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California Christian Counseling

Trauma and traumatic experiences come in countless shapes and forms, and the ways in which individuals respond to trauma are just as numerous. If you have been impacted by trauma, the trauma-informed counselors at California Christian Counseling are here to help. You will receive a catered treatment plan that is specific to your individual needs. Your therapist will walk alongside you with compassion and grace as you take steps toward healing and recovering from the trauma that has impacted you.

At California Christian Counseling, it’s not just your mental health that is important to us. With God’s help and guidance, we want to see you healed from the inside out – physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Trauma recovery is possible, and we’re here to support you. Browse our online counselor directory to find the best trauma therapist in California to meet your needs.

Articles about Trauma

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Dr. Nesha Tandon

Sep
2025
10

Overcoming Trauma With Therapy Interventions

Dr. Nesha Tandon

Trauma (whether it is “little t” or “big T” trauma) may occur at any time, age, culture, place, in any relationship, or with any gender. Consequently, post-trauma recovery takes many forms. These forms may be therapy, exercise, family, friends, and an immediate circle of friends, which all reduce the intensity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) responses. This is because social support is associated with a reduced risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Therapy for Overcoming Trauma In individual or family therapy, you will learn that post-traumatic stress (PTS) has an impact on the victim of the traumatic experience and the victim’s family members. Therapy acknowledges that emotional healing occurs within a...

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Jonathan Laski

Jun
2025
13

How Trauma Therapy Can Help with the Avoidance of Pain

Jonathan Laski

We have all stubbed a toe or sprained an ankle, gotten bitten or sunburned at some point in the last month. The instant ouch, the resounding throb, and tender joints for days are common for most ordinary people, and the more extreme and active you are, the more likely those will become. Most of us have also eaten a new delicacy or old favorite, and gotten sick enough to throw it up due to food poisoning, and in future days, months, even decades for some, become so averse to the food, we completely avoid it. Emotional Pain Sometimes emotional pain caused by mistreatment while a child, difficult, frightening and uncontrollable...

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Testimonials

Jamie Stadola has wonderful insight and compassion that allows you to feel heard, make positive steps forward, and feel safe as you reflect and grow.

Dr. Joe is one of a kind! He is not only very professional and knowledgeable he has a heart of compassion for his clients. He is humble and listens to understand. My family is blessed to have Dr. Joe as our therapist. His counseling and transparency has helped my family trust him and open up. My family has begun our healing journey🙏🏼He truly cares for his clients. I highly recommend Dr. Joe Raphael. We meet with him at the San Diego location. Thank you Dr. Joe

Working w/ Joe Raphael from Christian Counseling has been a pleasure. He has helped me and my fiance tremendously in many areas of our relationship. One of things I like most about working with Joe is that he extremely well rounded n the fashion that he can counsel on many different topics outside of relationship counseling.

I can’t even begin to say how incredible Chris Chandler is as a counselor. I worked with Chris for over 2 years and I know I wouldn’t be as far along in recovery if it wasn’t for him. The holistic insight that he has is incredible and I am so incredibly grateful. If you’re on the fence of whether to contact Chris, let me encourage you that it is the right call.

I have known Chris Chandler for many years, and highly respect his work as a colleague. He brings a professional and competent presence to his work, and clients feel cared for and can relate to his easygoing style.