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You are not what’s happened to you.

Therapy for trauma in New York State

Healing What’s Been Held for Too Long


You move through the world carrying unspoken wounds — from childhood experiences, systemic harm, or moments when your identities weren’t seen or honored. Even when life looks successful on the outside, trauma can live on in the body and nervous system, showing up as emotional numbness, high anxiety, or a deep sense of disconnection.

Through EMDR and somatic therapy, I offer a grounded, affirming space to gently process what’s been held for too long and support your journey back to wholeness, safety, and self-trust.

You might be a good candidate for trauma therapy if you notice any of the following:

  • You’re highly alert or easily startled, even when nothing’s wrong

  • You avoid certain people, places, or memories without fully understanding why

  • You have trouble trusting others or feeling safe in relationships

  • You experience intense emotional reactions that feel out of proportion to the moment

  • You feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break, no matter how hard you try

  • You carry a deep sense of shame, guilt, or not feeling “good enough”

  • Your body feels tense, shut down, or unfamiliar to you

  • Past experiences still feel present or unfinished, even if they happened long ago

You’re ready to step out of survival mode and into a life that feels grounded, whole, and truly yours.

How therapy works

You can learn to release what no longer serves you and grow into your next chapter.

Trauma therapy offers a supportive space to gently process painful experiences that may still be shaping how you move through the world. Trauma isn’t always about one major event—it can also stem from years of subtle harm, identity-based stress, or relationships that didn’t feel safe. Even if you’ve learned to cope, unresolved trauma can live in the body and nervous system, making it hard to feel fully present, connected, or at ease.

In our work together, we use EMDR and somatic therapy to help your system release what’s been held—without needing to relive every detail. EMDR supports your brain in reprocessing stuck memories and shifting old patterns, while somatic practices help you tune into your body’s signals and build a sense of safety from the inside out. Over time, this work can help you feel more grounded, more like yourself, and more free to move through life with clarity and confidence.

Therapy for trauma can help you…

  • Gain relief from painful memories and emotional triggers

  • Release patterns of self-blame, shame, or perfectionism

  • Feel more connected to your body, emotions, and intuition

  • Build trust in yourself and in your relationships

  • Calm a nervous system stuck in fight, flight, or freeze

  • Proces identity-based harm and systemic trauma in a supportive space

  • Let go of survival strategies that no longer serve you

  • Create new ways of relating to yourself—with compassion, safety, and care

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Frequently asked questions about self-esteem therapy

FAQs

  • Trauma therapy offers a supportive space to gently process painful experiences that may still be shaping how you move through the world. In our work together, we use EMDR and somatic therapy to help your system release what’s been held—without needing to relive every detail. You can learn more about EMDR therapy here!

  • You might be a good candidate for trauma therapy if you notice any of the following:

    • You’re highly alert or easily startled, even when nothing’s wrong

    • You avoid certain people, places, or memories without fully understanding why

    • You have trouble trusting others or feeling safe in relationships

    • You experience intense emotional reactions that feel out of proportion to the moment

    • You feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break, no matter how hard you try

    • You carry a deep sense of shame, guilt, or not feeling “good enough”

    • Your body feels tense, shut down, or unfamiliar to you

    • Past experiences still feel present or unfinished, even if they happened long ago

 You don’t have to just push through. You can start truly healing.