Trauma Therapy

What is Trauma?

Trauma is not your fault. If someone hurt you, neglected you, or if something overwhelming happened that changed how you see yourself or the world — that responsibility is not yours to carry.

Trauma can leave you feeling alone, unsure who to turn to, or even questioning whether healing is possible. You might feel empty, disoriented, hypervigilant, numb, or afraid. Sometimes it feels like everything has shifted, and you don’t know where to begin.

You don’t need to have all the answers to start healing. Your life does not have to remain defined by what happened. Recovery is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.

Major Traumatic Events May Include:

• Emotional, physical, or sexual abuse
• Sudden death or suicide of a loved one
• Experiencing or witnessing violence
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Medical trauma, diagnosis, or surgery
• Natural disasters
• Acts of terrorism

Chronic or Complex Trauma May Include:

• Growing up with emotionally unavailable caregivers
• Having a parent or caregiver with an undiagnosed mental illness
• Parental separation or divorce
• Frequent relocation or instability
• Loss of loved ones
• Bullying or cyberbullying
• Living with an undiagnosed chronic illness
• Growing up with an undiagnosed mental health condition
• Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD or autism
• Loss of a loved one or pet

Complex trauma often develops over time, especially in relational environments where safety, attunement, or consistency were missing.

How I Can Help

I practice from a trauma-informed, attachment-informed, and neurobiologically informed lens. My work integrates:

• Attachment-informed therapy
• Neurobiological approaches to therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Somatic psychotherapy

The goal is not just to talk about what happened, but to help your nervous system process and restore a sense of safety — both internally and in your environment.

Trauma Therapy May Include:

• Creating space for you to feel present and supported
• Understanding the role of attachment in trauma and stress responses
• Building awareness of your nervous system patterns
• Learning about the physiological and psychological effects of trauma
• Developing emotional regulation skills
• Mindfulness and present-moment practices to support dissociation
• Reestablishing safety in the body and physical space
• Grounding techniques to reduce panic and stress activation
• Strengthening boundaries in relationships
• Reprocessing traumatic memories toward adaptive resolution

Trauma affects the mind, the body, and relationships. Healing involves working with all three, at a pace that feels safe and sustainable for you.