(17 min CLASS) Signs & Symptoms of Trauma w/ Kevin McCarthy

Guest Contributor and Somatic Therapist, Kevin McCarthy, offers a brief class on what trauma is, how to recognize it, and how to interact with it in your every day life. OUTLINE: 1) Intro and definition of trauma, 2) The activation scale: fight, flight and freeze 3) Signs and symptoms of trauma, 4) A practice for healing trauma, and 5) Growing through trauma.

Find a Therapist::

Find a Psychotherapist: www.psychologytoday.com⁣

Find a Somatic Experience Trauma Therapist: www.traumahealing.org ⁣

Find an EMDR Trauma Therapist: twww.emdria.org

Crisis Hotlines:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Text Line: text TALK to 741741

SAMHSA Treatement Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse) 1-800-662-HELP

(4357) RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (5673)

Trevor Lifeline (suicide hotline for LGBT youth) 1-866-488-7386

International: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

MEET YOUR TEACHER

Guest Instructor, Kevin McCarthy is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) and Advanced Rolfer™(CAR), specializing in the effects of trauma and chronic pain on the body. Kevin’s 12+ years of experience, along with these many and diverse skills are combined into powerful sessions dedicated to helping people find depth and meaning in their own healing experience. Kevin’s sessions are a surprising and effective mix of talk therapy, manual intervention and movement exploration structured to support the client’s realization of their emotional, mental and physical health in a safe and welcoming environment.