I believe it means echoes of abuse, situations, upset and hurt that follow us or leave their mark on our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, to a given stimulus in the future. Often our individual sensitivities, reactions impact the level of traumatization as much as the resources we have/had and the actual traumatizing event/thing.

I'd assume T is saying that from your childhood experiences… you carry a lot of it now.

I think maybe she is trying to tell you that she can see that what has happened to you matters a great deal.

Trauma sort of changes us all over and it takes time, care and persistence to get to a safer, kinder and freer place.

Take gentle care and hold on in there,

SB

Trauma is not always abuse, even though that is the typical connotation. Trauma is simply absence of a necessary condition for developmental progress. If you were abused, your need for safety, acceptance, and protection was compromised. If you were not able to socialize because of anxiety or illness, your need for developmental interpersonal experiences were not met. If you were not trusted to take care of yourself, your needs to develop independence were not met.

The real question is what you think you did not experience in your youth that has contributed to struggles that you face today. Therein lies the trauma.