Finding care

Finding trauma-informed care

Blue Bonsai is a companion, not a provider. It doesn't replace therapy — but if you're looking for trauma-informed care, here's a place to start.

Different approaches help different people, and finding a therapist you trust matters as much as the method.

Approaches

Plain-language overviews of the modalities most commonly used for trauma. None is the "right" one — fit is personal.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
You briefly bring a difficult memory to mind while following a back-and-forth cue — eye movements, taps, or tones — to help your brain reprocess it so it carries less charge. Widely used for trauma and PTSD; many find it helps without talking through every detail.
Somatic therapy / Somatic Experiencing
Body-based work with physical sensation — tension, trembling, breath — to release stored stress responses, rather than focusing mainly on talk. Built on the idea that trauma lives in the nervous system, not just the story. Often a good fit if you feel trauma in your body, or tend to freeze and shut down.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Works with the idea that the mind has "parts" — a protector, an inner critic, a wounded younger self — and helps you meet them with compassion instead of being run by them. Gentle, and increasingly used for trauma.
Talk therapy (psychodynamic / relational)
Exploring patterns, history, and relationships through conversation over time, inside a trusting relationship with a therapist. Broad and foundational; helps with insight, meaning, and long-standing patterns.
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
A structured, skills-based approach focused on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, often with practical tools and homework. Good for concrete patterns; trauma-focused versions (TF-CBT) exist.
A note on the rest
There are many others — DBT, sensorimotor psychotherapy, narrative therapy, ACT, and more. The right fit is personal, and a trauma-informed therapist matters as much as the specific method.

Where to look

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