Trauma support and counselling

A lot of people experience a traumatic event in their life by either witnessing or experiencing an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others. In situations like these the person experiences intense fear, helplessness or horror.

A traumatic event could for example be:

• Armed robbery

• Hijacking

• Rape

• Armed robbery

• Witnessing murder

Often people will struggle after such an experience with different things like

• Not be able to sleep or sleep too much

• Avoid the place where it happened or even thoughts about it

• Re-experience the traumatic event for example dreams, in thoughts etc.

• Feeling numb

• Poor concentration

• Are easily irritable

It helps people who experienced a traumatic event to go for counselling that they can process through that event.

If the person has a complex trauma, meaning where the person is trapped in an intimate and special relationship with the perpetrator, for example chronic child abuse, it is necessary to see a psychologist but if it is any other trauma LifeLine has especially trained counselors who received training on the up-to-date/newest “4-leg model” and can assist the client.

Do you need help?

Should you or a loved one need trauma support or counselling please contact LifeLine’s National Counselling Line on 0861 322 322 or contact our local office (011) 421-0384 to set up a face to face counselling session.