TRAUMA & COMPLEX TRAUMA THERAPY

For adults who are tired of carrying this alone

You've carried this long enough. And it's starting to feel impossible.

Maybe you've tried to move on—but your body keeps reacting in ways you don't understand. Maybe you're overwhelmed, numb, or exhausted. Maybe you've survived things no one ever helped you process.

This isn't because you're weak or broken. It's because your body learned how to survive.

You don't have to keep doing this alone.

Wash of cold river / over my body

— H.D., Sea Garden

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Trauma can feel like...

  • Getting overwhelmed by things that "shouldn't" be overwhelming

  • Shutting down or going numb when emotions rise

  • Chronic tension or dread

  • Sudden anger, panic, or freeze responses

  • Repeating painful relational patterns

  • Shame that sits under everything

  • A sense that the past is still happening inside you

It makes sense. Your nervous system adapted to protect you. And with the right support, it can also heal.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S UNBEARABLE

Some people come to trauma therapy after decades of managing alone.

Others come at 24, when they first realize: This isn't normal. This isn't just how life is supposed to feel.

Both are exactly the right time.

You don't need years of suffering to justify getting help.
You don't need to wait until you "can't function."
You don't need to prove your trauma is "bad enough."

If your past is affecting your present—your relationships, your body, your sense of self, your ability to move forward—that's enough.

Early intervention isn't about being "weak" or "unable to handle it."

It's about refusing to spend your whole life repeating patterns you didn't choose.

Whether you're 23 or 53, the work is the same: helping your nervous system finally feel safe enough to let go.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRAUMA THERAPY

Good trauma therapy is never about pushing you into overwhelm. It's about helping your nervous system feel safe enough to soften and finally let go.

My approach integrates:

Existential–Phenomenological Therapy
We slow down, explore meaning, and understand how your lived experience shaped your emotions, body, and identity.

EMDR
A structured method for processing memories that still hold emotional charge. It helps your brain integrate what was overwhelming.

Brainspotting
A deeper-access modality for trauma stored beneath words. Especially helpful for clients who feel shut down, numb, or frozen.

Flash Technique
A gentle, low-distress method used before EMDR when traumatic material feels too overwhelming. Clients often say: "Finally doing trauma work without falling apart."

KAP Preparation & Integration
For clients approved by a medical prescriber, I offer therapeutic preparation, presence during dosing, and integration afterward.

Relational Trauma Work
Trauma heals in connection. I bring warmth, steadiness, and attunement so you can safely experience emotions and parts of yourself that had to be shut down.

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WORK WITH ME

Clients describe our work as:

Calm • Grounding • Clear • Emotionally safe • Slow enough to stay regulated • Deep enough to create real change • Validating without coddling • Challenging without pushing • Steady

You don't have to tell your entire story at once. You don't have to "be strong." You get to bring your real, unfiltered self—even the parts that feel confused, ashamed, or disconnected.

WHAT BEGINS TO SHIFT

Trauma therapy can help you:

  • Feel more present and grounded

  • Understand your reactions

  • Regulate emotions without fear

  • Reconnect with your body

  • Rebuild trust in yourself

  • Have healthier relationships

  • Step out of survival mode

  • Build a coherent sense of identity

Clients often tell me: "I feel more like myself again." "It finally makes sense." "I feel safe in my body."

FAQ

  • No. Flash Technique, EMDR, Brainspotting, and relational pacing allow us to work effectively without retelling painful events.

  • We slow down, orient, and work with the shutdown itself. It's part of the process—not a setback.

  • Most clients use a combination. Flash Technique often comes first to reduce overwhelm. When ready, EMDR or Brainspotting takes the work deeper.

  • Good trauma therapy is never forced. We go at a pace that keeps you safe, grounded, and connected.

  • If you've surfaced trauma through psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, or other psychedelic experiences and need help processing what came up, I provide specialized integration therapy. Post-psychedelic overwhelm?

You deserve a life that feels like your own

You don't have to keep living in survival mode. Healing is slow, steady, relational—and possible.

If you're ready to begin, I'm here.

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