Thought of the Month:

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ~Carl Jung

We Are Moving to a New Location!We are excited to formally announce that we will be moving our office location with the anticipated date of Monday July 15, 2024. Our new address will be...

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What is Child Trauma?

Child Trauma refers to a scary, dangerous, violent, or life threatening event, or set of circumstances, that is/are experienced by a child as physically or emotionally harmful or threatening and that can have lasting adverse effects on the child’s functioning and physical, social, spiritual, relational, and emotional well-being.

Impact of Child Trauma

We Are Here to Help You and Your Child:‍

-Re-Establish Safety
-Identify Triggers
-Develop Healthy Coping Skills
-Decrease in Traumatic Stress Symptoms.
-Practice Trauma Processing or Integration.

When Your Child Has Experienced Trauma

We realize the widespread impact of traumatic stress and understand potential pathways for recovery.

Finding the Source of the Problem

We recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in children and families and strive to identify and implement best practices.

Responding Effectively

We respond by fully integrating a trauma-focused approach by incorporating our understanding of trauma into every service we offer.

Child Trauma and PTSD Therapists San Antonio

Helping Children Heal

"How can I help my child... What should I expect... Are we the only one's who are going through this... Will my child need therapy... What is trauma focused therapy?"

We hear questions such as these very frequently from concerned parents such as yourself.

Trauma can impact everyone from combat veterans to infants. Our minds and bodies adapt as much as possible, but something still doesn’t feel right.

We are well-trained in trauma treatment to help you and your child heal and are convinced that given the right environment and support, our bodies and minds are designed to do just that.

Our past does not have to be the author of our future. Please reach out to us. We believe we can help.

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You Are Not Alone

The phrase “childhood trauma” automatically strikes a note of fear. Unfortunately, childhood trauma happens. And it can happen to children at any age—from birth through adolescence.

According to a recent article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, an estimated half of all children in the United States—approximately 35 million—will experience some form of childhood trauma prior to their eighteenth birthday.

Relationships are hard, messy, sometimes tragic, and full of unimaginable grief. But also know there is another side. That relationships can also be healing.

Find child trauma PTSD therapists San Antonio
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Our therapists work with children and adolescents using research-based interventions, such as TF-CBT, to address trauma-related symptoms and reactions.
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Healing Minds Behavioral Health has extensive experience providing Child counseling in San Antonio, TX