Trauma Therapy

Trauma is any event, big or small, that leaves a negative impact on you. This impact may be easily identifiable, in the case of a big “T” trauma, a car accident, death of a loved one, or time when your life or safety felt threatened, or it may come from a seemingly benign event, a little “t” trauma, like something your caregivers said to you or how someone treated you.

These events leave a lasting effect on you. This shows up in how you respond to interactions or events in your present, commonly known as “being triggered.” When a past trauma is triggered, it makes it hard for us to act rationally. Sometimes it is hard to reconcile the things that have happened to us. You may not have caused all of your problems but it is on you to solve them.

Our work together will help decrease the impact these triggers, or trauma wounds, have on you, allowing for a more regulated, fulfilled life.

It is important to me that I create a safe, comfortable space free from judgement for you. Our initial sessions will be focused on doing just that by getting to know you and your unique experiences. Once we have gotten to that place, the trauma work begins.

I start all of my sessions with a quick check in of how you are doing and how your week has been. I follow this up by asking you, “what would you like to focus on today?” This allows for the focus to be on what YOU want to work on.

Each session is unique. We may spend the session unpacking what came up for you or the struggles you faced during the week. Most sessions will be used to reprocess and repair the traumatic event or events that are impacting your present.

With my support, you will find the initial traumatic event stored in your mind and we will collaborate on how to reduce its impact using your inner strength and resources. These sessions can be very activating for people so I try my best to help ground you before we finish.

In our consultation call, I will be able to answer more of your questions regarding how sessions will go.

Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), which focuses on identifying traumatic events from our past, especially early relational wounds, in order to reprocess and repair the impact it has had on our relationships to ourselves, others, and the world.

This work looks like linking present day struggles (such as anxiety, anger, poor boundaries, depression) to past events. I help you to rewrite the event so it is less activating for you.

Brainspotting (BSP) uses eye positions to identify spots in the brain (brainspots) where traumatic memories are stored.

Brainspotting utilizes focused mindfulness as well as the body and mind’s innate ability to heal as a way of helping a person process through the identified traumatic events. The belief is that your mind and body already know what it needs to feel calm and grounded but we can't always access it when we are in a state of activation.

This collaborative, client centered work allows you to work through the triggers and return to a place of regulation.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) supports a client in identifying and accepting their protective wounded parts that form in response to traumatic or activating events.

In our work, we will identify and work with these parts of you to help them move through the traumatic events they are stuck in in order to help you respond from a more grounded mindful place.

Reach out for a free 15 minute consultation call. In this call we will discuss what you are struggling with and how I can help. I will answer any questions you have and we can schedule your first session.

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