Trauma Therapy
“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
– Peter Levine
Trauma isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it's a single, defining experience — and sometimes it's the quieter, repetitive moments that left you feeling small, unseen, and alone in the world. Big or small, those experiences are real — and so is the weight they carry. You deserve to have them acknowledged and feel their grip loosen.
My specialty is trauma-informed therapy — offering a compassionate, centered space where we can explore what's keeping you stuck, at a pace that feels safe and never risks re-traumatization. My primary approach is Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), which works with subtle sensations in the head and neck to access the mind and body's earliest automatic responses to trauma or triggering experiences. Over time, DBR helps release the shock, emotion, and tension held in those triggering moments — bringing you into a genuine sense of psychological and physical relief. I also draw on Natural Processing (NP), which weaves together Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR therapy) with somatic, body-centered techniques, gently tending to what the body has been carrying.
Together, these approaches allow us to slowly and carefully move through the places that feel most blocked — processing old experiences and memories, and gradually letting them go. What often follows is a deep sense of ease and freedom, felt not just in your mind, but in your body and whole sense of self.
Trauma therapy may be helpful if you:
Struggle with emotional reactivity, anxiety, numbness, or depression
Face relationship challenges — whether through control, avoidance, catastrophic thinking, people-pleasing, or black-and-white thinking
Rely on substances or behaviours that worked temporarily, but now cause other problems and no longer work
Battle with self-worth, trust, or boundaries
Feel stuck in patterns you can't quite explain
Together, we'll tend to the unresolved stories that have pulled you out of alignment — releasing them gently, at your pace. Healing is possible. And you won't be walking it alone.
