When you’ve experienced trauma, it can be hard to recognize the good in your life or believe you deserve it. You may feel like you're always waiting for the next "shoe to drop", with your nervous system on constant high alert- ready to fight, flight, or freeze. Symptoms of depression or anxiety often stem from past or ongoing trauma, even if there are moments of calm and safety. There can even be a fear of wanting or hoping for anything, worried that you might be hurt again. Trauma can create patterns that influence how you experience yourself and the world around you.
It can take time to feel ready to talk about your trauma in therapy. Avoiding or denying it is often a way of protecting yourself - shielding you from relieving painful experiences or facing what feels unbearable. There’s a risk you take in inviting others in because you don’t know if you’ll be injured again. At times, it may feel like there's no choice but to continue living the way you are.
The thought of living any other way
seems daunting and foreign.
It’s important to identify and understand these beliefs because they often influence your current relationships and overall quality of life- even when those relationships feel safe. Trauma work takes time and patience. We will explore together a pace that feels right for you. Healing takes time, but it begins with awareness- because we can’t heal from what we can’t name. I help you to uncover the places where you feel stuck, and over time, you can begin to believe that change is possible- allowing the past to inform, but not dictate, your present and future.
Areas of Focus:
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Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse
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Neglect and Abandonment
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Racial and Cultural Trauma
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Intergenerational Trauma