DID, Dissociative disorders are most likely the aftermath of trauma exposure, clients experiencing dissociation can gain great results working through strategies to regulate emotions and anxiety episodes that elevate states of dissociation. Trauma processing such as EMDR and IFS can be helpful and exploring different ego states and parts that interfere with mindful experience and presence.
Registered Psychotherapist, HBEd, MA (Hons.), Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Who does not want to escape reality at times? Dissociative disorders are mental disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. People with dissociative disorders escape reality in unhealthy and involuntary ways as a means to deal with intrusive and often traumatic thoughts and memories.
Your past does not have to be your future. Dissociation is a common response to trauma. While dissociation may seem alarming, it is possible to work through it with a knowledgeable therapist. I have experience and training in working with dissociation and I can help you understand and work through it. Please contact me if you would like to set up a free intake and we can get started on the process of helping you move forward with your future.
Dissociation is the mind's great ability to protect you and help you get through extreme overwhelm and hardship. We all have the ability to do it. It's on a continuum. When it's not seen as a disorder, it shows up as numbing or being on auto-pilot (like when you forget to take your exit driving and you say "my mind was somewhere else"). When it's a disorder, it can have tremendous impacts on many areas in your life. Focusing on integration and stabilization becomes key. We combine trauma informed care with the structural dissociation theory of personality, along with practices informed by internal family systems to deliver a tailored approach, in addition to trauma therapy that targets the root causes.