Trauma Panel Discussion
FROM OUR CLINICAL TEAM AT OLIVE TREE COUNSELING CENTER We’re wrapping up our trauma series with an insightful panel discussion from our team of clinicians at Olive Tree. You’ve heard from them in writing, but we hope you’ll take the time now to listen to them share together from their wealth o
Secondary Trauma
by Susan Butler, LMFT, LPC There’s one more aspect to our trauma series that is particularly relevant to cross-cultural workers. Secondary trauma is “the emotional distress resulting from indirect exposure to trauma” (source) and as you might expect, it shows up more commonly among workers who
Trauma Doesn’t Affect Us All the Same
by Amber Goodloe, LPC “Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you.” — Dr. Gabor Maté Last month’s article beautifully explained this quote; we may all go through traumatic experiences, but we will not all be traumatized by them
TRAUMA 101: The Brain and Body Remember What the Mind Forgets
By Nick Steffen, LMHC, Pastoral & Clinical Counselor This is the first of our series on understanding trauma, and we hope this will help those of you specifically working in (or with those in) cross-cultural ministry contexts. What We Mean When We Say “Trauma” ‘Trauma’ ha
Türkiye Earthquake 2023 & A Liturgy for Encountering Trauma
EARTHQUAKE NEWS UPDATE: As many of you know, Monday morning, February 6, 2023, massive earthquakes hit South East Türkiye and Northern Syria. It did not affect Olive Tree Counseling Center or our city of Antalya, and we are grateful to share that if you have counseling scheduled in the near future,
TRAUMA & RECOVERY
by Steve Scruggs, Psychologist You may have had a difficult experience at some point, and find yourself asking- “Was this a trauma?” If you’re not certain, it’s not surprising- even experts can disagree about what constitutes trauma.