Your trauma may be in the past, but you're noticing just how much its impact still weighs on you.
Perhaps you’re struggling with…
Trusting or opening up to people
Trusting yourself and your own decision-making
Feelings of guilt or shame that encompass everything you do
Avoiding places, people, or activities you want to do because they remind you of a traumatic past
Being in fight-or-flight mode too often, unable to relax
Nightmares, flashbacks, or intrusive thoughts about the trauma making it hard for you to live in the present moment
Feeling numb and disconnected from people in your life
Although some of these symptoms may be normal reactions after a traumatic event or significant loss, if they go on for a long time and start to interfere with your life, it may be time to seek additional support.

The path to healing may seem daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone - there are treatments that can help.
Traumatic experiences sometimes change the way we view ourselves, others, and the world, and it’s only natural to want to avoid reminders of the trauma at all costs. However, holding onto unhelpful beliefs and avoidance can keep us stuck in the trauma response cycle, make our worlds smaller, and prevent healing in the long run.
I specialize in helping people recover from highly stressful or traumatic experiences, such as sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, and traumatic loss of a loved one. I offer evidence-based therapies for PTSD to help individuals process painful memories and thoughts about the trauma and regain control of their own lives.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
In CPT, we will take a close look at the thoughts and beliefs that stemmed from your trauma, determine whether they are useful to keep around, and create new perspectives and understanding of your trauma.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
In PE, we will gradually approach trauma-related memories and feelings that you may have been avoiding. We will also create a plan for you to begin approaching places and situations that trauma has kept from you.
Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
In WET, I will guide you to write about the traumatic experience in session, and we will process the writing experience together to develop new ways of thinking about the trauma and its meaning.
Each of these treatments has been shown to be similarly effective in helping people reduce PTSD symptoms and distress. I’ve had the privilege of witnessing relief, recovery, and post-traumatic growth in a short period of time (often in 6-12 sessions) in many of my clients. Reach out to see if these treatments can help you, too.
FAQs
We can figure this out together during our initial sessions. I can tell you about each approach and answer your questions, and you can tell me what you want to proceed with. There are no wrong options; each of them can help you process your trauma and reclaim your power from it.
How do I know which trauma therapy is right for me?
What types of trauma do you have experience working with?
Through my training and career in different settings, including universities, outpatient clinics, hospitals, and VA medical centers, I’ve had the honor of working with clients with a wide range of trauma. In particular, I specialize in working with women with histories of sexual trauma and reproductive trauma (e.g., traumatic birth, perinatal losses due to miscarriage or stillbirth) that have caused lasting effects on their sense of trust, safety, self-esteem, and relationships with others.
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