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Trauma and PTSD
Trauma doesn't always look the way we expect. It is not only combat or large-scale disasters. It is the childhood where safety was never quite certain. It is the relationship that left you questioning your own reality, or the accident you still cannot think about without your heart pounding. It can be the years of something that was hard to name, but left a mark all the same.
If a part of you is still stuck in something that happened, even if it was a long time ago, that is not weakness. That is how trauma works in the nervous system. And it is entirely possible to heal from it.
Trauma can look like:
Being afraid to fall asleep because of intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares
Avoiding the things we need, new experiences or things we love due to past memories
Feeling numb or disconnected from yourself or others
Hypervigilance, always scanning for danger even when you are safe or jumping at noises
Difficulty trusting other people
Pervasive shame, self-blame, or a persistent sense of being damaged
Unexplained physical tension, pain, or somatic symptoms that the medical field hasn't been able to explain
Our approach
Traditional talk therapy focuses heavily on the mind. While understanding your thoughts is incredibly valuable, trauma, chronic stress, and deep-seated emotional patterns are physically stored in the body.
Somatic therapy bridges this gap. Instead of just analyzing the story of your past, we tune into the physical sensations of the present. By working directly with your nervous system, we can gently release trapped stress, rewrite automatic survival responses, and create lasting emotional freedom. Our approach is always tailored to the individual, with careful attention to stabilization, skills, and safety before any processing work begins.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
helps you build psychological flexibility, reduce avoidance, and develop skills for moving through trauma responses with compassion and clarity.
DBT-informed approaches
Trauma often leaves the nervous system overwhelmed. DBT tools help with emotional regulation, grounding, and creating more stability during the healing process.
Somatic Therapy
is a body-centered approach that addresses the physical aspects of psychological trauma. It operates on the principle that trauma, chronic stress, and survival responses (like fight, flight, or freeze) become trapped in the nervous system rather than just stored as mental memories.
Common questions
What is the difference between trauma and PTSD?
Trauma refers broadly to the psychological and physiological impact of overwhelming experiences. PTSD is a specific clinical diagnosis characterized by intrusive symptoms, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and hyperarousal persisting for more than one month. Not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD.
What does trauma therapy feel/look like?
Trauma therapy shouldn't feel re-traumatizing, rushed, or overwhelming. Our approach centers on teaching you safety and grounding from the start, giving you agency in pacing and topics so you never feel pushed too quickly, providing skills to regulate your nervous system between sessions, and processing that honors your individual capacity.
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