Trauma and PTSD
Trauma impacts many aspects of our lives. It can affect our ability to form healthy relationships, regulate our emotions, and feel a sense of safety and security in the world. However, with the right support and tools, it is possible to heal from trauma and move forward.
My Approach
I work with single-incident, complex, and developmental trauma, including childhood abuse and neglect. My approach to trauma therapy is gentle and collaborative. I use a combination of S.A.F.E. EMDR, cognitive approaches, and attachment-based therapy to help you process traumatic memories and experiences in a safe and effective way.
What is S.A.F.E. EMDR?
S.A.F.E. EMDR is a somatic and attachment approach to treating trauma that uses rapid eye movements to help the brain process traumatic memories and experiences. This approach can help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and help you move towards healing and recovery.
What are CBT and DBT?
Cognitive approaches like cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy helps us identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors that are contributing to trauma symptoms, and build skills to regulate emotions, manage relationships, and cope with distress.
What is attachment-focused therapy?
Attachment-focused therapy is another powerful tool in treating trauma and PTSD, particularly developmental trauma and childhood abuse or neglect. This approach helps us explore your early relationships and how you might have been impacted by them. We'll work together to identify any disruptions or disconnections that may have contributed to your trauma and work to establish healthier attachments in your life.
I can help you to:
Learn about trauma and how it affects the mind and body
Learn resourcing tools to help you with emotion regulation and stay within your window of tolerance
Change unhelpful thoughts about the trauma that are contributing to symptoms
Reprocess traumatic memories so that the traumatic memories and experiences have less power over you
Develop a deeper understanding of your attachment patterns, and how they may be impacting you now
Better understand how you adapted to and survived difficult experiences, and how that is impacting you now