Virtual Trauma Therapy

TRAUMA ISN'T JUST WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S WHAT'S STILL HAPPENING INSIDE YOU.

Healing that moves beyond insight... into your body, your nervous system, and the parts of you still carrying old weight.

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​Why Your Body Holds the Key

​MORE THAN UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED

Trauma isn't only what happened to you — it's what happens inside you when something is too much, too fast, too long, or too alone. Sometimes it comes from one overwhelming event. Sometimes it builds slowly, through years of not being fully seen or supported.
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Either way, you adapted. You may have learned to disconnect from your body, suppress emotion, stay busy, or stay vigilant. Those weren't weaknesses — they were intelligent ways of getting through it.
But what once helped you survive can make it hard to fully live.

​The Integrated Approach

AN INTEGRATIVE, EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH

Because trauma lives in the body as much as the mind, healing often takes more than talking. My approach draws from four modalities, each offering a different way in:

• Somatic Experiencing — listening to the body's language and gently working with nervous system patterns
• EMDR -- helping unresolved experiences become integrated memories that belong to the past
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) — understanding the parts of you that adapted to protect you, with curiosity instead of judgment
• Expressive Arts Therapy — accessing what words alone can't reach, through movement, image, and creative expression

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​What Shifts in Our Work

Healing happens in relationship, too. When you've spent years adapting to disconnection or having your experience overlooked, therapy becomes a place to experience something different.

• You're witnessed, not judged. Your experience is heard and reflected back — at a pace your system can actually tolerate.
• You reconnect with your body. Sensation, tension, and emotion become information instead of something to avoid.
• Your patterns start to loosen. The ways you learned to survive stop being the only ways you know how to live.

FAQS ABOUT TRAUMA THERAPY

• What’s the difference between shock trauma and developmental trauma?
  

​Shock trauma often refers to a specific overwhelming event or experience, such as an accident, assault, or natural disaster. Developmental trauma develops over time, often through experiences in childhood or important relationships. Both can affect the nervous system, relationships, emotions, and the way we experience ourselves.

• Do I need to talk about what happened in detail?
  

No. You never have to share more than feels safe or helpful. Trauma therapy can focus on what you notice in your body, emotions, relationships, and present-day life without requiring you to tell every detail of what happened.

• What if I don’t know how to “feel” my emotions?
  

​That’s completely okay. Many people have learned to disconnect from, suppress, or intellectualize their emotions as a way of coping. We can start wherever you are and gently build awareness of what’s happening in your body, thoughts, and emotions at a pace that feels manageable.

• How is this different from traditional talk therapy?
  

​Trauma therapy can include talking, but it also pays attention to the body, nervous system, emotions, relationships, and the ways we protect ourselves. Depending on your needs, we may incorporate approaches such as somatic therapy, EMDR, IFS/parts work, and expressive arts to support healing beyond simply understanding your experiences intellectually.

• Can we do this over telehealth?
  

​​Yes. Trauma therapy can be effective through telehealth, and many of the approaches I use can be adapted beautifully to online sessions. We can work together to create a comfortable, private space where you can notice and explore what’s happening in your body and emotions from the safety of your own home.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP

​SURVIVING THE PAST

Together, we can create enough safety for you to begin living more fully in the present.

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