Trauma therapy is a specialized form of counseling that helps people process and heal from traumatic experiences. Unlike regular talk therapy, trauma therapy uses evidence-based approaches specifically designed to help your nervous system recalibrate, reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories, and help you rebuild a sense of safety and agency. Our therapists are trained in trauma-informed care and understand how trauma affects your mind, body, and relationships.

Talk therapy focuses on discussing and understanding your trauma through conversation and cognitive work.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based approach that uses bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements) to help your brain process traumatic memories more completely. During EMDR, your brain can reprocess the memory in a way that reduces its emotional charge and integrates it as a past event. Many clients find EMDR accelerates healing because it works with your nervous system directly, not just your conscious mind.

Both approaches are valuable—your therapist will help determine which is most fitting for your needs.

Complex trauma (also called Complex PTSD or C-PTSD) refers to exposure to multiple traumatic events, typically of an invasive and prolonged nature—such as childhood abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or repeated systemic oppression.

Unlike single-incident trauma, complex trauma often affects how you see yourself, others, and the world. It can impact emotion regulation, relationships, your sense of identity, and your ability to feel safe.

Healing from complex trauma requires specialized, longer-term therapy that addresses both the specific traumatic events and the broader impact on your sense of self and safety.

You might benefit from trauma therapy if you:

• Experience flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive memories of a painful experience

• Feel triggered or unsafe by reminders of past trauma

• Struggle with trust, intimacy, or relationships because of past experiences

• Have difficulty regulating your emotions or managing anger/fear

• Avoid certain people, places, or situations because of trauma

• Experience physical symptoms without a medical explanation (body memories)

• Feel disconnected from your body or numb

• Are struggling with shame, guilt, or self-blame about something that happened

• Have experienced abuse, violence, medical trauma, or systemic harm

A trauma-informed therapist can help you determine if trauma therapy is appropriate for your situation and which approach might be best for you.

Yes. Trauma from intimate partner violence or abuse deserves specialized, compassionate care. Therapy can help you process the trauma, understand patterns that may have developed as survival responses, rebuild trust (both in yourself and eventually in relationships), address trauma bonds, and reclaim your sense of agency and safety.

If you're currently in an unsafe situation, your therapist will also help connect you with safety resources and support. Healing from abuse trauma is possible, and you deserve care that honors your strength and the complexity of leaving or healing from abuse.

Somatic therapy recognizes that trauma is stored not just in your mind but in your nervous system and body. Body-based approaches include grounding techniques, breathwork, gentle movement, body awareness exercises, and nervous system regulation. These techniques help your physical body feel safer, reduce hypervigilance, and support your brain in processing trauma.

Your therapist might guide you in noticing sensations, releasing tension, or using movement to support healing. This is especially helpful for people who find that their body stays "stuck" in trauma even when their mind understands what happened.

Yes. Medical trauma—whether from a difficult medical experience, medical racism, or medical neglect—is real trauma that deserves specialized support. If you have experienced harm within medical systems, your mistrust is valid and based on real experiences.

Trauma therapy can help you process those experiences, address the physiological impact of medical trauma, and rebuild a sense of safety around healthcare while honoring your legitimate concerns. Your therapist will validate the systemic dimensions of medical racism and trauma while supporting your healing.