Trauma does not always come from a single overwhelming event. Sometimes it develops through experiences that occurred repeatedly or over many years—experiences that left us feeling unsafe, powerless, unseen, or alone. What happened may be long over, yet our minds and bodies can continue to respond as though the danger is still present.
The effects of trauma are different for everyone. You may experience anxiety, depression, nightmares, intrusive memories, difficulty trusting others, or a persistent sense of being on guard. You may feel disconnected from yourself or others, lose time, struggle to understand your reactions, or find yourself repeating patterns that no longer make sense in your present life.
Trauma therapy is not simply about revisiting what happened. It is about understanding how those experiences continue to live in the present and helping you find ways to move beyond the patterns that were once necessary for survival but may no longer serve you.
Because each person’s history and experience are unique, there is no single way to do this work. Sometimes healing occurs through talking and understanding. At other times, approaches such as Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (IFS), or EMDR may help us work with experiences that are difficult to reach through words alone.
I see my role as accompanying you in this process—helping you understand what you encounter along the way while respecting your own pace, strengths, and capacity for healing.
I provide online trauma therapy for adults throughout Maryland
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