Therapy for Trauma/PTSD

When the past continues to affect the present—

Trauma can change the way you experience yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. Even when an experience is in the past, your body and nervous system may continue to respond as though you are still in danger.

You may feel constantly on alert, easily startled, overwhelmed by certain situations, or disconnected from your emotions. You may experience intrusive memories or nightmares, avoid situations that remind you of what happened, or find yourself reacting more strongly than you would like.

Sometimes trauma doesn't feel like a specific memory at all. It can show up as anxiety, difficulty trusting others, problems with boundaries, shame, emotional numbness, or a persistent sense that something isn't quite right.

Therapy can help you begin to experience these patterns differently.

When knowing the story isn't enough

Talking about what happened can be an important part of healing. But trauma isn't held only in our memories or thoughts. Experiences that overwhelm our ability to cope can also become embedded in the nervous system and body.

This is why simply understanding what happened isn't always enough to create change.

My approach integrates experiential psychotherapy with trauma reprocessing techniques. We pay attention not only to the story of what happened, but also to what is happening within you now—your emotions, bodily sensations, impulses, and ways of responding.

Together, we can gently explore the patterns that developed in response to what you've experienced and work toward changing the way those experiences continue to affect you.

Reprocessing what still feels unresolved

When appropriate, I incorporate trauma reprocessing approaches, including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), to help you process distressing memories and experiences.

Trauma reprocessing is not about erasing what happened or pretending it didn't matter. Rather, the goal is to help your brain and nervous system recognize that the experience belongs in the past, so that it no longer has to influence your present in the same way.

As the emotional intensity of unresolved experiences begins to shift, you may find greater freedom in how you respond to yourself, to others, and to the world around you.

Healing beyond the trauma

Trauma healing isn't only about reducing symptoms. It's also about reconnecting with the parts of yourself that may have become hidden, protected, or disconnected along the way. Therapy can help you develop a greater sense of safety within yourself, strengthen your ability to trust your own perceptions and needs, and become less defined by what happened to you.

The goal isn't to erase your past. It's to help you experience your past differently—so it no longer has to determine your present.

Trauma & PTSD therapy in California

I provide individual psychotherapy for adults in California, integrating experiential, somatic, and trauma-informed approaches according to your needs and goals.

If you are struggling with the effects of trauma or PTSD, you don't have to navigate the healing process alone. Therapy can provide a space to slow down, understand what is happening, and begin creating a different relationship with what you've experienced.