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THERAPY FOR TRAUMA & PTSD

FIND HEALING FROM THE PAST

ONLINE IN LAGUNA NIGUEL AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA & VIRGINIA

THERAPY FOR TRAUMA & PTSD

Find support & healing from painful experiences.

Sometimes, unplanned painful life experiences or negative self beliefs get stuck in our bodies, making it difficult to live life as you hoped.

 

Maybe you know exactly what has caused this—a single event, or a cluster of events—or you aren't quite sure. You just know that for a long time, daily life and relationships with others feels monumentally difficult, and you feel bound to the intense emotional and physical reactions you're having. â€‹â€‹

YOU'RE READY TO get a handle ON THE TRAUMA RESPONSE.

Does this sound familiar?

  • You've been feeling fearful, exhausted, overwhelmed and numb

  • You're experiencing racing thoughts, sleepless nights, flashbacks and nightmares 

  • You're struggling with guilt and shame, or even a moral injury

  • You can't engage in the relationships around you because you've lost trust in the world

Find freedom from the past so you can live the life you want.

HOW THERAPY FOR TRAUMA WORKS

I specialize in fostering an inviting and enduringly safe place to be, no matter what's happened to you.

Working through difficult past experiences is a DELICATE thing. You may know exactly what happened to cause the reactions you're noticing. For others, one of the ways you have survived is to block it from your present. The emotions or reactions you are having because of such events are normal. In supporting your healing, I will introduce various evidence-based approaches such as: EMDR, somatic and mindfulness therapy techniques and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) techniques.
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Together, I will help you ...
 

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  • Explore the significant event, or cluster of events

  • Identify the resulting emotional or physical reactions you're experiencing

  • ​Uncover any limiting self talk or belief you're having because of the event

  • Practice how to express and cope with the emotions or memories related to the event

  • Learn practical resources and skills to feel in control of the automatic responses your body and mind are having

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As we work through your past and present, and help you explore how you would like to move on, you may find it necessary to take breaks from therapy. That is OK. Healing takes time, and I am here to support you.​​

NO MATTER WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON, WE WILL  go at your pace.

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