Who I Work With
for the self-aware ones who are tired of feeling stuck
EMDR Therapy for High-Functioning Trauma Survivors
Who I work with
I work with adults dealing with PTSD, complex trauma, and the lasting effects of experiences that still feel present long after they are over.
Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware, high-functioning people who are very good at holding it together. You may have been the “old soul,” the mature one, the peacekeeper, the independent one, or the kid who learned early not to need too much. You may understand exactly where your anxiety, people-pleasing, overthinking, relationship patterns, hypervigilance, or need for control come from, and still feel unable to change them.
I work with adults who have experienced childhood emotional neglect, emotional or physical abuse, childhood sexual abuse or incest, parentification, family instability, attachment trauma, addiction in the home, sexual assault or exploitation, abusive relationships, coercive control, cult or high-control environments, and religious trauma.
I also work with PTSD following specific traumatic experiences such as sexual or physical assault, car accidents, medical emergencies or procedures, traumatic loss, frightening birth experiences, violence, or other events that left you feeling different afterward.
You may have already done years of therapy. You may be able to explain your patterns perfectly. But knowing why something affects you is not always the same as your brain and body believing that it is over.
That is where EMDR can help.
EMDR allows us to work with the memories, beliefs, emotions, and nervous system responses that are still affecting your life now. The goal is not to erase what happened, but to help the past feel more like the past. So you have more choice in how you feel, respond, and move through your life today.
This might sound like you if:
A text, tone shift, or change in someone’s energy can throw you off more than you want it to.
You understand your patterns, but your body still reacts like something is wrong.
You are used to reading the room, keeping the peace, and holding it together for everyone else.
You have done a lot of insight-based work already, but still feel stuck in the same reactions, relationships, or survival patterns.
You want to feel safer in your relationships, clearer in your boundaries, and more able to trust yourself.
If this feels familiar, this is the kind of work I built my practice around.
A More Focused Way to Do the Work
Deeper trauma work, without spending years circling the same patterns
We will slow the swirl, name what is really going on, and make a clear, doable plan that respects your nervous system and the life you are living right now.
We will start by building steadiness. That may include support around sleep, boundaries, coping tools, emotional regulation, and the patterns that keep you feeling overwhelmed or on edge.
From there, we can gently begin to unwind the old stories, survival responses, and beliefs that no longer fit the life you want. When appropriate, we may use EMDR to help your brain and body process what has been stuck.
We will also pay attention to what changes over time — fewer spirals, softer triggers, clearer boundaries, a steadier body, or a kinder inner voice.
The work is honest, collaborative, and paced with care.
You do not have to do it perfectly. You just need a place where you can finally stop holding it all alone.
What This Work Can Help With
What Can Start to Shift
Your body feels calmer more days than not.
Triggers still happen, but they soften. You can come back to yourself more easily.
Boundaries feel clearer, steadier, and less tangled up in guilt.
You trust yourself more and spend less time overthinking every reaction.
You move through your life feeling more grounded, more present, and less stuck in survival mode.
Therapy is not about becoming a different person.
It is about feeling more like yourself again.
Start With a Consultation
If this sounds like what you have been looking for, the best place to start is with a free 15-minute consultation.
We will talk about what has been feeling hard, what you want to feel different, and whether working together feels like the right fit.
You do not have to know exactly where to begin. We can start there together.