Online Trauma and PTSD therapists in Brier, Washington WA
Find experienced online trauma and PTSD therapists in Brier who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
Tacoma Wellness Collective
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Trauma isn't always a single dramatic event. Sometimes it's what happened once. Sometimes it's what happened over and over, so gradually it started to feel normal. Sometimes it's what didn't happen — the safety, the attunement, the protection that should have been there and wasn't.
Whatever the origin, trauma lives in the body. It shapes how we move through the world, how we respond to threat, how close we let people get. It can look like hypervigilance, numbness, difficulty trusting, or a nervous system that never fully settles.
At TWC, we work with adults carrying the weight of past experiences that are still showing up in present life. Our therapists approach trauma with care, clinical skill, and deep respect for the pace each person needs. We don't push. We don't rush. We build safety first — because that's where healing begins.
You survived it. You don't have to keep living inside it.
When you're ready, we're here.
13 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Maia Leslie
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, CCTP-II, NATC
Does it feel like even in moments of relative calm, there's an ever-present undercurrent of fear, anxiety, and/or sadness? That you're constantly on high alert, as if danger lurks around every corner? Trauma can leave deep scars, but it is possible to heal and reclaim your life. Imagine a future where trauma no longer defines you. I provide a safe and empathetic space for you to process your experiences and embark on a journey of healing. I will assist you in understanding your emotional reactions and help you build skills to better manage triggers. Together, we will work to reshape your life's narrative, build resilience, and foster a sense of empowerment to pave the way for a brighter and more hopeful future.
6 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Dr. Elizabeth Coldren
Psychologist, PSYD, PSYPACT
For more than 33 years, I’ve worked with adults whose lives have been shaped by experiences that were overwhelming, prolonged, or carried alone for a long time. Many are thoughtful, highly responsible people who have learned to keep going, even when something inside feels stuck, numb, or on edge.
This often includes early family dynamics that were never named as “trauma,” but still live in your body and relationships. When these kinds of experiences are ongoing or rooted in early life, they are often described as complex trauma, C‑PTSD, or developmental trauma.
Difficult or frightening experiences can also arise from single incidents or periods of crisis, such as medical trauma, accidents, or other shocks. These experiences may or may not meet criteria for PTSD, but they can still leave a lasting imprint.
These experiences can influence how you understand yourself, how you move through relationships, and how your nervous system responds to daily life. You may notice changes in mood, concentration, or energy. Some people feel constantly on alert, others shut down, and many move between the two. For some, there is a clear “before and after” in their life; for others, there is a quieter sense of having experienced more than most people realize.
In our work together, we focus on building safety and softening the impact of trauma, including PTSD and C‑PTSD, on your daily life. We pay close attention to how it impacts your body, nervous system, and relationships and to the patterns and roles that once helped you cope but may now feel limiting or costly. We move at a pace that respects your capacity and what feels possible right now, with an emphasis on choice and partnership throughout the process.
26 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Brian Jones
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MEd, LMHC, LPC
I specifically focus on people with religious trauma. You might not have thought about your trauma as religious. But did you have a tough time growing up in a strict church environment? So did I. Maybe you didn't even realize the effect it had on you until much later in life.
I use Internal Family Systems therapy, which is an approach used specifically for trauma. However, it is not a PTSD approach. If you suffer from severe PTSD symptoms, I'm probably not the right fit for you. If you're not sure, schedule a free consultation. I can provide you with referrals to PTSD specialists if we decide that's appropriate.
9 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Trauma and PTSD can affect how you experience safety, connection, memory, and your own body. Symptoms may include anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbing, intrusive thoughts, dissociation, or difficulty feeling grounded in the present moment.
In therapy, trauma is approached with care, pacing, and respect for your nervous system. We do not force disclosure or overwhelm the system with intensity. Instead, we focus on creating safety, stability, and choice in the therapeutic process.
From a psychodynamic and trauma-informed perspective, we also explore how past experiences continue to shape present emotional responses, relational patterns, and internal beliefs. Healing involves not only understanding these patterns, but gently updating the nervous system’s sense of what is safe now.
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy supports this process by helping you track the “felt sense” — the subtle body-based experience of emotion and memory — in a way that allows trauma to be approached without reactivation or overwhelm.
Over time, clients often experience greater regulation, emotional resilience, and a renewed sense of connection to themselves and their lives.
2 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Dr. Shelia Jackson
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP,PMHNP-BC
Trauma can leave lasting scars that disrupt daily life. I offer trauma-informed care to help you process painful memories, manage symptoms, and reclaim a sense of safety and control.
11 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Rooted In Psychotherapy
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist, LMHC, NBCC, Advanced Level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, RYT-200
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) works with both the body and mind. Rather than just talking about your experience, we slow down and feel into it together—with care, compassion, and curiosity. This approach helps your nervous system shift gently over time toward greater regulation and healing. Learn more about SE International here: https://traumahealing.org/se-101/.
6 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Kreins Psychological Services
Psychologist, PhD, PsyD
As a psychologist specializing in trauma and PTSD, my treatment approach is rooted in compassion, safety, and evidence-based interventions. Through therapies such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), I collaborate with individuals to process traumatic memories, challenge negative beliefs, and develop effective coping strategies. Creating a safe therapeutic environment is paramount, allowing clients to explore their experiences at their own pace while feeling supported and validated. Psychoeducation about trauma responses and self-regulation techniques empowers individuals to manage symptoms and regain a sense of control over their lives. Additionally, I integrate mindfulness practices, relaxation techniques, and grounding exercises to promote emotional regulation and resilience. My goal is to facilitate healing, restore a sense of safety, and empower individuals to thrive beyond their traumatic experiences.
26 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Dr. Kimberly E. Johnson
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, APIT
I have worked with clients who have been traumatized as a child, teenager, adult or older adult. Trauma can occur due to emotional, physical, sexual or psychological assault. Everyone experiences and manages their trauma exposure in their own unique way. Sometimes we are not even aware of events that have happened to us or have spent a lifetime trying not to remember. Regardless, that experience can impact how we think about and treat ourselves and others. Depending on the severity and duration of that trauma, it is not uncommon for it to affect our ability to work, parent, maintain relationships, function and even tolerate being around others. I work with clients who have experienced physical and psychological abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, combat or military trauma, racism, discrimination and marginalization, sexism and violence. Everyone's story is unique and I work to help that individual process those experiences at a pace that they can manage to reclaim the life they deserve.
19 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Nicole Waters (Flowing Waters Counseling)
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Trauma can leave lasting emotional and physical effects that make it hard to feel safe or at peace, even long after the event. I offer a trauma-informed approach to help you process painful memories while focusing on safety, grounding, and rebuilding a sense of trust in yourself and others. Healing doesn't mean forgetting—it means reclaiming your strength and sense of safety.
7 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
DL, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CCTP
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.
17 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Jason Hutchings
Psychologist, PsyD
Whether you have experienced a trauma or feeling the trauma of every day life, we can work to understand what the event meant and how it has imprinted in your psyche. This can free up a lot of energy that has become trapped in being hyper vigilant, irritable, angry, fearful and depressed.
13 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Rising Phoenix Therapy - Dempsey Young, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Trauma is my BIGGEST specialty and have worked a lot across my entire career in this area. Trauma affects everyone differently, and I know that each person's journey through it is unique. Over the years, I’ve learned and applied a variety of proven techniques to help people in ways that feel right for them. Trauma can show up in many ways, like struggling with self-esteem, feeling shame, staying in unhealthy relationships, having trouble setting boundaries, times of dissociation, or feeling stuck in fight/flight/fawn mode. It can also lead to anxiety, depression, and nightmares. I believe that, together, we can work toward not just surviving, but truly healing and thriving on your path forward.
12 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Norma J. Perez
Psychologist, PhD
I have been working with individuals who have trauma and PTSD for over 20 years. For many years this was my main focus and as a evidence-based therapist I learned many different ways of treatment and developed a hybrid approach that I taught to other therapist for years. I start by helping you reduce your symptoms, then if your willing we re-process your trauma and help you look at it in a different way by identifying what is your "stuck point" and working to move that along. That in itself can also reduce remaining symptoms. With what is left, I help you move forward with your remaining symptoms and do what make you happy, despite of your symptoms. It may make you anxious to do something but at the end of the day, the joy you felt makes it worth it. Again, remember, you would be doing this with much less anxiety than when you started therapy. This a is a proven approach that has worked with so many individuals with trauma.
22 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Dr. Danielle Watkins at Sound Wellness Counseling PLLC
Counselor/Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C
When specializing in trauma and PTSD treatment, I focus on supporting individuals who have experienced deeply distressing or life-threatening events, helping them process and heal from the lasting emotional, psychological, and physical effects. This work addresses symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, hypervigilance, and avoidance, while providing a safe and structured space to explore traumatic experiences. Using evidence-based approaches like trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and grounding techniques, counseling helps clients regain a sense of safety, process difficult memories, and rebuild resilience. The goal is to empower individuals to reclaim control, restore emotional balance, and move toward healing and post-traumatic growth.
18 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Monica Thoelke
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Treating Trauma and PTSD is a multidimensional process that involves elements of Exposure therapy or Cognitive processing therapies joined with Somatic or body based approaches. My trauma treatment approaches have evolved from studying multiple methodologies for processing, giving space to and releasing trauma triggers. Healing and transformation take place at multiple levels.
16 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I work with individuals who have experienced trauma and its lasting emotional, psychological, and physiological effects. With extensive clinical experience treating trauma across community mental health and private practice settings, I incorporate biological and neurological education to help clients understand how trauma impacts the brain, body, and nervous system. I also help clients learn how to regulate the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, building skills to reduce reactivity, increase grounding, and restore a sense of internal safety. Together, we process traumatic experiences at a safe pace while strengthening emotional regulation and resilience. My approach is compassionate, structured, and trauma-informed, supporting clients as they move toward healing and integration.
16 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Roderic Burks - Integrative Mental Health
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, MS HSc, MA, LMHC, LPC
Trauma and PTSD can leave lasting effects on your emotions, relationships, and sense of safety. I help clients explore the impact of these experiences through a trauma-informed, parts-based approach, honoring the ways your system has adapted to survive. Together, we work toward healing, regulation, and reclaiming a sense of safety, self-trust, and empowerment in your life.
26 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Lois Spence
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LMHCA
I provide a space to process your trauma and we will come up with tools to navigate feelings that arose for you.
5 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA
Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
If you've experienced trauma and PTSD, I'll help you make sense of your experiences without being overwhelmed by them. Using trauma-informed approaches, I'll work with you to help calm the nervous system, process painful memories, and build resilience. Healing is possible, and I'd be honored to walk alongside you on this journey.
10 Years Experience
Online in Brier, WA (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Brier, Washington Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Brier, Washington average 15 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Trauma and PTSD (100%), Anxiety or Fears (89%), and Depression (74%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
|
| 31% |
Male |
|
| 3% |
Non-Binary |
|
| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
|
Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 50% |
Online Only |
|
Top Specialties
| 100% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 89% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 74% | Depression |
| 60% | Stress |
| 55% | Self Esteem |
| 53% | Loss or Grief |
| 44% | Social Anxiety |