Trauma can leave its mark long after an event is over, in how you sleep, react to reminders, trust other people, or feel in your own body. Therapy gives you a structured way to work through those effects at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions are available in person and online.
We work with adults who have been through a single event, such as an accident or assault, and with those whose trauma built up over time, such as childhood abuse or neglect, medical trauma, or loss. You do not need a diagnosis to seek help.
How Trauma Therapy Works
Treatment usually begins with safety and stability. Before any work on difficult memories, your clinician helps you build ways to manage distress, sleep, and strong emotions, and agrees with you on the pace.
When you are ready, the work turns to the memories and reminders that still cause distress. Approaches such as EMDR are structured so that you do not have to retell every detail to make progress, and you can slow down or pause whenever you need.
What We Help With
PTSD and Single-Event Trauma
Intrusive memories, nightmares, and a heightened startle response after an accident, assault, or other frightening event.
Childhood and Complex Trauma
Long-term effects of abuse, neglect, or an unsafe home on trust, self-worth, and relationships.
Medical Trauma
Distress that follows a serious illness, injury, hospital stay, or medical procedure.
Grief and Traumatic Loss
Sudden or violent loss, or grief that feels stuck.
Anxiety, Sleep, and Feeling on Guard
Staying constantly alert, feeling jumpy, or being unable to sleep or relax.
Triggers and Strong Reactions
Emotional or physical reactions to reminders that feel out of proportion, and their effect on relationships and work.
Approaches We Use
EMDR
A structured, eight-phase therapy in which you focus on parts of a distressing memory while following guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, to help the memory feel less distressing. Learn more about EMDR
Trauma-Informed CBT
Cognitive and behavioral strategies adapted for the way trauma affects beliefs about safety, blame, and trust.
Skills for Settling Strong Emotions
DBT and mindfulness-based skills for managing intense emotions and calming your body when you feel overwhelmed.
Relational and Attachment-Focused Therapy
Sessions that explore how earlier experiences shape trust, closeness, and the way you relate to others now.
What to Expect
You don’t need to have it all figured out before you reach out.
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A Free Consultation
We talk briefly about what you are experiencing and match you with a clinician whose training and style fit.
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Getting to Know Your Situation
Your clinician learns about you and your history, at a pace you are comfortable with, then agrees on goals with you.
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Building and Practicing Your Plan
Sessions are usually weekly to start, 45–60 minutes. You build stability first, then work on difficult memories when you are ready, and your clinician checks in on progress regularly.
Care That Connects Across Specialties
Trauma often affects other parts of life, such as anxiety, relationships, and parenting. Our clinicians work across specialties, so care can adjust as your needs do.
- Adult individual therapy for the full range of adult concerns
- Anxiety and panic when worry or panic is part of the picture
- EMDR therapy for more on how the method works
- Grief and transitions for loss and life changes
- Couples therapy when trauma is affecting your relationship
- Art therapy for adults as another way to work with experiences that are hard to put into words
