Trauma Recovery

It’s not you. It’s this…

You haven’t been taught how healing really works.

Many healing methods, including traditional talk therapy, emphasize cognitive understanding and coping mechanisms. While these can help you manage day-to-day life, they often don’t address the deeper roots of trauma. True healing requires more than retelling our stories; it involves engaging the body and nervous system.

The body holds the imprints of trauma, storing it in our cells, muscles, and nervous system. If unresolved, it can manifest as chronic illness, compulsions, and mental health issues.

To treat trauma – to make you feel safe, present, and vital again – we must release this stored energy.

Trauma healing is a multifaceted process.

It involves the body, mind, and spirit.

However, healing the body is a foundational step. As your body heals and your nervous system resets, restoring a sense of safety and regulation, you build more capacity to address and heal the emotional and psychological wounds.

As you peel away the layers of protection and suffering, you get closer to your true self – to your spirit.

Here’s what we’ll do…

Accessing the present…

Trauma is stored in the body, so we use somatic practices to release stored tension and energy. This helps restore the body’s natural rhythms and promotes a sense of safety and well-being. It’s crucial for the nervous system to feel safe and present before it can let go of old patterns and embrace new, healthier ways of being. By focusing on present-moment regulation, we lay the groundwork for deeper healing and transformation.

Healing the past…

Once you feel safer in the present, we use body-centered therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Compassionate Inquiry to go beyond the conscious mind and address the underlying psychological and emotional causes of your challenges. But we don’t stay stuck in the past or dwell in it; we stay in it just enough to understand how early experiences shaped our current reality so we can heal and transform those patterns.

Building the future…

With the present and past aligned, we’ll craft a vision for your future and develop strategies to make that vision a reality. You’ll finally be able to create the life you’ve been dreaming of and live it fully.