Financial Trauma
- Financial trauma denotes the emotional, cognitive, relational, and bodily manifestations elicited by substantial financial related challenges. - Financial traumas may encompass chronic financial insecurity, acute life events, generational trauma, poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, abuse, and unemployment. - Consequently, individuals suffering from financial traumas may encounter heightened states of anxiety concerning finances, avoidance, procrastination, underspending, overspending, hoarding, codependency, insecurity, and panic. - These traumas and related issues may overwhelm the capacity to manage stress, resulting in many individuals remaining in a condition of intensified anxiety, fear, or anger. - Although financial trauma is not a formal clinical diagnosis, unaddressed symptoms may evolve into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other mental health conditions.
Therapy approach
- Talking about & Processing your story with care, at your pace, with informed consent.
- Building practical, healthy boundaries and recovery steps that reduce re‑exposure to harm.
- Shifting from survival strategies to sustainable choices.
- Stabilising the nervous system, practicing self care so decisions feel more tolerable.
Session formats
- Trauma‑informed counselling appointments in person or via telehealth.
FAQs
Is financial trauma a genuine experience?
Indeed, individuals may encounter trauma related to financial matters following experiences of coercion, instability, or ongoing stress. Therapy emphasises the impact of financial trauma on your life and the process of restoring safety and autonomy.
What causes me to feel anxious when handling financial responsibilities?
When the body correlates financial matters with risk, even minor tasks can elicit significant responses.