Trauma Stress in Children Treatment in Pasadena CA

Trauma in Children, Pasadena, CA

Trauma is a severe mental condition that can effect anyone regardless of age. In children, though, unprocessed trauma or traumatic events can have major effects on their lives and development.

If you're looking for a medical professional who can provide support for your child's healing journey, look no further than Vital Brain Health. At Vital Brain Health, we provide care for children who have experienced trauma and utilize advanced neurotherapy to enhance their recovery experience and help them learn coping skills.

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What is Trauma?

Trauma refers to any experience that triggered strong emotions and physical reactions. These responses persist long after the event and can affect the mental and emotional health of a child involved in the trauma. Without proper support, these reactions can last into their adult life and lead to depressive episodes, anxiety, behavioral changes, and more.

At Vital Brain Health, we are dedicated to helping children process and overcome the trauma they have experienced. Our processes can help children find balance and learn coping mechanisms for their trauma.

Schedule an appointment with Vital Brain Health today. Our staff are ready to help you and your child move forward.

Common Risk Factors Associated With Trauma

Understanding the potential risk factors associated with trauma can help you provide the support your child needs to heal. Risk factors associated with trauma include:

Abuse

Abuse of any kind is a severe trauma that can have a major impact on a child's development, mental health, physical health, and life as a whole.

Natural Disasters

Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes can become a source of trauma for children, especially when the loss of a home or loved one stems from the disaster.

Familial or Community Violence

Violence in a child's home or community can leave them feeling unsafe and in fear for their safety and the safety of their loved ones.

Sudden Loss of a Loved One

The sudden loss of a loved one can develop into trauma for many children.

Major Illnesses

Major illnesses or life-threatening illnesses, whether they are threatening the child's health or a loved one's, can lead to long-term trauma.

What symptoms are associated with trauma?

Symptoms of trauma can vary in type and severity. Some of the symptoms that benefit from an evaluation at Vital Brain Health include:

Separation anxiety
Frequent nightmares
Frequent crying
Loss of appetite
Anxiety
Lack of concentration
Difficulty sleeping
Depression
Withdrawal or disinterest

What are the Support Options for Trauma?

Vital Brain Health offers different types of support, each serving a different purpose. Some of the support options you may be recommended include:

Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback utilizes advanced brain training to optimize your brain’s natural function using real‒time feedback.This can help the different parts of your brain communicate more effectively, which in turn improves focus, emotional regulation, and cognitive performance. Best of all, no part of this process requires medication.

Biofeedback

Biofeedback involves retraining involuntary brain activity common in conditions like anxiety and depression. This helps clients learn to control things like their breathing and heart rate, which can help calm turbulent emotions triggered by their trauma.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does neurofeedback work for trauma?

Neurofeedback helps the different parts of your brain, what we call “rooms,” communicate more effectively. Our neurofeedback therapy operates on principles of operant conditioning combined with neuroplasticity. Our Neurofeedback 3.0 protocols use a sophisticated multi-modal approach that combines traditional methods and cutting-edge technology to create protocols that evolve based on your progress and response patterns, helping us to better train the rooms in your brain to coordinate and better manage emotional responses, stress management, and more.

What are the long-term benefits of neurofeedback on trauma?

This reward-based training process translates to your ability to express new feelings and functions more easily and over the long term. As your brain's rooms get rewarded for coordinating on shared frequency channels, they build stronger nerve connections during sleep that help them maintain optimal communication patterns. Using our 19-room mansion model, we help your brain's rooms communicate more effectively through their 5-channel intercom system, creating lasting improvements in cognitive performance, emotional regulation, and overall brain health.

How does neurofeedback help anxiety caused by trauma?

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