Trauma is more than a memory; it is a persistent biological impression that disrupts your ability to be fully present. Whether it stems from a single event or years of accumulated pressure, trauma often undermines your internal security and your sense of self.
While we cannot change what happened, my focus is on helping you establish the foundational stability required to move through overwhelming reactions—whether that manifests as anxiety, avoidance, or a persistent sense of numbness. Once we restore a deepening sense of safety, we can begin to resolve the underlying patterns, creating the capacity needed to untether you from the past and restore your natural vitality.
I utilize a suite of evidence-based, neurobiologically-informed therapies tailored to your specific recovery goals:
- EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR): EMDR is grounded in the biological imperative that the brain is wired to move toward resolution. When a distressing experience remains unresolved, it stays anchored in its raw, active form, causing the past to intrude on the present as anxiety or reactivity. Reprocessing allows your system to move that information out of a state of high-alert and into a functional, historical context. By neutralizing the old emotional charge, we restore your natural ability to respond to life with clarity rather than reflex—ensuring your history no longer dictates your biological state.
- FLASH TECHNIQUE: The Flash Technique is a tactical, low-intrusion intervention designed to lower the intensity of distressing memories without requiring you to consciously "relive" the trauma. It is an efficient way to resolve the nervous system’s response to high-intensity material with minimal friction. By processing disturbances in the background of your awareness, we can make deeper therapeutic work quicker and much easier to sustain.
- SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY: This approach addresses the physical habits and survival responses that talk therapy often cannot reach. By paying attention to how your body "holds" emotional pain or limiting beliefs, we bring unconscious patterns into focus where they can be understood and changed. It is a process of reclaiming authority over your physical state and restoring the internal quiet necessary to lead your life effectively.
- SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® (SE): Somatic Experiencing is designed to release the "shock" that stays in the body after a traumatic event. When survival energy—the natural impulse to fight or flee—gets trapped in the system, it creates the chronic tension and hyper-vigilance often associated with PTSD. By gently resolving this physiological bracing, we help your system return to its natural state of equilibrium and mend your innate sense of vitality.