My approach to trauma therapy is integrative, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based care. Trauma can affect how we think, feel, relate to others, and respond physically to stress. Therapy focuses on helping you understand these patterns, strengthen nervous-system regulation, and work through experiences that may continue to affect your life today.
Depending on your needs and goals, trauma therapy may include:
Neuroscience-informed care to understand how trauma affects the brain and nervous system
Somatic approaches to increase awareness of the body’s responses and support nervous-system regulation
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address trauma-related thinking patterns, beliefs, and avoidance
Attachment-based work to explore how difficult experiences may affect relationships, trust, connection, and emotional safety
Practical grounding and regulation strategies to help you feel more present and able to respond with greater choice
Somatic EMDR, when appropriate, to help process difficult experiences while incorporating body awareness and nervous-system regulation
Trauma therapy is not about pushing you into experiences before you are ready. The work is paced according to your needs and may include building greater stability and regulation before addressing difficult experiences more directly.
Somatic EMDR
For some clients, Somatic EMDR may be an appropriate part of trauma therapy. Somatic EMDR combines EMDR with greater attention to body awareness, nervous-system responses, and pacing. It can help you work through experiences that continue to influence how you feel, respond, or relate today.
Not every client needs or is a good fit for EMDR. We can determine together which approaches are most appropriate for your concerns and goals.
Learn more about Somatic EMDR for Adults.
How These Approaches Support Trauma Healing
Trauma can affect both the mind and the body. By combining brain-based understanding, body awareness, cognitive strategies, and other evidence-based approaches, therapy can address more than the memory of what happened. It can also address patterns that may have developed in response to those experiences.
As regulation increases and old patterns begin to shift, you may find that you are better able to remain present, manage emotional reactions, experience greater choice in how you respond, and engage more fully in your relationships and daily life.
Who Trauma Therapy May Be Helpful For
Trauma therapy may be a good fit for individuals who:
* Feel emotionally reactive, overwhelmed, or shut down
* Notice that past experiences continue to affect relationships or daily life
* Experience patterns of anxiety, avoidance, or difficulty feeling settled
* Want to understand why certain situations trigger strong emotional or physical responses
* Want a steady, grounded approach to healing
* Are interested in addressing both emotional and nervous-system responses
You do not need to have a diagnosis of PTSD to benefit from trauma-informed therapy. Difficult or overwhelming experiences can continue to influence the way we think, feel, relate, and respond even when they do not meet the criteria for PTSD.
Faith-Informed Trauma Therapy — Available When Requested
For clients whose Christian faith is important to them, counseling can include applying biblical truth to the experiences and concerns being addressed in therapy while also using sound clinical approaches. Faith, Scripture, prayer, and your relationship with God may be incorporated when they are meaningful and helpful to you.
Christian counseling is available when requested and is never assumed. Clients who prefer a fully clinical approach without faith integration are equally welcome, and counseling is guided by your goals, values, and needs.
Getting Started
If past or difficult experiences continue to affect how you feel, respond, or relate today, trauma therapy can provide a structured way to understand those patterns and begin changing them.
You can schedule an appointment using the online appointment calendar. A complimentary 15-minute video consultation is also available if you would like to connect before scheduling your first session.