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I help mid-life men and women, who have experienced childhood trauma, be more present without having to hash out all the traumatic details.
Trauma therapy in Ogden, Utah
Past experiences don’t have to be extreme or extraordinary to leave imprints on our brains and bodies.
Anything that happens to us that our brain isn’t able to fully process, so when something is too much, too fast, or too stressful, can be a reason our system reacts a certain way to prevent that from happening again.
Trauma Responses Can Come From Many Places, Including:
An acute incident of verbal or physical harm.
An experience of having consent violated.
A serious accident or sporting injury.
A period of chronic abuse, in relationships or childhood.
Growing up with emotionally absent parents.
Difficult, rough or tumultuous childhoods.
Betrayal by a trusted faith leader, authority figure or partner.
A toxic, manipulative work environment.
It’s important to note:
Even folks who had pretty good childhoods
can be carrying childhood trauma.
It’s common even in adults who had well-meaning, hard-working parents.
For example, if as a child they only received praise and validation when they fit their parents’ expectations, they may now feel unsafe being themselves and never feel good enough.
Or perhaps their parents, though reliable as providers, had their own mental health struggles that made them volatile or distant, keeping everyone on their toes. That would be too much for a child to process and make sense of.
Instead, the body adopts patterns of self-protection that carry into adulthood, so that even when they want to do one thing — in relationships, career, or family dynamics — their brain and body does another.
No matter how big or small the situation…
We are expected to “be strong” and “move on.”
And yet, even if logically we know the past is the past,
our bodies and brains are wired to feel differently.
And the impact can be unwanted
behaviors and reflexes like:
Hypervigilance — a feeling of being always “on,” scanning for threats, unable to relax.
People pleasing or betraying ourselves to manage everyone else’s emotions.
Feeling like we’re never “good enough,” because we’ve never experienced unconditional support.
Avoiding certain situations because they activate an acute stress response.
Numbing out behaviors through substances, technology, and food.
Feeling anxious as if we have to “perform.”
A state of “blah” even when good things have happened.
Whatever you’ve been through, there is a way to release its hold on you.
I’m Kristi Keding, a Trauma Therapist in Ogden, Utah.
Many clients come to me because their past impacts their relationships, careers, and lives in ways that leave them feeling more alone and frustrated, no matter how hard they’re trying.
I have walked your path. Trauma can feel like a magic trick you are still trying to figure out. It builds and builds, and all of a sudden, it surprises you. The pain you feel...has it been here all along? How do you make it disappear?
I help individuals who carry trauma shift what is happening in their brains and bodies so they can move toward the values, behaviors, and lives they want.
I go beyond talk therapy & use what really works with trauma.
I’m trained in effective trauma therapy tools like Brainspotting, EMDR, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy that have the power to update your internal response from “it sucks” to “it sucked.”
As a Trauma Therapist, I will be with you as difficult memories and emotions surface, and create conditions where your brain and body lead the way towards healing.
I do this in combination with self-compassion, mindfulness, and grounding techniques that you can take outside of the therapy room to feel better on a daily basis.
When you do the work to heal from trauma:
Advocacy for your needs will come more naturally.
Healthy relationships and connections will be more common.
Boundaries will be communicated with more ease and security.
The need to placate others is more balanced with what makes you happy.
You have more confidence to make choices according to your values, no one else’s.
You get better sleep — taking care of yourself feels more doable.
The mental fog lifts, and you can laugh, connect, and create with more ease.
You can think of difficult past experiences without being activated into feelings of stress, pain or despair.
You will have more capacity to do the things you enjoy or have been dreaming of doing.
I’m here to move
the hard stuff with you.
Explore how we can work together
to heal trauma:
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Weekly Therapy
Dedicated space to heal, get grounded, and work toward the outcome you want.
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Therapy Intensives
Therapy intensives can resolve specific issues or help reach your goals, faster.
START WITH A FREE 15-MINUTE CONSULTATION
Trauma and PTSD are different for everyone. Let’s talk about what you’ve been through and see if counseling together is a good fit to support your goals.
CALL or TEXT 385-240-0689