Therapy for Trauma
Symptoms are not the problem—they're the messengers.
Trauma shapes the way we see ourselves and the world.
It can live in the body, in silence, in dreams, and in the patterns we repeat without quite knowing why. You may feel stuck, anxious, detached, or overwhelmed by emotion—or you may feel numb as if something vital has gone missing. You may find that relationships feel unbalanced, overwhelming, or frustrating.
These experiences are not signs of failure. They are adaptations and protectors. And they may also be invitations—from your deeper self—asking to be listened to with care and curiosity.
You don’t have to do it alone.
Trauma-focused psychotherapy can help you explore not only what happened to you but also how those experiences shaped your inner world: your beliefs, defenses, longings, identity, and where you needed to disconnect from your whole self to get your needs met.
You can transcend your trauma. Drawing from psychodynamic and Jungian traditions, I see healing as a process of deep self-reconnection. We may work with dreams, images, stories, and unconscious material that carries meaning. We may explore the past to understand how it influences the present and how to transform it so that the past can finally remain in the past.
I hold a safe and steady pace for trauma to be witnessed without pressure. In our relationship, you don't have to perform, explain, or hide. Therapy is not about fixing you—it's about discovering the parts of you that were exiled, silenced, or hidden because it helped you initially survive.
Healing takes time, and it requires relationships to achieve it. When your whole self feels truly seen and met, it begins to soften, unfold, and reveal its wisdom. This is the journey we can embark on together.
If you feel a pull toward this kind of work, reach out. I offer a free 20-minute consultation to see whether this path—and this relationship—feels right for you.
“Not the world, not what’s outside of us, but what we hold inside traps us. We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.”
— Gabor Mate, M.D.