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Recognising and
Treating Trauma

Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope. It can result from a single, life-altering event or a series of ongoing incidents that gradually wear down a person’s resilience.

The symptoms of trauma typically fall into:

Intrusive Memories: Individuals may experience recurrent, involuntary memories of the traumatic event, distressing dreams, or flashbacks where they feel as though the traumatic event is happening again.

Avoidance: People with PTSD often go to great lengths to avoid reminders of the traumatic event. This may include avoiding certain places, people, or activities that trigger memories of the trauma.

Negative Changes in Mood and Cognition: PTSD can lead to persistent negative emotions, feelings of detachment from others, a distorted sense of blame or guilt, difficulty concentrating, and a diminished interest in activities once enjoyed.

Increased Arousal and Reactivity: Individuals may experience heightened levels of arousal, including difficulty sleeping, irritability, angry outbursts, difficulty concentrating, and an exaggerated startle response.

Alessandra uses Prolonged Imaginal Exposure & Imaginary Rescripting as techniques designed to enhance patients’ ability to access the trauma memory and process it. Imaginal exposure helps the patients engaging with the emotional component of the trauma memory they could not integrate at the time of the trauma, empowering them to get the control they lost during the trauma and assign a new meaning to the event. Prolonged imaginal exposure normally requires 5-6 sessions of focused trauma therapy, and each session lasts approximatively 90 mins. For more information, please contact us or send an enquiry.

Some Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Medicare Plan?
You can ask your GP to prepare a Mental Health Care Plan under Better Access Scheme. Alternatively, you can claim the sessions with your private insurance, if you are covered for psychology session.
How much does it cost?
The cost of a session is $320 and last 90 minutes. Medicare will pay back $96.65 back to your nominated account. Once you reached the safety net you will receive $219.35 back from Medicare.
How many sessions do I need?
It is recommended to work weekly for 5 to 6 weeks when doing prolonged exposure trauma therapy and working on a traumatic episode until it is completely reprocessed.
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