Hi! My name is Angelica Bellman, and I am a Child Behavior Therapist serving Birmingham and surrounding areas from Birmingham Anxiety and Trauma Therapy. For the last seven years, I have worked in various types of programs; outpatient programs; residential treatment...
Articles by Angelica Bellman
Birmingham therapist Angelica Bellman has spent the last 6 years working with children and adolescents that have experienced trauma and anxiety. Learn more about Angelica Bellman »
Underneath the Anger
My name is Angelica Bellman, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor at Birmingham Anxiety and Trauma Therapy. For the last seven years, I have worked in various types of programs; outpatient programs; residential treatment programs; in-home counseling; in-school...
Protecting Children’s Emotional & Mental Health After Public Shootings
Within the last week, there were public shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and right here in the Greater Birmingham Area. Twenty-one people were killed in an El Paso Walmart, nine people were killed in a popular nightlife district in downtown Dayton, and there was also a...
Rewired Series, Part Two: This Is Your Brain On Trauma
Our last post discussed the relatively new discovery that our brains can be rewired long after childhood. Today’s post will discuss some of what happens inside the brain during a trauma response – whether responding to current or past memories. When humans are...
Rewired Series, Part One: Meet the 21st Century Brain
This is the first in a series on the brain and trauma. Why is the brain so important when it comes to addressing trauma? While most of us think our trauma comes from an event or series of events (the bad things that happen), the physical/mental/emotional responses...