As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, I am well-versed in various trauma-informed approaches that cater to a number of experiences including caregiver burnout & vicarious trauma. I have experience working with individuals who have an abuse history (sexual, emotional, physical, trafficking, etc.), and I tailor these skills to also help those coping with medical trauma and compassion fatigue. Using neuropsychological research and holistic practices, you will learn to build upon the medical model to incorporate additional approaches that help you cope not only with what has happened, but also prepare you for unexpected future crises as well.
People sometimes have extremely challenging experiences that leave a lasting impact. Using best practices I work to help them recover and develop a path forward.
Dr. Baumgardner has worked with individuals of all ages from preschool through older adults as they try to regain their lives after suffering traumatic events. Having lived through natural disasters, she worked with youth relocated after the Katrina Hurricane. She has helped families who have experienced personal tragedy and loss. She has a number of talented providers in her office, trained in a number of therapies, including EMDR.
As an experienced and certified trauma therapist, I offer a supportive and client centered approach to help you maintain calm and address the discomfort and self-defeating practices and thoughts that accompany trauma.
Trauma is defined not by what happened to us, but by how our hearts, minds, and bodies respond to what happened to us. Whether you have experienced "big" or "little" traumas, you have had experiences which have changed the way you see yourself and the world around you. I hope to help you reclaim the life you want to live and make peace with the parts of your story which hurt you. As you learn to trust your heart, mind, and body again, you will also learn to trust in safe relationships and in your own intuition and strength.
Licensed Professional Counselor, DBH, MBA, LPC, NCC
We don't seek to make sense of the past trauma or explain the cause of it. We believe what has happened cannot be erased or explained and instead seek to use the past experiences as a growth step.
I am experienced in working with individuals navigating a history of trauma and abuse. I can help you return to safety and help you understand (and change) how it impacts you currently so that you can experience the world as a safe space again.
Sometimes extremely difficult circumstances happen and you should not have to process through those resulting complex emotions by yourself. I work with all ages from young children to adults who have experienced trauma, allowing them a safe space to process their story and to re-write their story in a way that better serves their future.