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Move from pain to purpose.

Trauma Therapy

Depth-oriented trauma therapy. Online across Texas and in person in San Antonio.

Norman Klaunig, MA, LPC, NCC | Texas LPC #89856 | Trauma therapy online across Texas and in person in San Antonio | English/German

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You feel your pain from the past in the present.

Your interactions with loved ones are not what you want them to be. People, things, and places that remind you of what happened in the past can set you off. It feels like you can’t help but expect the worst, and you often feel on edge, anxious, or as if you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. Sleeping at night is difficult because of intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or flashbacks.

Trusting yourself or others seems impossible. You are irritable or angry, and your emotional outbursts are making healthy relationships challenging. Your pain has led you to cover up your emotions with unhealthy or self-destructive behaviors. You feel disillusioned and hopeless.

Your relationships—both, personal and professional—have suffered. At work, you are frustrated and not progressing the way you think you should. In your social life, your friends think you are not fun anymore.

How therapy can help heal your trauma

Imagine waking up full of energy!

You smile at life, and everyone around you sees you as a source of joy. You know that no matter what each day brings, you have the resilience and tools to handle it.

Together, we will work on tools and skills to lift you up when you need them. Your story will chart the path we take. You have control over the speed and intensity of our journey. Step by step, we will remove the obstacles that are holding you back from living your life the way you want to.

We will address the biggest pain points first. Then, we will look at what else might be holding you back. Finally, we will work on your goals and vision for a future full of purpose, love, and joy.

The kinds of trauma I work with

Trauma takes many forms, and not all of them look like a single dramatic event. The trauma I work with most often includes:

Complex trauma and C-PTSD — patterns rooted in repeated or prolonged experiences, often beginning in childhood, that show up in adult relationships, work, the body, and a persistent sense of not quite belonging to your own life.

Developmental and childhood trauma — early-life wounds, attachment injuries, neglect, and the long shadow they cast on adult life.

Religious and spiritual trauma — harm carried from religious environments, faith communities, or spiritual experiences that left you wounded rather than supported.

Medical trauma — the lasting impact of serious illness, frightening procedures, ICU stays, and difficult diagnoses, in yourself or a loved one.

Traumatic loss and grief — sudden, violent, or otherwise traumatic deaths and losses that don't move through ordinary grief.

Trauma that surfaces later in life — patterns that stayed quiet for decades and now ask to be addressed when illness, loss, retirement, or another transition opens a door that won't close again.

If your trauma doesn't fit neatly into any of these categories, that is also welcome here.

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation for trauma therapy online across Texas or in person in San Antonio.

At the end of the day…

You are a unique human being with your own history and ways of making sense of life.

Where we go in life is important—and even more, why we want to go there. Working from an existential, meaning-focused perspective, we will incorporate techniques that fit you—when it is the right time.

I bring a range of evidence-based and depth-oriented trauma modalities to our work, drawing on what fits you and what fits the moment. I am EMDR trained (EMDRIA approved) and hold a Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from Bessel van der Kolk's Trauma Research Foundation. I also draw on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT, Diamond Level 1, Elliott Connie), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping), breathing and somatic techniques, and IFS-inspired parts work.

What you’ll gain

Therapy for trauma can help you

  • Discover who you truly are

  • Walk through life confidently

  • Prioritize yourself and take care of your health

  • Trust yourself and others

  • Build better relationships

Free yourself from the chains of the past!

It’s time to move from pain to purpose.

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation for trauma therapy online across Texas or in person in San Antonio.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

  • Trauma is about our response to potentially traumatic events. Such responses can differ from person to person. For example, two people who have both experienced the same or comparable disasters or other harmful situations might be impacted differently. One might walk away without any negative effects. The other person might carry the memories of that event with them for a long time. It impacts their life. In that case, we say they have trauma.

  • Trauma can show up in different ways. You might feel anxious or easily startled. You find yourself avoiding activities you used to like. There are situations in which you are not comfortable anymore. You cannot trust others. It also shows up in behaviors that distract you from or cover up difficult emotions. If events of the past influence the way you act today in a way you don’t like, you probably have trauma.

  • Trauma therapy is a type of treatment that helps people cope with the emotional and psychological effects of traumatic experiences, such as abuse, violence, or accidents. Depending on your situation and needs, I integrate different treatment modalities, like EMDR, EFT Tapping, parts work, mindfulness, written exposure, psychoeducation, and CBT.

  • If you experience symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, depression, or difficulty functioning in daily life due to a traumatic event, you may benefit from trauma therapy.

  • Facing trauma can be painful. This is why it is important for you to let me know what you are ready for. You determine the speed and intensity. It is not necessary for you to talk about details of your trauma you are not comfortable talking about. There are ways for us to address your trauma without you having to talk about it and in small slices.

  • Yes. Much of my trauma work is with complex trauma — the patterns that build up over time, often starting in childhood, and show up across many areas of adult life. This is depth work, and it takes the time it takes. We move at the pace that's right for you.

  • Yes, and this is one of the areas I work with most. It's common for long-buried patterns to become loud when life shifts. The good news is that the door has opened — and we can do the work now.

  • While some tools and techniques I provide can help reduce negative emotions relatively quickly and memories of isolated traumatic events might also be resolved fast, resolving complex trauma usually takes some time. It is a cooperative process and also depends on what you are ready for.

  • Yes, trauma therapy has been shown to be effective in helping people recover from traumatic experiences. With the right support and treatment, you can learn to cope with your trauma and lead a fulfilling life

For fees, insurance, telehealth setup, and in-person availability, see the FAQs.

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