Therapy for Trauma
In-person and virtual
If you're carrying things that feel heavy, overwhelming, or hard to name, you might be a good fit for trauma therapy.
A lot of people have lived through traumatic experiences without ever realizing that’s what they were. Trauma isn’t only the big, dramatic moments we see in movies (or read about in books) — it can be a single event or something that’s happened over and over again. Clients often come to me for therapy feeling stuck, like they are doing everything they can but still can't quite relax or feel safe.
Do these sound familiar?
Irritability
Feeling on edge or constantly on alert
Difficulty relaxing or feeling safe
Experiencing nightmares or flashbacks
Insomnia
Being easily startled
Feeling disconnected from self or others
Avoidance
Emotional numbness
Sudden waves of sadness, anger, or fear
People pleasing or difficulty setting boundaries
How Trauma Therapy Helps
Healing takes safety and time — and you don’t have to rush or force anything.
In trauma therapy, we work together to gently process what happened in a way that helps your mind and body reconnect instead of shutting down.
Over time, therapy can help you understand the impact trauma has had on your nervous system, your self-worth, and the patterns you’ve developed to survive.
Together, we’ll build skills that help you regulate, reduce triggers, and reconnect with parts of yourself that have gone quiet.
What To Expect in a Typical Session
I use several evidence-based approaches to support trauma recovery, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR can help you reprocess traumatic memories so they feel less charged and overwhelming. We pair that with grounding tools, gentle processing, attachment, and cognitive strategies to help you feel safe and regulated throughout the process.
Everything we do is collaborative — you’re always in the driver’s seat, and I follow your nervous system rather than push past your capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs)
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Trauma isn't measured by being "bad enough" -- It is measured by impact . If something from your past is affecting how you feel, connect, or function today, therapy can help you make sense of it and find relief.
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No. You get to set the pace and choose what you share. Trauma therapy — especially EMDR — doesn’t require retelling every detail. Sometimes we can work with emotions, body sensations, or beliefs rather than the full story.
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Absolutely. Trauma often affects memory, and you don’t need a perfect timeline to heal. We work with what you do know — your feelings, reactions, patterns, and physical responses.
You deserve connection, safety, and a space where your story can be held with care.
The first step to starting trauma therapy is anything but easy — especially if you've been holding everything together or pushing things down. You don’t have to know where to start. You just have to show up as you are. I’ll meet you there, and we will move through this together. Healing is possible — and you don’t have to walk toward it alone.