Trauma-Informed Care
Blossom Recovery sees the need for long-term, trauma-informed treatment and wraparound supports for women recovering from the debilitating effects of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
People experience and express trauma in many different ways—shaped by their personal history, cultural background, coping strategies, and the presence or absence of meaningful support. For women from underserved or historically excluded communities, the cumulative effects of bias, adversity, and generational hardship can further intensify the impact of individual trauma. Blossom Recovery Wellness is committed to meeting each woman where she is, with compassion, dignity, and culturally responsive care.
Impact of Trauma
Emotional
✓ Difficulty regulating emotions
✓ Emotional numbness
✓ Depression and anxiety
✓ Post traumatic stress disorder
Behavioural
✓ Substance use
✓ Self-destructive behaviors
✓ Avoidance of situations, people, and places
Cognitive
✓ Impaired short-term memory & decreased focus or concentration
✓ Feeling alienated or ashamed
✓ Dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization
✓ Flashbacks or re-experiences of the event
Physical
✓ Physical symptoms resulting from emotional distress, including headaches, high blood presssure, and fatigue
✓ Hyperarousal resulting in muscle tension and insomnia
Interpersonal
✓ Withdrawal from family, friends, community
✓ Difficulty trusting others
Spiritual
✓ Depression and loneliness can lead to feelings of abandonment and loss of faith
✓ Over time can experience increased appreciation of life or enhanced spiritual well-being
Developmental
✓ Impact varies by age group
✓ Children and elderly at greatest risk
✓ Changes occur in brain development
Adapted from:
Weisner, L. (2020). Individual and community trauma: Individual experiences in collective environments. https://icjia.illinois.gov/researchhub/articles/individual-and-community-trauma-individual-experiences-in-collective-environments
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (n.d.). Spirituality and trauma: Professionals working together. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/care/spirituality_trauma.asp
What It Really Means to Be Trauma-Informed
We understand that each person’s path toward healing is unique, multidimensional, and deeply personal. That’s why we offer evidence-based, integrative modalities that complement traditional recovery treatment—honoring the whole person and their journey. Our program is designed to provide the right combination of support at exactly the right time, meeting women where they are with compassion and clinical excellence.
Our dedicated team of clinicians and certified professionals will be there every step of the way—offering guidance, encouragement, and trauma-informed care to help each woman rebuild a life grounded in dignity, purpose, and hope.
We follow SAMHSA’s six guiding principles of trauma-informed care.
This isn’t a checklist—it’s a commitment.
SAFETY
Safety in physical settings and interpersonal interactions.
TRUSTWORTHINESS & TRANSPARENCY
Operations are conducted and decisions are made with transparency, consistency, respect, and fairness so as to build and maintain trust.
PEER SUPPORT
Support from those with lived experiences of trauma or, in case of children with history of trauma, their family members.
COLLABORATION & MUTUALITY
Partnering, leveling of power differences between and among staff and clients.
EMPOWERMENT
Individuals' strengths and experiences are recognized and built upon.
CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & GENDER ISSUES
Organization moves beyond the cultural stereotypes and biases.
What We Offer
Mindfulness Practices and Yoga
Animal Assisted Therapy
Nature Therapy
Meditation
Organic Garden: Farm to Table
Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Projects
Creative and Expressive Arts Program
A Community Effort, A Lasting Impact
When one woman heals, she brings strength to her family, her children, her community. Recovery ripples outward. Your support creates a legacy of resilience, hope, and change.