Trauma therapy is a powerful tool for overcoming the past effects of trauma. This type of therapy can help you break free from the cycles of addiction and mental health challenges that often accompany trauma.
At Summit at Harmony Oaks, we offer trauma therapy to support people with trauma-related conditions on their recovery journey. If you’re ready to heal and take back control of your life, our team is ready to help.
Read on to learn more about trauma therapy and how Summit at Harmony Oaks can lead you to sustainable recovery.
About Trauma Therapy in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment
If your substance abuse or mental health conditions stem from trauma, trauma therapy gives you a supportive, safe environment to process your past experiences.
This type of therapy focuses on helping you understand and overcome the impact of trauma on your mental health and well-being. You can find healthier coping mechanisms, heal from painful events, and reclaim control over your life.
Through evidence-based treatment programs at Summit at Hamorney Oaks, you can explore the underlying causes of your struggles and find your way to a happier, healthier life.


Types of Addiction & Mental Health Conditions Trauma Therapy Treats
Trauma therapy is an effective and evidence-based treatment for a variety of mental health and addiction conditions.
At Summit at Harmony Oaks, trauma therapy is used to treat conditions like:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders (closely related to complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, due to the overlapping symptoms)
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
- Substance use disorder (SUD)
Summit at Harmony Oaks tailors your therapy and treatment to meet the specific needs of your condition. You can learn more about our trauma-informed treatment approaches by contacting our team.
Benefits of Trauma Therapy for Mental Health and Addiction
Unresolved trauma can have deep and lasting consequences. It can affect your mental well-being in various ways.
The stress, potential addictions, and other mental conditions that result from trauma can also impact your physical health. Trauma therapy can help reverse the effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences, giving you the tools to live more freely and fully.
Some key benefits of trauma therapy include:
- Reduced anxiety and fear: Therapy can help ease the constant sense of danger and paranoia that stems from a history of trauma.
- Better sleep and fewer nightmares: Trauma therapy can address flashbacks and nightmares, allowing you to get better and more restful sleep.
- Improved emotional stability: Therapy helps reduce the emotional numbness and detachment that people with trauma often experience.
- Reduced stress and improved focus: Processing trauma can allow you to restore focus and concentration in daily life, making work, school, and life more manageable.
- Enhanced self-awareness and resilience: Trauma-informed practices help you self-reflect and learn your triggers and stress responses.
- Better connection with others: Healing allows you to reconnect with loved ones and overcome feelings of social withdrawal and emotional dissociation.
- Increased confidence and sense of purpose: Therapy can renew your sense of hope and direction, empowering you to be fully present in life.
Our Mental Health and Addiction Programs That Feature Trauma Therapy
At Summit at Harmony Oaks, we integrate a trauma-informed approach as needed in our inpatient and outpatient programs for trauma survivors. Regardless of the program, we tailor your treatment to best support your path to recovery.
Our residential program provides highly structured, immersive treatment for those who need 24/7 care. This program is ideal for anyone ready to dedicate the time to deep healing work.
Trauma-informed therapy in residential treatment allows you to explore your trauma without everyday responsibilities and distractions. This gives you the space and support to make lasting, meaningful progress.
Outpatient programs are more flexible and ideal for anyone who has completed residential treatment and is ready to return to some areas of everyday life.
Outpatient treatment programs at Summit at Harmony Oaks include:
- Intensive outpatient programs: Our intensive outpatient program (IOP) is structured to provide trauma therapy and other services 3-5 days a week. This allows you to receive substantial support without the level of commitment for residential or partial hospitalization treatment. You can continue to process trauma and learn coping skills for day-to-day challenges while still maintaining your daily routines.
- Partial hospitalization programs: Our partial hospitalization program (PHP) provides a more intensive level of care than IOPs. It provides full days of treatment sessions before returning home at night. PHPs allow you to gradually transition back to daily life while working through your trauma.
If you’re wondering which program is right for you, simply contact the team at Summit at Harmony Oaks. We’re happy to discuss which of our programs fits your needs.
Who Is a Good Fit for Trauma Therapy?
Trauma therapy is a good option for people of all ages and backgrounds who have experienced trauma or traumatic events.
You can benefit from trauma therapy if you:
- Have suffered sexual assault, childhood trauma, or another form of traumatization
- Need relief from flashbacks, disturbing memories, or nightmares
- Want to avoid retraumatization
- Want to reduce the sense of fear in daily life and restore a sense of safety
- Want to lower anxiety levels and stress responses
- Want to understand your triggers
- Are open to re-evaluating beliefs related to trauma
- Want to replace negative coping mechanisms, like substance use, with healthy techniques
- Want to reduce intrusive thoughts and overwhelming emotions
- Want to restore confidence and hope in your life
Most Insurance Accepted
As a member of the Harmony Health Group family of treatment programs, we are able to work with many private insurance plans.
Verify InsuranceWhat Happens During a Trauma Therapy Session at Summit?

Trauma therapy sessions at Summit at Harmony Oaks are designed to create a safe, structured environment for you to work through traumatic memories and learn coping skills.
Generally, trauma-informed care at Summit involves a combination of the following:
- Psychoeducation: This treatment teaches you how stress and the symptoms of trauma affect the body and mind. You can learn to manage trauma triggers and understand your emotional responses.
- Emotion regulation: This practice teaches you coping skills and self-care strategies to stay calm and centered in response to triggers.
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy: This technique involves moving your eyes in a specific way while processing trauma. EMDR helps to de-condition emotions and feelings associated with the trauma.
- Imaginal exposure: In this form of exposure therapy, you can gently revisit traumatic life experiences in a controlled, therapeutic environment. This helps you process the events and reduce their emotional power over you.
- Cognitive restructuring: Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and cognitive restructuring techniques can help you explore and reshape negative beliefs and thoughts tied to trauma.
- Meaning-making: This treatment helps with personal growth and empowerment in the face of past traumatic experiences.
- Explore emotions: Different phases of treatment help you work through feelings like shame, guilt, grief, and anger in a place of emotional safety.
Trauma therapy should also incorporate the six guiding principles of trauma-informed care, which include:
- Safety
- Trustworthiness and transparency
- Peer support
- Collaboration and mutuality
- Empowerment and choice
- Cultural, historical, and gender issues
At Summit at Harmony Oaks, your sessions are tailored by your trauma-informed therapist to fit your needs. This ensures your treatment plan is personalized to support your healing journey.
Cost of Trauma Therapy at Summit
The cost of trauma therapy depends on the number of sessions, the type of program you’re enrolled in, and additional services you may receive during treatment.
At Summit at Harmony Oaks, we strive to make trauma therapy accessible to everyone. We work with most major healthcare providers and offer options to help clients find a plan that fits their financial situation.
Contact our team if you want to learn more about trauma therapy at Summit at Harmony Oaks. We’re happy to help verify your insurance benefits and break down potential costs.
Reclaim Your Life with Trauma Therapy at Summit
Contact UsTrauma doesn’t have to control your life forever.
Through trauma therapy at Summit at Harmony Oaks, you can take steps to process painful memories, learn to cope, and rebuild a life with hope and purpose. Our compassionate team is here to guide you every step of the way.
Contact us today to learn more about how trauma therapy at Summit at Harmony Oaks can help you with the healing process.
Trauma Therapy FAQs
Trauma therapy can help people address a range of trauma, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, accidents, natural disasters, loss, and more.
Trauma therapy employs various mental healthcare methods like cognitive processing, emotion regulation, EMDR, imaginal exposure therapy, and more.
Yes, trauma is often accompanied by co-occurring conditions like anxiety and depression.
Trauma can increase your risk for these conditions, and trauma therapy can help address the underlying issues that contribute to them. This can lead to reduced symptoms and skills to manage mental health.
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