Welcome. If you're here, it's because you're seeking healing from relational and attachment trauma. These forms of trauma can deeply affect your ability to form healthy relationships and feel secure in your connections with others. Our goal is to provide a stable and compassionate space where you can explore your past, understand your patterns, and heal.

Symptoms of Complex PTSD and Insecure Attachment

Relational and attachment trauma can manifest in various ways. You might be experiencing some of the following symptoms:

Symptoms of Complex PTSD:

• Emotional Dysregulation: Intense emotions, mood swings, difficulty managing anger, sadness, or anxiety.

• Negative Self-Perception: Chronic feelings of guilt, shame, or worthlessness.

• Difficulty with Relationships: Struggles with forming and maintaining close relationships, feeling detached from others, or experiencing distrust.

• Somatic Symptoms: Physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, or chronic pain without a clear medical cause.

• Dissociation: Feeling disconnected from yourself or your surroundings, experiencing memory lapses or a sense of unreality.

• Persistent Trauma Responses: Flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive thoughts related to past traumatic experiences.

Symptoms of Insecure Attachment:

• Anxiety in Relationships: Fear of abandonment, excessive need for reassurance, or feeling overly dependent on others.

• Avoidance of Intimacy: Difficulty forming close relationships, reluctance to trust others, or feeling uncomfortable with emotional closeness.

• Difficulty Regulating Emotions: Experiencing intense emotional reactions, difficulty soothing yourself, or feeling emotionally overwhelmed.

• Negative Self-View: Low self-esteem, feelings of unworthiness, or believing you are unlovable.

What I Offer as a Therapist

In my practice, I provide a stable and relational approach to help you heal from relational and attachment trauma. Here’s what you can expect:

• A Stable and Compassionate Space: I offer a secure and nurturing environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences without fear of judgment.

• Relational Approach: Building a strong, therapeutic relationship to provide a safe base from which you can explore and heal.

• Experiential Therapies: Utilizing experiential approaches such as Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to facilitate deep healing.

• Exploring Your Story: Holding space for your personal story, helping you process past experiences, and understand your relational patterns.

• Family History and Insight: Exploring and compiling your familial history through tools like genograms and attachment inventories to gain deeper insight into your relational dynamics.

Taking the Next Step

Healing from relational and attachment trauma is a courageous journey. Whether you're struggling with the impact of past trauma, finding it difficult to form healthy relationships, or seeking to understand your attachment patterns, I am here to support you. Together, we can work towards healing and building a life where you feel secure and connected.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, please don't hesitate to reach out. Your healing journey is important, and I am honored to be a part of it.