Trauma & PTSD Therapy

Traumatic Experiences can leave us feeling like life is happening to us.

Maybe you’re feeling torn between wondering if past experiences are impacting more than you’re realizing, and then telling yourself it’s not “bad enough” to qualify as trauma. You can see that there are a lot of good things in your life - at the same time, you feel a chronic underlying sense of not being good enough. You might feel surprised by the intensity of your emotions at times - or find yourself feeling disconnected/numb. It feels confusing to sort out what “trusting your gut” means, because you’re often struck with intense feelings that signal danger.

Trauma can be both painful experiences or events that happen to us - and can also be the good things that didn’t happen.

I often work with clients whose connection with the important adults in their life was obscured at times by struggles with substance use, conflict, lack of presence, or lack of understanding. Or they’ve experienced ruptures or trauma in relationships as an adult that have left a lasting impact.