Trauma/EMDR Therapy in San Francisco, Bay Area & Los Angeles, CA
Have deeply embedded feelings of inadequacy and stress taken its toll?
Maybe you are overwhelmed with stress or perhaps you feel insurmountable amounts of shame? You may be in a flight or fight state or in a completely immobilized state. Perhaps you’re feeling this is normal, right, I’ve lived this for years, maybe your whole life? Your experience is unique and there are common patterns with how trauma shows up that grimily impact the day-to-day:
Feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, or shame.
Exert safety strategies, such as appeasing others, avoiding conflict, or maybe do the opposite and bring on conflict.
Lack confidence, feeling undeserving, and may even display perfectionistic qualities but feel like an imposter most of the time.
Have a difficult time connecting and might feel anxious in relationships or avoidant, or both, and are perhaps drawn to chaos.
Engage in habits or tasks to numb out.
Are disconnected from your body.
If you have experienced any of the above qualities, it does not mean you are broken or weird. It’s not your fault, and you don’t have to keep reliving these experiences.
Right now, it might feel like this vicious cycle will never end, but it can. You can learn how trauma patterns work. You can learn how to free yourself from them. And I can help you get there.
Trauma therapy helps you to:
Reprocess old memories.
Create a new relationship with yourself feeling more connected and whole.
Establish supportive relationships with those around you.
Decrease the distress in relation to the memory, not because the triggers go away but because they can become less distressing.
Practice body-based tools to maintain balance and feel a sense of safety in the body.
Accept and acknowledge yourself and learn to trust in you.
Increase self-esteem.
Decrease or no longer engage in safety strategies.
I’m here alongside you, guiding you through a process to find relief. My approach to trauma comes from a place that given the right conditions, information, and skills, healing is possible for anyone. I am trained in trauma-informed orientations such as EMDR (eye movement desensitization process), which helps the brain “unstick” and reprocess the memory properly and lowers the intensity and distress level. With guidance, intention, and the right conditions, healing can take place.
Heal from trauma with EMDR therapy in San Francisco, Bay Area, and Los Angeles, CA. Transform pain into resilience and reclaim your emotional well-being.
It’s time to reconnect with yourself. You are not alone or broken. Access greater confidence, connection, and fulfillment.