Counseling can help you heal from the effects of trauma and abuse.

Trauma is an emotional or psychological injury, usually resulting from an extremely stressful and life-threatening situation. Typical causes of psychological trauma are abuse, violence, the threat of either, or the witnessing of either, particularly in childhood.

Psychological trauma may cause acute stress disorder (ASD) and can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD can also develop without an antecedent ASD and may come on months or years after the trauma. Both ASD and PTSD are specific disorders in which the traumatized individual may experience nightmares, avoidance of certain situations and places, depression, and other symptoms.

Counseling is an effective treatment for trauma.