Trauma is like a infected wound that sometimes the surface layer has healed, but the damage is still continuing within. An unhealed wound can often be reopened by different triggers, and the symptoms and patterns repeat again. As your therapist, my role is guide and help you affectively "clean" and "treat" the wound, so that it can stop the damage and heal properly.
Are you feeling overwhelmed or believe that your past trauma is dictating your life? If so, I understand your suffering. I'll help you to reduce your fear & "get out of your mind's prison" by teaching you skills that are effective & guide you in learning to love yourself exactly as your are.
Traumatic experiences including the exposure to domestic violence, crime and natural disasters can lead to individuals developing PTSD. Trauma-focused therapy can help you heal from the trauma, regain a sense of control over your life and help improve your symptoms by developing coping skills to manage your symptoms, help you develop healthy thoughts about yourself, others and the world, and treat other problems often related to traumatic experiences such as depression, anxiety, and fears.
I like to use a strengths-based and trauma-centered approach to therapy. I think it is important to find balance in your life and it starts with improving coping skills, building trauma related skills and good self-care. I like a person-centered approach meaning you are in charge, we go at your speed and things should always be comfortable for you during therapy. I primarily use EMDR and mindfulness when treating trauma and PTSD.
I specialize in treating trauma and PTSD with a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Utilizing therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused CBT, I help you process and heal from traumatic experiences. My focus is on providing a safe space to explore your feelings, develop coping strategies, and build resilience. Together, we work to reduce symptoms, reclaim your sense of control, and support your journey toward recovery and emotional well-being.
I believe everyone has experienced some type of trauma in their lives whether it is a big event or certain stressful experiences that have happened in childhood or have repeated overtime in life. I know how exhausting trauma can be and it can impact many areas of your life. I have a strong passion for working with clients who have experienced trauma and/or PTSD because I have personally utilized evidence based therapies and have seen the huge relief it provides my clients and it has even been helpful in my own life. EMDR may be extremely helpful for you providing long term relief and can be done in a couple of sessions. I am dedicated to providing a warm, safe space for you to go at your own pace and I want to be there as a support for you. I often find that clients sometimes may come to therapy not realizing there is some unprocessed trauma in their life and once that is realized and worked through, everything can change for the better.
Trauma comes in many varieties. In classical PTSD we focus on Abuse, and even then, on severe and dramatic episodes of abuse. A more nuanced and sophisticated approach looks also at "small t" trauma with the same level of respect and seriousness. Neglect is a part of this. Abandonment The history of failed treatments for Trauma is epic. I believe that Shame and Trauma are at the core of psychological distress.
Trauma impacts how we view ourselves and the world around us. It can alter our sense of safety in relationships. My relational and non-judgmental approach to therapy is aimed to help you understand how trauma has affected you, provide comfort and healing, work through your current difficulties and move forward in your life that feels safe and fulfilling.