Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

When is it time to get help?

If you’ve been through a traumatic event such as motor vehicle crash, you’re experiencing the symptoms of trauma or PTSD, and the effect of the collision on your mental health is not improving, then you should look at getting some support on this journey.

Motor vehicle related trauma treatment methods

Your therapist will talk with you to determine the best treatment method for your individual circumstance. There are several treatments that are successful in helping clients to overcome motor vehicle accident related trauma and PTSD, including:

• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach that works to help the brain process information, memories, sounds, and feelings in a way that makes them be seen in a new and less distressing way.
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves.
• Virtual reality assisted therapy (VRAT) is a computer-based system that allows a user to experience a sense of presence in a computer-generated or video presented three-dimensional environment. It’s a form of therapy that utilizes the immersive experience that VR technology provides to support individuals who experience anxiety related to common fears or phobias.
• Hypnosis and hypnotherapy can allow clients to travel deeper into the unconscious or subconscious to look at and work with issues and ideas perhaps inaccessible otherwise. It’s like guided daydreaming: a form of relaxed concentration.
• Mindfulness therapy is an approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves, others, and the world. The ability to be in the moment, to acknowledge and regulate your emotions helps you to break free from negative thought patterns.