Therapy for Trauma
When past experiences keep showing up in your present—and you're ready to do something about it.
Trauma Isn't Just About What Happened
Trauma is what stays in your body and mind after difficult experiences. It's not about whether something was "bad enough" to count—it's about how it affected you. Maybe it was a specific event, or maybe it was a pattern of experiences over time that left you feeling unsafe, unseen, or like you had to constantly protect yourself.
You might function well day-to-day, but the trauma shows up in your relationships, your stress response, your ability to trust, or the way you feel in your own body. And you're tired of it running the show in the background.
This might sound familiar:
You're always scanning for threats, unable to relax even when things are fine.
You overreact to things that logically shouldn't bother you this much.
You have strong physical responses—tightness, numbness, or feeling disconnected from your body.
Certain situations, people, or conflicts trigger you in ways that feel out of proportion.
You avoid situations that remind you of past experiences, even indirectly
Your relationships are affected—you push people away, struggle with trust, or have trouble setting boundaries.
You wonder if you're overreacting or if the past is really still affecting you this much.
What Therapy Actually Looks Like
I work with trauma using an integrative, trauma-informed approach that focuses on both processing what happened and changing how it affects you now. We're not here to force you to relive painful experiences—we work at your pace and prioritize keeping you grounded.
Understanding your nervous system response—why you react the way you do, what's happening in your body, and how trauma has shaped your threat detection system.
Building capacity to process difficult material—we don't dive into trauma content until you have tools to manage the intensity. Somatic work helps you reconnect with your body in a safer way.
Processing trauma when you're ready—not by forcing you to talk about it endlessly, but by helping your nervous system understand that the threat is over. We use approaches that work with your body as much as your mind.
Identifying patterns from the past showing up now—how trauma affects your relationships, boundaries, self-perception, and coping strategies. Sometimes we're reacting to old threats that aren't present anymore.
Rebuilding trust and safety—in yourself, in your body, and eventually in relationships. Trauma often damages your sense of safety, and we need to work on restoring that.
My Approach
I use an integrative, trauma-informed approach drawing from somatic therapy, ACT, DBT, Gestalt work, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. What this means: we work with your body's trauma response, not just talking about what happened. We look at how trauma has shaped your beliefs about yourself and relationships. And we go at a pace that doesn't retraumatize you.
Trauma work isn't linear. Some sessions focus on building coping skills. Others involve processing specific memories or experiences. Some are about understanding patterns. The work adapts to where you're at and what you're ready for.
