What Makes This Therapy Trauma‑Focused?
When therapy is trauma‑informed, everything we do is grounded in safety, choice, and consent.
This approach recognizes how trauma impacts the nervous system, emotions, memory, and relationships. You won’t be expected to retell painful stories or go places you’re not ready for. Instead, we build tools for staying present, resourced, and empowered—so when (or if) we explore trauma, you feel in control.
Why Somatic?
“Somatic” simply means body‑based. While traditional talk therapy focuses on thoughts, somatic therapy invites the body into the conversation. Because trauma often lives in the body—tight shoulders, shallow breath, racing heart, frozen stillness—this work helps you gently tune into and shift those sensations.
You might learn how to:
- Recognize when your nervous system is activated (fight/flight/freeze/fawn)
- Use grounding and movement to bring yourself back to center
- Release tension stored in muscles or held in breath patterns
- Cultivate a felt sense of safety and connection
The goal isn’t to fix you. It’s to help you feel more like yourself again.
What This Might Look Like in Session
This work is collaborative and deeply attuned to what your system needs. Every session is different, but it might include:
- Nervous system education so you understand what’s happening in your body
- Breathwork, grounding, or body awareness practices
- Mindfulness and movement to regulate overwhelm or shutdown
- Naming emotional experiences without getting stuck in them
- Building capacity to feel and release emotion safely
You’ll never be pushed beyond your readiness. We check in often, and your voice leads.
Who Is This For?
This approach is especially supportive for:
- Trauma survivors (developmental, relational, medical, systemic, sexual, etc.)
- People who feel disconnected from their bodies or emotions
- Highly sensitive people or those with chronic stress
- Anyone feeling “stuck” in talk therapy or wanting something more embodied
Whether your trauma is big, small, recent, or old—it matters. You matter. And your healing can begin right where you are.
You Don’t Have to Talk It All Out
One of the biggest misconceptions about trauma therapy is that you have to tell your story in full. You don’t. In fact, for many people, focusing on the felt experience—the breath, the tension, the way emotions move through the body—can be more healing than rehashing details.
You get to choose what we explore, how we explore it, and when.
This Work is Gentle. It’s Respectful. It’s Yours.
You don’t have to dig deep or retraumatize yourself to heal. You just need a space that honors your body’s pace, your voice, and your truth.
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