Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of coping with symptoms caused by childhood trauma and identify the factors that facilitate effective coping. Accordingly, two research questions were formulated. First, how do individuals who have experienced childhood trauma cope with the symptoms? Second, what factors contribute to coping with symptoms resulting from childhood trauma?
 Methods: To address these questions, the study employed a grounded theory research method and recruited participants using the theoretical sampling method. Six participants were selected, who had experienced trauma events before the age of eighteen, and they agreed to participate in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted, with one session per participant and additional interviews with three participants.
 Results: The primary data were open-coded, resulting in 113 concepts, thirty subcategories, and sixteen categories. Through axial and selective coding, the core category “the power to live the present life is more pronounced when individuals who have experienced childhood trauma are in an understanding environment” was derived.
 Conclusion: The significance of this study is as follows. First, it emphasizes the vulnerability of children to trauma events and the need for sensitivity from caregivers and adults in their surroundings. Second, it demonstrates that an understanding of trauma by individuals surrounding the child is helpfulin coping with trauma symptoms. Thus, this study highlights the necessity of understanding children'strauma and the importance of individuals in the child’s environment, including schools being sensitiveto trauma.