Expert Knowledge
Traumatic stress occurs when an event or conditions overwhelm one’s ability to cope. Some examples of traumatic events include accidents, being abused, or experiencing serious medical issues. Most people have experienced at least one traumatic event. We know how to help. We offer therapy services to assist people in their healing. Our compassionate team of expert clinicians are trained in the most current evidence-based trauma treatments. We are Moving Beyond Trauma, a holistic trauma treatment Center of Excellence ready to serve you and your loved ones.
Online and Print Resources
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Trauma and Underrepresented Communities
LGBTQIA+ Community
- Culture and Trauma Brief: Trauma Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning Youth
- Forge Forward: Resources and training for transgender and non-binary people experiencing sexual assault or relationship violence.
BIPOC Community
- Association of Black Psychologists Self-Care Tool Kit
- Decolonizing Therapy, Dr. Jennifer Mullan
- Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM) virtual Black-centered healing and support spaces.
- Trauma Response and Crisis Care (TRACC) is offering 1:1 and group support for activists/organizers, BIPOC/QTPOC, and first responders.
Suicide:
- Alliance of Hope: Online monitored forums and psycho-education for people who have lost loved ones to suicide.
- Livethroughthis.org: Collection of portraits and stories of suicide attempt survivors.
Books about Trauma:
- The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- Trauma and Memory, by Peter A. Levine
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, by Peter A. Levine
- EMDR, by Francine Shapiro and Margot Silk Forrest
- I Thought We’d Never Speak Again, by Laura Davis
- I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors, by Aphrodite T. Matsakis
Crisis Information
MESA Sexual Assault Hotline: 303-443-7300
CO Crisis Services: 1-844-493-8255 or Text “TALK” to 38255
SPAN (Boulder) Domestic Violence Hotline: 303-444-2424
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain (Longmont) Domestic Violence Hotline: 303-772-4422
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233), 800-787-3224 (TTY) 800-942-6908 (Spanish)
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (7673)
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Youth Talkline for LGBTQIA+: 1-800-246-PRIDE
Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQIA+ Community Members: 1-866-488-7386
TTY (Text Telephone) & for the Hard of Hearing:
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-799-4889
Boys Town National Hotline: 1-800-448-1833
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-787-3224
Infographics and 1-pagers
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