Some experiences from early life leave no visible mark, but they stay present — in relationships, in how one responds to stress, in the stories told (or not told) about the past.
Childhood trauma doesn’t always come from what happened. Sometimes it’s about what didn’t: protection, recognition, being met with care. It can involve moments of fear or humiliation, a loss that couldn’t be processed, or growing up in an environment where needs had to be set aside.
The effects often show up later. In patterns that repeat. In difficulties with trust, or in feeling either too much or not enough. Sometimes, it’s not clear that anything was “trauma” at all — only that something feels stuck, out of reach, or strangely painful without explanation.
Therapy offers a place to approach this past without needing to label or justify it. To explore how early experiences continue to shape the present — not by revisiting everything at once, but by following what begins to speak. In time, what once had no words can begin to be named.
