It’s time for you to break free from trauma and anxiety.

The pain from our past often keeps us from being fully present. Maybe there’s an event or relationship from your story that jumps to the front of your mind when you hear the word ‘trauma’— perhaps you’ve experienced significant abuse or betrayal by someone you once trusted. Or, the continuous moments of being ridiculed or ignored have added up to impact your view of yourself. Maybe you’ve had a physical experience, such as being in a car accident, that has left you feeling hypervigilant and anxious. Perhaps recurring experiences of racism, homophobia or the patriarchy have left you deeply wounded and unsure of how to trust this world and the people in it.

Whatever the trauma that you’ve faced is, you notice the impact in every facet of your life:

  • You feel unsafe in your relationships and constantly worry that others will hurt or abandon you

  • You often find yourself in a state of fight, flight, or shut down

  • You feel disconnected from the most authentic and true version of yourself

If this sounds like you, you don’t have to walk this journey alone.

Philosophy:

Often times we store trauma in our brain and bodies like we put things in the basement. It’s where all the things go that we don’t want to look at. Sometimes our tubs are labeled and organized, or sometimes not so much. As our basement gets more full, it gets harder to navigate, or becomes overwhelming.

Processing trauma in therapy is something that is best done after an established trust with the therapist. Telling your story when you aren’t ready, or you aren’t comfortable, can just be retraumatizing. When you are ready, we will walk down the basement stairs together and sit together at a tub and start to unpack it. Prior to the end of our session, we will pack the tub back up as best as we can and I will ensure you have the tools and resources to help with how you may feel afterwards.

Benefits of Processing Trauma:

  • Shift from dwelling on the past and worrying about the future. You can learn to be present with yourself

  • Overcome the unhealthy behaviors and thought patterns that you’ve adapted since your traumatic experience

  • Regulate your nervous system and calm your thoughts, so you can reconnect with your life—your authentic self can lead you, rather than your fear.