When Your Body Keeps the Score
You’ve likely spent a lot of time analyzing why you feel the way you do. But knowing the "why" doesn’t stop your heart from racing or your mind from going blank when you're triggered. That’s because trauma doesn't live in your logical thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.​
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When a traumatic event occurs, the brain often stores that memory in a splintered, fragmented fashion. Instead of being filed away in the past, the memory stays stuck in your physiological fire alarm. Because the memory is disorganized, your body reacts to current triggers as if the threat is happening right now.
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You aren't "weak" for not being able to move on—your brain simply hasn't had the chance to sort through the fragments and store them in the correct "filing cabinet" of the mind.
Clinical Protocols for Lasting Relief
To heal trauma, we have to do more than talk about it. We have to reprocess and reorganize how the memory is stored. I specialize in high-impact, evidence-based trauma protocols that work with the biology of your brain to create real change.
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My Approach Includes:
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Prolonged Exposure (PE): One of the most researched treatments for PTSD, focusing on gradually and safely approaching trauma-related memories and situations you’ve been avoiding.
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Written Exposure Therapy (WET): A brief, highly effective protocol that uses structured writing to help the brain categorize and "file away" traumatic events.
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Understanding EMDR and its Alternatives: While EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is currently the most recognized trauma treatment in mainstream culture, it is one of several "gold standard" protocols. Clinical research consistently shows that exposure-based treatments like PE and WET provide the same high-level results by utilizing the same core biological mechanism: helping the brain safely integrate and "file away" traumatic memories.
Breaking the Cycle of Shutting Down
When a memory is painful, the natural human response is to shut down or avoid it. But in the world of trauma, avoidance is the fuel. The more we push the memory away, the more power it has over our present.
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In our sessions, we stop the cycle of avoidance. We develop the new neural pathways needed to face the past without being overwhelmed by it. By sorting through the "splinters" together, we allow your brain to finally store the memory back in the correct part of the brain—the past.
Why a Trauma Focused Approach Matters
(Hint: I don't sit behind a clipboard and nod)
When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, you don't need a generalist. You need someone who understands the specific mechanics of how trauma affects the mind and body.
Whether you are navigating suicidal thoughts, self-harm, shutting down, or social isolation, we will first develop the emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that you need to stay stable and in control throughout the process of trauma work. I am right there with you as we sort through the fragments, move past the avoidance, and help your nervous system finally feel safe again. I have helped many clients work through trauma and experience the relief and acceptance that comes from getting to the other side.
Ready to stop surviving and start living?
You’ve lived in survival mode for long enough. If you’re ready to find your center and move forward with a clear sense of agency, let’s talk. The first conversation is free, and there’s no pressure—just a chance to see if this grounded, skills-based approach is what you’ve been looking for.