Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor
I know how hard it is to find a counselor. You're about to go talk to someone about your pain or fears which makes you feel vulnerable. My first priority is to create a safe place for you. The most common feedback I get is, "you're so easy to talk to"
From there, we work together!
Trauma is acutely painful for clients. Friends tell them to just "let go of the past," but they don't realize that traumatic events get deeply embedded in the brain as a fight-or-flight panic response and they can't just shake them off! Maybe you have discovered that mere talk therapy does little to bring relief. But the newer desensitization approaches I use often bring relief in sessions, not years!
Many individuals have experienced trauma and PTSD but have not received treatment. Some individuals only experience a few trauma or PTSD symptoms, and do not meet the requirements for a full diagnosis; yet their symptoms significantly interfere in their personal well-being, life, marriage or other relationships. Drawing upon many evidenced based approaches, I will tailor a therapeutic solution that fits you and your circumstance to help you heal, let-go, and come into a new way of being.
This will allow you to become fully functioning in your own life, marriage or relationship. Many of my clients have been victims of rape, violence, or have experienced the hostilities of war and are seeking a new approach to treatment. They want to be free of the intrusive and unwanted memories that impede their present health.
I have been working with individuals who have trauma and PTSD for over 20 years. For many years this was my main focus and as a evidence-based therapist I learned many different ways of treatment and developed a hybrid approach that I taught to other therapist for years. I start by helping you reduce your symptoms, then if your willing we re-process your trauma and help you look at it in a different way by identifying what is your "stuck point" and working to move that along. That in itself can also reduce remaining symptoms. With what is left, I help you move forward with your remaining symptoms and do what make you happy, despite of your symptoms. It may make you anxious to do something but at the end of the day, the joy you felt makes it worth it. Again, remember, you would be doing this with much less anxiety than when you started therapy. This a is a proven approach that has worked with so many individuals with trauma.
Reaching out for help when dealing with trauma or PTSD shows immense courage. It's important to recognize the strength it takes to confront these experiences and to seek support. In therapy, you can find a safe space to explore your feelings, memories and reactions at your own pace, guided by compassion and understanding. We'll work together on strategies to manage symptoms, reduce distress, and move towards healing. You're not alone in this journey; let's navigate this path towards recovery together, building resilience and finding peace one step at a time.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, EMDR-Certified
Trauma and PTSD is the main focus of my practice. I help people reprocess traumatic memory and reconsolidate these memories using EMDR and a blend of IFS and Coherence Therapy. I'm an EMDR Certified Therapist.
Cross Creek Hospital in Austin, TX, offers superior psychiatric and addiction treatment to adults, adolescents, and seniors struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
If you have experienced a traumatic event, or even loss or grief (which is a form of trauma) then get in touch to learn how you can begin to release and let go of some of that pain on a deeper level.