Trauma Therapy

I have extensive experience treating religious/spiritual trauma and sexual trauma. In my training to become a certified sex therapist and in my doctoral program, I studied religious shame, sexual abuse, and the processes of recovery from the betrayal of infidelity.

I approach trauma with compassion and evidence-based techniques to support clients in their healing journey. Utilizing a client-centered approach, I work collaboratively with individuals to create a safe space for exploring past traumas, processing difficult emotions, and developing effective coping strategies. I aim to empower individuals to regain control over their lives and build resilience in the face of adversity.

I have over 15 years' experience working with clients who have experienced traumas, including sexual assaults and physical assaults as well as accidents and unexpected deaths of loved ones. I use scientifically supported approaches to treating the kinds of concerns that can result from trauma, including cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy to treat post-traumatic stress and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat depression.

I have spent the majority of my career as a mental health professional working with people affected by trauma. This is where my heart has always been. I utilize a number of approaches with the intention of meeting the unique needs of my clients. I am seeing children, youth and adults who are survivors and/or who apart of their world including foster and adoptive parents and bio sibs of foster and adopted children and youth.

I have a number of ways I work with people with trauma histories. Let's see if we can find the right combination that works for you.

Trauma therapy is a specialized approach aimed at helping individuals heal from the emotional and psychological effects of traumatic experiences. It involves addressing the impact of trauma on thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, while fostering resilience and promoting a sense of safety and well-being.

Trauma can have a big impact on your life, but it doesn't have to be the whole story. Trauma-focused therapy provides a place to process past memories, make new meaning from your experiences, and move forward with a greater sense of confidence and ease. Connecting with your body and present moment sensations is a key part of this process that will help you cope now while also laying the foundation for a strong and joyful future.

I approach therapy from a trauma-informed lens. I give you the resources to feel stable and grounded in your life so that we can do the deep healing work of processing the difficult seasons in your life. I approach trauma therapy holistically by using a combination of somatic and mindfulness approaches. By helping the body feel safe and regulated, your mind will begin to open up to the healing process.

I am a certified Complex Trauma and Complex PTSD Specialist. I am also a certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTP Level II). I utilize trauma reduction techniques to help clients manage their PTSD triggers and attachment wounds from the traumas they experienced. I empower clients to eliminate harmful coping skills like substance abuse, self harm, and overwhelming emotions like shame, anger, fear, anxiety and depression and develop positive life coping strategies instead.

Uses the Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model

You feel burdened by past experiences and long to heal from their impact. I specialize in trauma therapy, providing you with compassionate, trauma-informed care. You experience a safe, non-judgmental space to explore and process your trauma. My approach integrates mindfulness and evidence-based techniques to help you manage symptoms, build resilience, and reclaim your life. Together, we work towards transforming your pain into pathways for healing and growth.

Trauma therapy addresses the parts of our brain and body that are concerned with keeping us safe. In other words, our natural fight, flight, freeze responses. Processing trauma is possible when we increase our emotional regulation skills, gain awareness about our trauma triggers and develop our inner resources. A therapist's understanding of how to balance healing the past without getting overwhelmed is essential.

I specialize in Somatic Trauma Resolution to address personal, religious, sexual, epigenetic, cultural, energetic trauma imprints, as well as complex cumulative trauma and PTSD. My counseling approach is informed by specialized training in somatic trauma resolution as well as 23+ years of professional experience in massage therapy focusing on trauma healing & integration utilizing somatic bodywork modalities, spiritual counseling, and shamanic healing.

Sometimes, after we experience something traumatic, we can get stuck in survival mode. Trauma therapy helps your body and your mind heal from traumatic stress by allowing you to become unstuck. This process includes, but is not limited to, learning about what trauma and traumatic stress actually is and how it affects you, regulating your emotions and nervous system and returning to a felt sense of safety, as well as re-connecting with others and the world through healthy relationship.

My counseling style integrates various therapeutic strategies that adapt to my client's individual and unique needs

I have worked with various kinds of trauma throughout my career and have chosen to specialize in it. I always remain trauma-informed, client-centered while exploring the ways in which trauma has impacted a client's life; physically, mentally, spiritually, sexually, financially, etc.