Beyond Trauma-Informed THERAPY
Trauma Therapy
Many can be concerned that trauma therapy is enrollment in reliving the worst parts of their lives, however, this is not the case. I offer a different way to go about navigating life after trauma and inform my approach using EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Ego-State Therapy, Mindfulness and Somatic Work to ensure our methods align with your goals and what you are specifically noticing.
Trauma therapy does not look the same for everyone since it impacts everyone differently. For some it may look like EMDR, where painful life experiences are re-visited and reprocessed in a safe, supportive environment that provides the security and validation that has been absent in the past. For others, it may look like focusing on accessing stability and safety now.
By processing in a unique, supported way we are able to access that healing to regain your present and your hope for the future.
In our trauma sessions you will notice that I practice from a place of focusing on the body to integrate felt safety in the present. I have seen this become possible even for those who have a particularly difficult time feeling their body, which has granted them the ability to stay more present in all facets of their lives.
Grief Therapy
I have supported individuals as they process loss for several years. Grief is not an experience from which we eventually return to life as it was before.
For many, one of the hardest parts of coping with grief is adjusting to life without the one we lost. I understand this and approach grief with the goal of maintaining the connection to those who have passed while also remaining connected to a meaningful life with those still here.
Although grief is a unique, natural process this does not mean you need to suffer. This is especially true for those suffering from immense grief for years. In order to best support this type of grief, I have been trained in working with Prolonged Grief since 2021.
TherapY for Therapists
Being a therapist is a call to action to support others in fostering their own sense of well-being. Therapists’ commitment to support others in their healing is not just a profession, it is a deep commitment to connection, and part of that is pursuing our own wellness. That is why I am proud to be able to support other clinicians in their own well-being so they can continue to show up and extend that same nurturance to others.
I have supported other clinicians for several years and have expertise in working alongside other members of the healing professions in navigating compassion fatigue, burn out, as well as exploring the impacts of our own emotional leftovers that come up through your work with your community.
“There never was night that had no morn.”
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik