Deborah Ray
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
208-971-1805
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Trauma/Stressors
Life’s challenges can leave lasting emotional impacts. Whether you’ve experienced a traumatic event or are dealing with ongoing stress, it can affect your daily life, relationships, and sense of safety. Trauma & Stress Management Counseling provides a supportive, nonjudgmental space for healing, grounding, and restoring balance.
Healing from Trauma
Trauma can take many forms—an accident, a loss, abuse, medical trauma, or any experience that overwhelms your ability to cope. Its effects may show up through anxiety, avoidance, flashbacks, emotional numbness, irritability, or trouble sleeping.
In therapy, we work at a pace that feels safe and steady. Using trauma-informed approaches, we focus on:
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Understanding how trauma affects the mind and body
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Rebuilding a sense of safety and stability
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Processing difficult experiences gently and appropriately
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Developing coping skills to reduce triggers and emotional overwhelm
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Strengthening resilience and empowering long-term healing
Your story matters, and healing is possible. You do not have to carry the weight of your experiences alone.
Support for Chronic Stress
Constant stress can leave you feeling drained, scattered, and unable to fully engage in life. Together, we explore the sources of your stress and help you build strategies that promote calm, clarity, and balance.
Common areas of focus include:
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Managing work or family stress
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Navigating major life changes
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Reducing physical symptoms of stress
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Building boundary-setting and communication skills
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Using grounding and relaxation tools
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Creating healthier patterns for daily living
Stress management counseling helps you regain control, restore your energy, and feel more present and empowered.
A Trauma-Informed Approach
Safety and trust are at the core of this work. Sessions are tailored to your individual needs, integrating evidence-based methods such as:
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Cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT)
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Mindfulness and grounding practices
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Somatic and body-based strategies
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Strengths-based and resilience-focused approaches
We work collaboratively, ensuring you never feel rushed, pressured, or alone in the healing process.
You Deserve to Feel Safe and Supported
Trauma and stress can impact how you think, feel, and relate to the world—but with the right support, healing is possible. My role is to walk beside you, help you build tools for resilience, and create space for meaningful, lasting change.