Trauma & PTSD
Compassionate, evidence-based care for healing the mind, body, and nervous system.
Trauma is not defined by the event. It is defined by how the experience lives in your body and nervous system. Many people carry the impact of trauma long after the situation has ended. This can create patterns of fear, dysregulation, or emotional overwhelm that feel difficult to understand or control.
PTSD and trauma responses can affect thinking, sleep, relationships, and physical well-being. You may notice increased anxiety, irritability, emotional numbness, difficulty concentrating, or a constant sense of being on alert. Some people experience flashbacks or intrusive memories, while others feel disconnected from themselves or others.
Trauma is a natural response to something that felt too overwhelming at the time. Your mind and body adapted in the best way they could to protect you. Therapy helps you understand these patterns with compassion rather than blame.
Understanding Trauma & PTSD
My work with trauma is grounded in a nervous system framework. This means we focus on creating safety, stabilizing your internal experience, and helping your mind and body communicate more effectively. Healing requires a calm, attuned environment, and we move at a pace that feels manageable for you.
I use EMDR as a central modality for trauma treatment. EMDR helps the brain process and integrate painful memories so you can move forward without the same emotional charge. We combine this with grounding techniques, somatic awareness, and supportive talk therapy to create a full and balanced healing experience.
Your trauma work is personalized and collaborative. We decide together what feels right for you, whether the focus is on stabilization, emotional processing, or building internal strengths.
My Approach to Trauma Treatment
Trauma can appear in many ways, even when you do not identify as having PTSD. Common experiences include:
Hypervigilance or feeling “on edge”
Sleep disturbances or nightmares
Emotional numbness or shutting down
Avoidance of certain people, places, or memories
Difficulty trusting others
Feeling disconnected from your body
Repeating painful relationship patterns
Feeling overwhelmed by everyday stress
These responses are not signs of weakness. They are signs of an internal system that learned to protect you.
How Trauma Shows Up
How EMDR and Integrative Therapy Help
EMDR allows your brain to process trauma in a way that talk therapy alone often cannot reach. It helps the nervous system complete what it could not finish at the time of the event, reducing emotional intensity and freeing you from old patterns.
Integrative therapy supports every part of your healing. Together we may work with grounding exercises, breathwork, somatic attunement, and cognitive techniques that help you build stability and emotional resilience. These tools are used carefully and only when they feel supportive.
The goal is not to erase what happened. The goal is to help you live without its power over you.
What Healing Can Look Like
Healing from trauma is gradual, but it is absolutely possible. Over time, you may notice improved emotional regulation, better sleep, healthier connections, and a sense of internal steadiness that felt unreachable before.
Many clients describe feeling more present, more connected, and more in control of their lives. The past becomes something you understand rather than something you relive.
Your healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about returning to yourself.