Trauma
Trauma is a response to deeply distressing events that can overwhelm your ability to cope. It leaves you feeling helpless, diminishes your sense of self, and may limit your range of emotions. Trauma can lead the mind and body to become stuck in patterns of misinterpreting information, triggering fight, flight, or freeze responses even in non-threatening situations. It overwhelms the nervous system, altering how we process and recall memories.
When addressing trauma, we always proceed at your pace, emphasizing trust, connection, and safety. Initially, our focus is on building skills for nervous system regulation, helping you self-regulate and ground yourself when overwhelmed. This may involve mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, movement, or guided meditations. Subsequently, we delve into understanding how trauma has affected your perceptions of both yourself and others. Integrating physical movement into this phase of treatment enables exploration of physical and emotional reactions from different angles. A fundamental aspect of your healing journey is empowerment, along with the process of relearning how to establish safety in your mind and body.
In order to heal and make progress toward wellness, you must feel connected and safe within the therapeutic relationship. I strive to meet you where you are and create a safe space for exploration and healing. I draw from a variety of therapeutic modalities. I will work to integrate cognitive behavioral approaches, existential theory, practical coping, and mindfulness.