Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Being trained in EMDR, which is the gold standard in the treatment of trauma and PTSD, allows me to work effectively in treating the negative effects of painful and traumatic experiences. The past doesn’t need to control your present anymore. Allow your brain to heal and to movee effectively process your pain so that you can move forward lighter.

I have undergone extensive post-graduate training in trauma science and treatment. I predominantly utilize ART to work through traumatic memories and symptoms. I work with single and multiple-incident trauma as well as complex and attachment/developmental trauma.

I blend in trauma-informed care into every session and phase of our work. Somatic trauma-informed values I hold for each session are: safety, the pacing of your body, establishing clear internal and external resources, honoring embodied resistance, building embodied tolerance for emotional experiences, and supporting nervous system self care rituals. I frequently work with individuals who have histories of childhood sexual, physical, and verbal abuse.

The impact of difficult early childhood experiences is well documented by the Adverse Childhood Experiences study. Symptoms of developmental trauma are the outcome having learned adaptive survival strategies. Chronic health issues, anxiety, depression, dissatisfying relationships or work issues, perfectionism, stress, a pervading sense of loneliness often point to early trauma. Therapy can help you heal and rediscover yourself, and put in place the boundaries you'd like to have in your life.

If you have been through something huge and it has taken over your life: let's talk about how to get you where you want to be. I know what it's like to feel the ground fall out from under you. I also know what it's like to think something is normal, just to find out later how horrible it really was. I never force clients to talk about things until they are ready, but I'll support your and (gently) push you to help you move forward.

Marie has extensive experience and training in many different trauma modalities. She has been trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic, and Tapping. Marie is focused on creating a safe space and helping you heal with techniques that you are comfortable with. You no longer have to have the past dictate your present or future. Take back control and find healing by booking a session with Marie today.

The world is traumatic for sensitive and empathetic people. There is so much suffering to experience and bear witness to, everything may be too chaotic or unpredictable for a sensitive nervous system, and you may not even understand how or why you react a certain way to lights, sounds, smells, textures, foods, people, environments, or intrusive thoughts/memories. Our body carries trauma and pain beyond conscious understanding, but with enough safe opportunities, can be unburdened and healed.

I have extensive experience and training in the use of evidence-based practices for the treatment of PTSD, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and the Unified Protocol. I have spent years treating PTSD symptoms resulting from community violence, partner violence, sexual assault, and combat trauma.

Trauma is an anxiety disorder that lives in the body so my approach to treating trauma is oriented through skill-building in areas of mindfulness, grounding and relaxation. All these skills will help you ease trauma reactivity by telling your nervous system: "Everything is ok" so that you can offer yourself a foundation of safety and security.

My wish is that no one ever experience any event that would lead to this set of symptoms, but unfortunately in today's world, many do. Those who are exposed to trauma might experience hyper vigilance, nightmares, or even flash backs. I utilize a combination of Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to address the symptoms caused by PTSD.

The majority of people with whom I work have co-occurring mental health issues as a result of having gone through traumatic events. I use a blend of evidenced based practices, including EMDR, in order to help people heal from painful experiences.

Living with PTSD can be an incredibly challenging, overwhelming, and isolating experience. I am here for you. I will sit with you as you share things that perhaps you've never told anyone before but are needing to talk about, hold space for all of your feelings and emotions, and offer you nervous system regulating techniques so you can continue the healing journey outside of sessions.

I have extensive training treating in PTSD as well as C-PTSD. I understand the ups and downs that trauma can take a person on and have knack for helping people to not only gain control of their lives, but to also grow and create the life they want to live.

I survived a near death car wreck at age 22 and have symptoms of PTSD. I broke my back and had to relearn how to walk. I’ve also witnessed the powerful effects of somatic exercises, ketamine assisted psychotherapy, and the help of even traditional psychotherapy DBT make a significant impact on PTSD. I have a post-traumatic growth mindset, I am grateful for all the trauma In my life because I believe it ultimately makes me stronger and I consider it a part of the alchemical process to accept it

I think of trauma as anything that is more stressful or hurtful than we knew how to handle when it happened. The impact of that can leave us with such a wide range of symptoms, from barely noticeable to crippling. What is traumatizing can vary from person to person, by age, or just what life looked like. If you are ready to work through something, be assured that you can find healing and the blessing of post-traumatic growth.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

In several of my settings since before coming to private practice, I have exclusively focused on helping people manage and process thorugh their trauma. I have focused much of my professional development on how to treat trauma in the therapeutic setting and have the most experience in working with survivors of interpersonal violence and sexual assault.