Trauma Lives in the Body
You can know intellectually that something is over and still feel it like it's now. That's not a failure of will — it's how the nervous system stores overwhelm. Effective trauma therapy works with the body, not just the story.
What We Treat
- Single-incident trauma (accidents, assaults, medical events)
- Complex and developmental trauma
- PTSD and its variants
- Trauma underneath depression, anxiety, addiction, or relationship patterns
- Identity-based trauma, including racial and queer minority stress
Methods We Use
- EMDR. Recommended by the APA, WHO, and VA for PTSD. Works with bilateral stimulation to help stuck memories integrate.
- Somatic experiencing and body-based work. Helps the nervous system complete the responses that got stuck.
- Trauma-focused CBT and CPT. Effective for PTSD, especially when narrative reorganization is needed.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS). Particularly useful for complex trauma, where different parts of the self carry different pieces of the experience.
Pacing Matters
Trauma work that goes too fast retraumatizes. Trauma work that goes too slow doesn't move. We pace deliberately, build resources first, and check in frequently about whether the work is feeling tolerable. You're in the driver's seat.