Trauma Support Counseling

Therapy for Trauma and PTSD

Trauma has a way of living in the body long after the event has passed. When an experience is overwhelming, the nervous system may not fully process what happened. The memory can remain stuck, surfacing later as strong emotions, bodily sensations, or beliefs that feel disproportionate to what is actually happening now. This is often why people repeat patterns they rationally understand yet still feel unable to change.

In our work together, we move toward these places slowly and with care, giving your nervous system the safety it needs to finally digest what was once too much to hold. I draw on a range of trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured, research-backed therapy developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987. When a memory has not been fully processed, it can remain frozen in the nervous system, disconnected from the brain's natural ability to integrate and make sense of it. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation while you hold a difficult memory in mind, noticing what arises in your body. This bilateral stimulation process appears to activate the brain's own healing mechanism, allowing the memory to be reprocessed so that it loses its charge. You do not forget what happened, but it no longer holds the same grip on your present.