Dear Dr. Cohen

An Open Letter From a Trauma Therapist to His Dentist

My remarkable dentist, Dr. Rebecca Cohen. (Photo by the author.)

Dear Dr. Cohen,

As a trauma therapist who works with clients with medical trauma, I wanted to share with you a unique experience I had when I saw you last. That morning I had had a session with a client with an extensive history of dental trauma. Three hours later, I became the patient, lying in your dentist chair to cross…