Trauma Therapy in Portland, Oregon

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Is the past still showing up in your present?

You may find yourself:

  • Feeling on edge, hypervigilant, or waiting for something to go wrong

  • Shutting down or going numb when emotions feel like too much

  • Struggling to feel safe in your body or in relationships

  • Replaying memories, images, or moments you would rather leave behind

  • Noticing familiar patterns repeat even when you want things to be different

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Change is possible.

Together, we will move at a pace that feels safe for your nervous system. We can explore:

  • Understanding how past experiences have shaped your body, beliefs, and patterns of relating

  • Using Brainspotting to gently access and process what words alone may not reach

  • Building a felt sense of safety in your body, one step at a time

  • Recognizing your triggers and responding with curiosity rather than alarm

  • Releasing the hypervigilance and heaviness that have been keeping you protected

  • Reconnecting with a sense of self that exists beyond what happened to you

  • Finding more ease, presence, and trust in yourself and your relationships

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Trauma Therapy

Trauma doesn't always look like what we expect. It isn't always a single dramatic moment. More often it is the accumulation of experiences that left you feeling unsafe, unseen, or alone, and the ways your body and mind learned to cope with that. Those adaptations made sense once. But over time they can leave you feeling stuck, disconnected, or at war with yourself.

In trauma therapy, we work somatically and relationally, paying close attention to what your body is holding alongside what your mind is carrying. I use Brainspotting, a powerful brain and body-based approach that uses your field of vision to locate and process trauma stored deep in the nervous system. It often reaches places that talk therapy alone cannot access. We move gently, always at a pace that feels manageable and safe.

This is not about reliving what happened. It is about helping your nervous system understand that it is no longer in danger, so that you can begin to live more fully in the present.

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Consultation Request

​I offer free 15-minute consultations for new clients in Oregon.

Please use the contact form to request a consultation.

I will follow up to schedule a virtual meeting to learn more and determine if we are a good fit in two business days.

Details

  • Please notify me at least 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel your appointment. Cancellations after the 24 hour window are subject to a full session fee.

  • You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

  • I offer a no-charge 15 minute consultation where we can meet to get to know each other and determine if we are a good fit.