such as EMDR and trauma-focused therapy, sessions help process unresolved memories and reduce emotional distress connected to past experiences.
5. Ongoing Healing and Support
Treatment continues to focus on resilience, healthier coping patterns, emotional awareness, and long-term healing.
Step 1. Fill Out The Form
Reach out to us by completing the form to get started. We'll promptly review your informations and contact you for next steps.
Step 2. Schedule Your First Appointment
Get matched with your provider and submit the intake paperwork prior to your first appointment.
Step 3. Begin Your Journey
Begin attending regular sessions with your provider and begin your journey toward healing and balance.
*You may have to come in-person per provider discretion*
FAQ
What types of trauma can therapy help with?
Trauma therapy can help individuals recovering from abuse, assault, accidents, childhood trauma, neglect, medical trauma, grief, violence, relationship trauma, and other distressing experiences.
What are common symptoms of unresolved trauma?
Symptoms may include anxiety, emotional numbness, panic attacks, flashbacks, sleep disturbances, hypervigilance, irritability, intrusive memories, and difficulty feeling safe or connected.
Is trauma therapy the same as PTSD treatment?
Trauma therapy may help individuals with or without a PTSD diagnosis. While PTSD treatment focuses on trauma-related symptoms, trauma therapy can also support emotional healing from distressing experiences that affect daily life.
Do you offer online trauma therapy in Minnesota?
Yes. BHSI offers both in-person and telehealth trauma therapy services throughout Minnesota.
What therapy approaches are used for trauma treatment?
Therapists may use EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and other evidence-based treatments tailored to the individual.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes. BHSI accepts many major insurance plans, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medica, Medicare, Medicaid, and United Healthcare.
Sources & Evidence-Based Care
BHSI uses evidence-based trauma treatment approaches supported by leading mental health organizations and clinical research.
- EMDR therapy is recognized as an effective treatment for trauma and PTSD symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA): https://www.apa.org - Trauma-focused therapies, including CBT, may help reduce emotional distress and improve daily functioning following traumatic experiences.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov - Early mental health support and trauma-informed care are associated with improved emotional recovery and long-term wellness.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
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