Therapy
Trauma Therapy & PTSD Treatment
Trauma isn't what happened to you — it's what remains: the flashbacks, the tension, the numbness, the feeling that you're never quite safe. Therapy can change what remains.
How trauma shows up
Post-traumatic stress doesn't always look like movies. It can be trouble sleeping, irritability, avoiding places or conversations, feeling detached from people you love, or a body that stays on alert long after the danger passed.
These are not weaknesses — they are your nervous system protecting you the only way it learned how. Therapy teaches it a newer, safer way.
Trauma-informed and culturally sensitive
Migration itself can be traumatic: violence before leaving, a dangerous journey, family separation, the constant uncertainty of status. I work with these realities every day, in Spanish and English, without you having to explain your culture before you can explain your pain.
We combine evidence-based approaches — EMDR, cognitive and somatic techniques — around what you need, at your pace.
What we can work on
- PTSD and complex trauma
- Migration and family-separation trauma
- Domestic violence and abuse recovery
- Grief, loss and life-threatening events
- Anxiety and panic rooted in past experiences
What healing looks like
Safety first
We build stability and coping tools before touching the hard material. You are in control throughout.
Processing
With EMDR or other trauma-focused methods, the past stops hijacking your present.
Reconnection
Energy returns for relationships, work and the life you crossed borders to build.
Trauma therapy questions
How do I know if I have PTSD?
Only an assessment can say for sure, but intrusive memories, avoidance, negative shifts in mood and constant alertness lasting more than a month are the core signs. A free consultation is a safe place to start the question.
Do I have to talk about the details?
Not before you're ready, and with EMDR, often not at all. Trauma therapy today does not require reliving everything out loud.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Single-event trauma often improves in a few months of weekly sessions; complex or repeated trauma takes longer. We'll review progress together regularly.
Related services
Hope starts with one conversation
Book a session online, or message us on WhatsApp — in English or Spanish.