Parenting With A Trauma History
Some people who become parents will have experienced trauma or abuse when they were a child, often at the hands of their caregivers or parents.
These experiences may have felt safely in the past, but becoming a parent can often cause difficult memories of past trauma to resurface.
It can be hard to manage the demands of a new baby at the same time as coping with distressing memories of past trauma.
Common reasons to seek therapy as a parent who has experienced childhood trauma
Needing a safe space to work through unresolved hurt, sadness and pain which has resurfaced
Developing coping strategies to manage distress and difficult feelings
Trying to meet the needs of your baby whilst also attending to your own unmet needs
Considering how you might parent differently compared to how you were parented
Wanting to avoid repeating patterns from your own childhood but not knowing how to do this