TRAUMA THERAPY
What happened to you does not have to define what comes next.
Trauma is not always one event that is easy to identify. It can develop through experiences that overwhelmed your ability to cope, relationships that did not feel safe, repeated experiences of fear or instability, or moments that changed the way you came to understand yourself and the world around you.
Sometimes the effects are recognizable. Other times, they may show up as anxiety, hypervigilance, disconnection, difficulty trusting, shame, patterns in relationships, feeling unsafe in your own body, or reactions that seem larger than the present moment.
Trauma therapy is not about erasing what happened. It is about helping the past take up less space in the present.
When the Past Is Still Present
Trauma can change the way we learn to protect ourselves. Responses that developed during difficult or overwhelming experiences may continue long after the circumstances have changed.
You may notice this in the body as tension, restlessness, numbness, difficulty settling, or a sense of being on alert. It may also appear in relationships, in the ways you respond to conflict or closeness, or in beliefs you have developed about yourself, other people, and what it means to feel safe.
These responses often developed for a reason. Therapy creates space to understand them with curiosity rather than judgment, and to begin developing new ways of responding when the old ones are no longer needed.
How I Work With Trauma
Trauma therapy should not feel like being pushed to revisit experiences before you are ready. Our work begins by understanding you, your history, your responses, and what you need in order to feel supported in the process.
Treatment is individualized and may include emotion-focused and attachment-informed work, somatic awareness, grounding and breathing practices, nervous-system regulation, and other evidence-based approaches. We may work with thoughts and emotions, but we also pay attention to what is happening in the body and how your experiences are showing up in the present.
The goal is not simply to understand your story. It is to help create a shift in how that story continues to live within you.
ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY
A Different Way of Working With Trauma
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy that uses guided imagery and eye movements to help the brain process distressing experiences and the emotional and physical responses connected to them.
Unlike traditional talk therapy, ART does not require you to describe every detail of a traumatic experience aloud. You remain aware and in control throughout the process while working with the images, sensations, and emotional responses associated with the experience.
Experiences I May Work With
Trauma does not always fit neatly into a category. Some experiences are clearly identifiable, while others may be understood only gradually as we explore the patterns, relationships, and experiences that have shaped you.
Childhood and developmental trauma
Complex or repeated trauma
Sexual trauma
Relational and attachment trauma
Religious or spiritual trauma
Loss, betrayal, or significant life experiences
Experiences that have left you feeling unsafe, disconnected, or changed
You do not need to have a name for what you experienced before beginning therapy. We can explore how your experiences have shaped you and what may still be asking for care.
A place to begin.
You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out. We can start by understanding what brings you here, what has stayed with you, and what you hope might feel different.