Therapy for Trauma
Trauma therapy offers a supportive, structured way to process both specific traumatic experiences and the lasting impact of childhood or early relational wounds so they no longer feel as intense or disruptive in your daily life.
Some trauma comes from single events that felt frightening or overwhelming. Other trauma develops over time — through childhood experiences, emotional neglect, or family dynamics where you had to adapt in order to cope. Both can shape how safe you feel, how you relate to others, and how your nervous system responds to stress.
Trauma therapy helps your mind and body process what has been held for a long time, so you can feel more supported, lighter, and more at ease in yourself.
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How Trauma Can Show Up in Daily Life
You may not think of yourself as having “trauma,” but you might notice its effects in everyday ways.
You might experience:
• Feeling on edge, overwhelmed, or easily overstimulated
• Emotional shutdown, numbness, or disconnection
• Strong reactions that feel hard to control
• Avoiding certain memories, situations, or conversations
• Difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships
• Guilt, shame, or a harsh inner critic
• Repeating patterns in relationships you wish would change
For mothers, trauma can also affect parenting:
• Feeling triggered by your child’s emotions or behavior
• Worrying you’re “getting it wrong” or being overly self-critical
• Feeling emotionally flooded, shut down, or irritable
• Wanting to be present but feeling tense or on edge
These patterns are not signs that you’re failing — they are signs your nervous system adapted to difficult experiences. Trauma therapy helps your system update those old survival patterns so daily life can feel more manageable, connected, and steady.
How Trauma Therapy Helps
Trauma therapy focuses on helping your nervous system and emotional memory process experiences that were too overwhelming at the time. The goal is not to erase the past, but to reduce the emotional intensity so memories feel integrated rather than re-lived.
I draw from Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR helps the brain process distressing memories so they feel less emotionally charged. CBT helps you understand and shift patterns in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors shaped by past experiences.
Together, this approach supports both emotional healing and practical tools for daily life. Over time, many women experience fewer triggers, more emotional steadiness, and a greater sense of ease and self-trust.