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Healing Trauma
You deserve to heal from trauma, not just cope with it
Do you feel exhausted from constantly feeling overpowered by trauma?
You’ve tried to change things, but nothing seems to work for long. You probably have some good moments or even days, but they always seem to cave into pain, sadness, and anger. Your traumatic memories or emotions almost seem like they’re waiting to come back and haunt you. And you’ve tried everything you can think of. You learned all the thought strategies and behavior skills multiple times. Maybe they help sometimes but they’re not as useful as they used to be. You’ve been on medicine, read what helps other people, talked endlessly with anyone you think you can trust. Maybe you sleep or get drunk or high just to turn off the noise and pain in your head and body.
You might have even done regular talk therapy before, and it didn’t work.
No matter what, you’re overwhelmed, like your head is being held underwater
You feel disconnected from life. You’re watching it pass by, doing all you can not to scream
You feel stupid for not being able to get over it because “it happened so long ago,” “it wasn’t that bad,” or “lots of people have it worse”
You struggle with physical problems like chronic digestive issues, poor sleep, headaches, tightness in your chest, and like you can’t catch a full breath
You have nightmares, flashbacks, or haunting memories
You don’t trust yourself or other people. And your relationships are suffering
You never feel totally safe or relaxed. You’re constantly on guard
You’re drowning. It feels hopeless. How could things actually be different?
I know. And I’m so sorry.
Hold on. There’s hope.
You can heal your trauma so you can stop coping and start living.
Right. But go back and read it again. It’s true. You can learn to leave the past where it belongs and move forward.
Here’s the deal: You didn’t ask for or deserve what happened to you. What you DO deserve is to learn how to heal your mind, brain, and body, and move forward confidently in your life. And that really can happen. You can be present and connected with yourself and other people, and move into the future with confidence that you can tackle what comes your way. Whether you are struggling to heal from physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, or spiritual trauma, trauma-focused therapy can help you find and hold onto hope, find helpful ways to see your problems, and finally move forward in your life the way you deserve.
It might feel impossible now, but working with me to heal your trauma can help you:
Feel at home in your body and safe with your emotions
Learn how to take power from traumatic memories, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs, and give that power back to yourself
Connect with other people and know how to set boundaries with yourself and others
My approach to healing trauma isn’t a one-size-fits-all type of therapy. I do it in ways that are tailored to you, your story, and your healing. My core strengths are using compassion, creativity, and hopefulness to help you see and feel a brighter future for yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I tailor my trauma healing work to your needs. Your story, experiences, and concerns, and strengths are unique. Your healing journey will be, too. Maybe you’ve tried multiple therapist or types of therapy in the past and you just know what doesn’t work for you. I won’t pretend to know everything from our first session because we work together and create a plan that’s tailor-made for you! I’ve been trained in many different ways of approaching healing trauma. On a given day, we may use traditional talk therapy, embodiment exercises, mantras, inner child work, or EMDR. But whatever we do, it will be something created specifically for you, by us, and aimed at helping you heal from your unique concerns.
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Everyone’s timeline in therapy is different, and it depends on a lot of things. For a lot of trauma survivors, there can be some things to work through before we get to the trauma itself. Like, a lot of people may feel shame about what happened to them, be consumed with self-blame or anger that keeps them from healing, or something else. Sometimes the trauma is more of an isolated event, and sometimes you’ve had a lifetime of different traumatic experiences that we need to approach more slowly. Regardless of how long it takes to help you heal, I’ll be standing with you, fighting for you, and helping you find your way to the peace and healing you deserve.
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I never make guarantees to people about how things will turn out. You probably already know that things turn out different than you think. While I don’t promise anyone a certain degree of healing or success, a lot of my clients tell me how much lighter, freer, and more peaceful they feel during and after our work together. They feel safe feeling grounded in their bodies, able to trust themselves and others again, like they can set and hold boundaries, and much more. Without being able to promise you how things will turn out, I’ll work as hard as I can to help you get where you want to go.
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Click below! The first step is to set up a free 20-minute consultation call so I can get a better idea of your concerns, give you an idea of what it’s like to work with me, and answer any initial questions you have. Once we know it’s a good fit, I send you some paperwork and we set a time to start meeting. I’m excited to hear from you!