Trauma

Acute and complex trauma can impact how your nervous system responds to stress, relationships, and perceived threats. Even when the events are in the past, your body may still be reacting as if they are happening now.

Trauma doesn’t always look dramatic or obvious. Many women minimize their experiences because they “kept going” or “held it together.” Trauma often shows up in subtle, body-based, and relational ways such as:

Persistent anxiety or a sense of being on edge
Emotional numbness or feeling disconnected from yourself
Sudden mood shifts or emotional overwhelm
Chronic guilt or shame
Difficulty identifying or expressing emotions
Fear that something bad is always about to happen
Negative self-beliefs (“I’m unsafe,” “I’m a burden,” “I can’t trust myself”)
Constant self-doubt or second-guessing
Catastrophic thinking
Difficulty concentrating or remembering details
Overanalyzing interactions or replaying conversations
Chronic tension, headaches, or fatigue
Difficulty relaxing or resting
Trouble sleeping or frequent nightmares
Feeling jumpy, easily startled, or hyper-alert
Digestive issues or unexplained physical symptoms
Shallow breathing or holding your breath
People-pleasing or difficulty setting boundaries
Fear of conflict or avoidance of difficult conversations
Difficulty trusting others or yourself
Over-functioning and taking responsibility for everyone
Pulling away emotionally or shutting down
Staying in relationships that don’t feel safe or supportive
Using distraction to avoid feelings
Avoidance of reminders connected to past experiences
Numbing through social media, sleep, or isolation

Important Reminder

Trauma is not a personal weakness. It is the nervous system’s response to experiences that felt overwhelming, unsafe, or unprocessed.

If you recognize yourself in this list, it doesn’t mean something is “wrong” with you. It means your body and mind adapted to survive.

You Are Not Your Trauma. You are the woman who survived it. Now you get to be the woman who heals from it.

EMDR & IFS Trauma Therapy

What is EMDR?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

EMDR therapy is a structured, phased process designed to keep you emotionally safe while doing deep healing work.

Before any trauma processing begins, we focus on:

Building trust and emotional safety
Understanding your symptoms and goals
Learning grounding and calming skills
Strengthening your internal sense of stability

You are never rushed into trauma work.
Your nervous system sets the pace.

Together, we gently identify:

Specific memories or experiences connected to distress
Negative beliefs that formed
Emotional and physical sensations tied to those experiences

You do not have to share every detail out loud for EMDR to be effective.

During EMDR, I guide you through bilateral stimulation, which may include:

Eye movements
Tapping
Alternating sounds

This process helps your brain reprocess the memory so it becomes less emotionally charged.
Over time, the memory loses its intensity, and new, healthier beliefs can take root.

As your brain processes the experience:

Distress decreases
Emotional reactions soften
Physical tension releases
New insights often emerge naturally

Each session ends with grounding and stabilization so you leave feeling safe and supported.

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

EMDR integrated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) combines trauma reprocessing with compassionate parts work to help the brain, body, and inner system heal safely and deeply.

Before any trauma processing begins, we focus on:

Building trust and emotional safety
Identifying protective parts and their roles
Strengthening grounding and calming skills
Ensuring your system feels ready

Nothing is rushed.
Your nervous system always sets the pace.

Using IFS, we gently explore:

Parts of you that feel anxious, guarded, or overwhelmed
Parts that carry shame, fear, or pain
Protective parts that step in to avoid vulnerability

Rather than pushing these parts aside, we listen to them with curiosity and compassion.

Before beginning EMDR, we make sure:

Protective parts feel respected and understood
Your system feels safe enough to proceed
You have internal and external resources for support

If a part becomes overwhelmed, we pause.
If protection shows up, we listen.

As memories reprocess:

Distress decreases
Parts release beliefs they no longer need to carry
Shame and fear soften
A deeper sense of calm and clarity emerges

Every session ends with grounding and stabilization so you leave feeling safe, regulated, and supported.

Trauma

Acute and complex trauma can impact how your nervous system responds to stress, relationships, and perceived threats. Even when the events are in the past, your body may still be reacting as if they are happening now.

Trauma doesn’t always look dramatic or obvious. Many women minimize their experiences because they “kept going” or “held it together.” Trauma often shows up in subtle, body-based, and relational ways such as:

Important Reminder

You Are Not Your Trauma. You are the woman who survived it. Now you get to be the woman who heals from it.

EMDR & IFS Trauma Therapy

What is EMDR?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

What is EMDR & IFS Integration?

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