Trauma therapy in Maryland & Vermont
Healing is possible
Understanding Trauma & Making sense of our experiences
Trauma doesn’t always come from one single event—it often shows up in the quieter ways you experience yourself in daily life. You might notice feeling on edge, easily overwhelmed, disconnected, or like it’s hard for your body to fully relax, even when things are going okay on the outside.
Sometimes this can look like anxiety, overthinking, or feeling emotionally reactive. Other times it may feel like shutting down, going numb, or just moving through the day on autopilot. Relationships can also feel harder—whether that’s struggling with boundaries, people-pleasing, withdrawing, or finding yourself caught in repeating patterns that don’t feel good.
Trauma can also live in the body, showing up as tension, fatigue, sleep difficulties, a racing mind, or difficulty slowing down. It can also appear in thoughts like if you’ve ever thought, “I should be over this by now, or I should have been better by now” or Why do I keep attracting the wrong people?”. These responses are not signs that something is “wrong” with you; they are signs of a nervous system that has learned to protect you in the best way it knows how.
Healing is possible. As your system begins to feel safer, there is more space for calm, connection, and ease to return. Therapy can support you in gently understanding your patterns, reconnecting with your body, and building a greater sense of steadiness and trust within yourself and in your relationships.
Trauma is more than what just happened in the past; it’s when your nervous system holds what words can’t
You might be..
Feeling tense, on edge, or like your body is always “on alert”
Reliving unpleasant past experiences through intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, or nightmares
Feeling intense emotional overwhelm, irritability, or sudden bursts of anger or sadness
Having difficulty trusting yourself or others, or feeling disconnected from your relationships
Carrying shame, guilt, or blame for what you’ve experienced
Avoiding reminders, people or situations that bring up painful memories
Experiencing physical discomfort or sensations (tension, headaches, etc.)
Feeling like you must keep it together while nobody truly understands what’s happening inside
Trauma leaves lasting imprints on the mind, body, and the nervous system—but with informed and compassionate support, healing is possible.
How I Can Support You
As a trauma-trained therapist, I integrate body-based approaches alongside talk therapy to support deeper healing. Trauma isn’t just “in your head” — it lives in the body, nervous system, and consequently in relationships. In our work, we explore both how trauma shows up in daily life and how it feels from the inside so that you can begin to feel safer, more grounded, and more connected to yourself.
Together, we gently explore triggers and patterns, connect with physical sensations, and work with memories that may still feel unresolved. The goal is not to erase, or forget, your past painful experiences but to let them have less control over how you feel now.
Together we will
Understanding how your body and nervous system respond to trauma
Recognizing patterns and triggers that keep you stuck
Calming intrusive thoughts, hyperarousal, and emotional spikes
Reconnecting with your sense of safety, trust, and self
Building practical tools for resilience, grounding, and self-regulation
Integrating non-traditional experiential practices to complement talk therapy
Approaches I Use
I draw from trauma-informed, evidence-based and experiential approaches that help with mind and body:
Somatic Experiencing / body-based practices to help your nervous system release tension and regulate to make you feel safer in the present
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to process unprocessed memories/experiences
Trauma-informed Relational therapy to help you make sense of emotional experiences gaining insight and clarity
Attachment-informed approaches to build self trust and strengthen relationships
Outcomes you are looking for
Ease, calm and stability in body and mind
Tools to navigate emotional triggers and strong reactions
A deeper understanding of your emotions, patterns, and responses
Stronger relationships and a renewed sense of connection
Increased self-compassion, confidence, and trust in yourself