Trauma Therapy

I'm a Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) who has worked in and around traumatic situations for over a decade. I also have personal experience with trauma and recovery. I've studied to create a specialty in working with people who are struggling with secondary traumatic exposure, but the truth is, those of us most at risk for vicarious trauma have our own trauma histories. I work to help untangle those complexities for healing and resilience.

I approach trauma therapy with a comprehensive framework tailored to each client's needs. Drawing from modalities like EMDR, somatic therapies, and emotionally focused therapy, I guide clients through a process of understanding and healing traumatic experiences. Together, we address symptoms, process memories, and build resilience, fostering empowerment and emotional well-being. My goal is to create a safe space where clients can explore and integrate their experiences.

I have extensive training and experience working with clients struggling with traumatic stress. The key to overcoming trauma is to activate the traumatic stress within a healing and restorative relationship. With client suffering from traumatic stress reactions, we process the ways in which trauma gets trapped in the body and ways to release its grip. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a very effective approach we may apply.

I use an eclectic approach to address trauma in therapy: combining EMDR, narrative therapy, TF-CBT, person centered therapy and other approaches, in order to tailor therapy to the client.

My approach to trauma therapy infuses a systems lens, feminist/multiculturalist psychotherapies, stage-based trauma therapies, attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, relational approaches, body-oriented (somatic) modalities, creative approaches, experiential psychotherapy, existential psychotherapy, depth psychology. This diverse skill set allows me to employ a multitude of empirically backed psychotherapies while being very real and approachable with my clients. This kind of integrative model allows me to help clients feel what they need to feel, process what they need to process, and grow in the ways they need to grow so they can create the lives they wish to lead.

I have been utilizing Trauma-Focused CBT in my practice for the past 5 years. TF-CBT is an evidence-based practice that involves learning about how trauma influences us across various domains and leads to unhelpful responses to trauma reminders (sometimes called triggers). While primarily utilized with children and adolescents, my extensive training in this modality has helped me to develop a foundational understanding of how to treat the impacts of trauma across the life span.

People who experience trauma experience a wide-range of symptoms, including, emotional overwhelm, numbing, decreased concentration, irritability, chronic pain, substance abuse, shame, depression, and anxiety. Trauma informed therapy understands that these symptoms are a reflection of a nervous system that is in rough shape. I bring a variety of skills to my work with survivors, including TIST, psychoeducation, mindfulness, and somatic skills, to help people reclaim enjoyment in life.

I have a Certificate of Advanced Study in Trauma Informed Care from Syracuse University and I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). I have extensive knowledge and experience in working with complex trauma, childhood trauma, and PTSD. There is no one size fits all approach to finding a way forward following traumatic experiences. I can tailor your therapy to meet your specific needs.

I entered the field of psychotherapy to process and help others process the trauma of exile, forced migration, genocide and war. My work in last 25 years has been about finding ways to individually and collectively, make meaning after large scale violence. Delving into the subject has allowed me to touch more broadly on issues of colonialism, racism, religion and spirituality, migration, intergenerational transmission of trauma, resilience and pride.

I use a variety of techniques to treat trauma. Trauma's impact is unique to each person and I collaborate with you to identify a treatment that will best fit you, whether it is EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, or other strategies.

When working with DID, I utilize trauma-informed and attachment-based treatment based on the structural dissociation model. The first focus is stabilization and improved system communication. CPT is an evidence-based treatment that is highly effective and has 30 years of use and studies behind it. This treatment is utilized for PTSD, does not require the person to disclose lots of details about their trauma, and is completed in about 12 sessions.

Trauma trained and trauma informed to practice with evidence based interventions and approach.

I am a Certified Trauma Professional and offer an integrative approach that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing, coping skills, mindfulness, and trauma-informed yoga.

I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for the treatment of trauma and PTSD. For those who have experienced a single-incident trauma, like a car accident or natural disaster, ART can provide relief in very few sessions.

-Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute Level I Trauma Themes training 2021 -Maiberger Institute EMDR training 2021

Trauma therapy is a kind of therapy that helps people deal with tough experiences and how those experiences affect their emotions and mental health. It can help people: - Handle symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues - Learn ways to cope - Heal and recover - Build trust in themselves and others - Address harmful beliefs - Boost their confidence

There are several ways to treat trauma, and through my years of growth as a therapist, I have gained significant knowledge in the importance of acknowledging how our body holds on to trauma and how "the body keeps the score." Somatic based interventions are what I use primarily throughout trauma therapy treatment and I focus on helping clients develop coping skills before deep diving into processing trauma so that they have a foundation to foster feelings of safety through the therapy process.