Trauma Therapy for PTSD &Complex Trauma
When Trauma Still Feels Present
Trauma does not always stay in the past. You may experience intrusive memories, nightmares, anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, dissociation, shame, or difficulty trusting others. These reactions can affect relationships, work, sleep, and your sense of safety—even when you know intellectually that the danger has passed.
Trauma Therapy That Moves at Your Pace
Trauma therapy should not require you to move faster than feels manageable. I begin by learning about your current symptoms, history, strengths, and goals. Together, we build resources for managing distress before deciding whether and when to process traumatic memories.
What to Expect in Trauma Therapy
Treatment is tailored to your symptoms, history, nervous system, and readiness. Depending on your needs, therapy may integrate EMDR, extensive resourcing and stabilization, somatic bottom-up strategies, parts-oriented work, and insights from attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology. You will not be expected to disclose every traumatic experience at the beginning or provide a detailed account before receiving support. If dissociation is present, treatment is adjusted and paced carefully.
Understanding Complex Trauma (CPTSD)
Complex trauma can develop through repeated or ongoing experiences, especially during childhood or within close relationships where safety, support, or escape were limited. Its effects may include shame, emotional overwhelm, dissociation, difficulty trusting others, an unstable sense of self, or patterns of withdrawing, appeasing, or remaining constantly alert. Learn more about how complex trauma affects the mind and body.
My Approach to Complex Trauma
Work with complex trauma begins with safety, pacing, and respect for the strategies that helped you survive. I use EMDR resourcing, somatic and nervous-system-based skills, and parts-oriented approaches to strengthen grounding, emotional regulation, and connection to the present before processing traumatic memories. Attachment-informed work can also help us understand how earlier experiences continue to shape your relationships, sense of safety, and responses today.
EMDR for Complex Trauma and Dissociation
EMDR for complex trauma may require more preparation and a different pace than work focused on a single event. I adapt treatment using dissociation-informed EMDR strategies that can narrow the focus of processing and strengthen connection to the present. Parts-oriented work may also be incorporated to understand protective responses and approach difficult material gradually.
Trauma Therapy in Colorado, Montana & Nevada
I provide trauma therapy to adults throughout Colorado, Montana, and Nevada through secure telehealth sessions, with limited in-person availability in Boulder coming soon. If you’re seeking support for PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, attachment wounds, or dissociation, a free consultation can help us determine whether working together may be a good fit.
Ready to Begin?
If trauma continues to affect your emotions, relationships, or sense of safety, you’re welcome to schedule a free consultation. We can talk about what you’re experiencing and whether my approach to trauma therapy feels like a good fit.
