Trauma Therapy

Recovery and resiliency

Drawing from approaches inspired by van der Kolk’s work on the nervous system & body-based therapies, I integrate somatic practices, mindfulness, & relational approaches to help clients reconnect with themselves, reduce stress responses, & reestablish safety within their bodies. Inspired by Brown’s emphasis on resilience & empathy, I also prioritize creating a compassionate space where clients can process trauma without judgment, rebuild self-compassion, & ultimately move toward healing.

Certified in Anchored Resource Therapy (Formerly AIR Network Therapy) for PTSD, DID, religious abuse, from a multicultural, poly- queer- gender-affirming, feminist approach. I utilize a blend of research-based neuroscience with art materials to facilitate unique processing of trauma and expression with clients. As a trauma specialist clinician, I have advanced training in neurology-based trauma psychology. We often work to make the "intolerable" tolerable.

I'm trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy. CPT helps you learn to change some of your unhelpful thoughts that keep you stuck in your trauma symptoms and learn to not avoid your feelings and your life. You will learn to value yourself, set boundaries with others, and make time for self-care.

Trauma is a far to underdiagnosed causal factor in many diseases. Given the DSM is a controversial tool, I aim to focus my practice from a trauma-focused and BIPOC-centered Harm Reduction lens to improve outcomes and honor the many alternative ways that healing is possible aside from simply taking a pill (although that is often helpful at times, it is and has never been a single solution).

I have worked with survivors of domestic and interpersonal violence where I helped people work through the impacts of trauma and grief with sensitivity, gentleness, and understanding. Additionally, I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-based approach healing centered around healing trauma and creating wellbeing.

I have experience using TF-CBT working with clients who experienced trauma from childhood, and adulthood. I will help you identify your triggers and healthy ways to cope with them. We will explore how your thoughts, feelings and behaviors are connected to your trauma. I will help you explore your strengths, resilience, and appreciation for life and possibilities for change. Which will help to transition from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth. https://www.mountainstherapy.com/

I practice Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. EMDR is a is a type of trauma therapy that allows your brain to go over the details of past events that still affect you. You don’t need to have PTSD to get help from EMDR! EMDR is “three pronged”—it’s focused on the past, present, and future. We want to target the past memories and events, current triggers you’re experiencing now, and how you’d like to respond to these triggers in the future.

We work with individuals and couples who have endured a trauma helping them learn to thrive again. We utilize a combination of grounding and resource building techniques, cognitive therapies, and most importantly, EMDR therapy to help the client move past the traumas that are holding them back from an empowered life.

I work from a perspective that all clients have experienced some form of trauma across their life. With that in mind, I have received over 50 hours of trauma informed training and a trauma informed certificate. It's important to work with the client from wherever they are, in order to help them address it and move forward.

Have you found yourself having emotional reactions to daily events as a result of past experiences? If you have experienced visual images related to past trauma, reoccurring emotional states, or even nightmares or physical reactions, trauma therapy can help you heal. I am experienced in PTSD and trauma therapy, and am here to help you find your way to wellness and emotional equilibrium.

Trauma results from exposure to an incident or series of events that are emotionally disturbing or life-threatening. Everyone will experience some level of trauma in their lives, but not everyone will develop lasting adverse side effects.

When working with DID, I utilize trauma-informed and attachment-based treatment based on the structural dissociation model. The first focus is stabilization and improved system communication. CPT is an evidence-based treatment that is highly effective and has 30 years of use and studies behind it. This treatment is utilized for PTSD, does not require the person to disclose lots of details about their trauma, and is completed in about 12 sessions.

As a trauma-informed therapist, I will assume that you have had experiences that may have deeply affected you, and they recognize and respond to you in a way that emphasizes safety, collaboration, and empowerment.

Each person on staff receives training specifically in trauma when on-boarding and supervision is trauma-informed as well.

I use careful assessment and over 10 years of clinical experience to help you choose an evidence based model or combination of skills that is right for you. Some clients prefer to stick with a protocol because they enjoy clear structure, organization and a plan. Other clients prefer to pick and choose skills within each model to offer more curation. Both are effective. I will offer you a menu of options which includes cognitive processing therapy, PE, and contextual trauma skills

A focus on grounding, safety, and containment as well as processing and rebuilding relating to trauma.

Trauma trained and trauma informed to practice with evidence based interventions and approach.

I have specific training in treating trauma, including Trauma Resiliency Model, and other modalities that are able to clear trauma with ease.