Therapy for trauma in Orlando FL and Virtually
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You’ve done everything you can to hold it together—to be okay, to move on, to not let the past define you.
But something still feels... off. Like a part of you is missing. Or locked away.
You smile when you're supposed to. You handle things. You keep going. But underneath it all, there's a quiet ache. A loneliness, even in a crowded room.
Maybe it started when you were young—before you had the words for what was happening. Or maybe it came later, when life blindsided you in a way you didn't see coming. A betrayal that rewired how you see the world. The people who were supposed to have your back... didn't. Maybe no one called it trauma. Maybe they said you were "too sensitive" or told you to "just let it go." But something cracked open inside you, and you've been trying to piece yourself back together ever since.
Maybe you…
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You swallow the words. The tears. The truth. Keeping the peace became second nature, even when it cost you.
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You disconnect without meaning to. Scrolling for hours, zoning out in conversation, forgetting entire afternoons. Your mind takes you somewhere safer, even when you don't realize it's happening.
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Your chest tightens. Your stomach turns. But there's no clear “reason”…just that lingering sense that something isn’t safe.
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Your beliefs, your body, your identity—they don’t always feel like they’re truly yours.
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Especially when others don’t understand. Maybe you’ve wondered if it was really “bad enough” to count. Maybe you learned to minimize it before anyone else could.
And sometimes it doesn’t look like trauma at all
Sometimes it looks like the people-pleasers and the peace-keepers. The ones who keep sabotaging their own lives and can't figure out why. The ones who married into a life their religious upbringing chose for them, while their real identity sat shrouded in shame. The ones who had an affair because speaking their dissatisfaction out loud felt like a foreign language they never learned. The ones who explode — who watch a part of them take over, act in ways they know they'll regret, defend it to everyone else, then rot in self-loathing at night, feeling profoundly alone.
I see all of it. Trauma claws at some people. Others, it slowly whittles them into versions of themselves they don't know how to grow from.
But the truth is: your body remembers what your mind had to bury.
You learned to survive by disconnecting. By numbing, escaping, overthinking, shape-shifting into whoever felt safest.
But now you're wondering: Who am I, underneath all of this?
You're not broken. You adapted. You survived. But you're allowed to want more than just survival.
You're allowed to come home to yourself.
What if healing isn’t about who you become—but about who you finally get to be?
This is how healing begins: not by erasing your past, but by rewriting your relationship to it.
You're not trying to reinvent yourself. You're trying to feel like yourself again—the version of you that didn't have to shrink or armor up just to survive.
In our work together, we'll help you reconnect with your body. Maybe you're used to intellectualizing everything—knowing all the words and insights but still feeling stuck. Or maybe you disappear entirely, dissociating just to get through the day. You're not broken. These kept you alive. But you don't have to carry them alone anymore.
We'll explore what's been buried—not to fix you, but to free you. Together, we'll gently address what keeps you feeling trapped, listen to your body's wisdom, and help you rediscover your wholeness. We'll make space for something softer: compassion, clarity, connection.
What you thought was buried was just waiting to bloom.
Your body has been holding this wisdom all along, and we'll help you listen to what it's trying to tell you.
Therapy for trauma can help you…
Understand your triggers without being ruled by them
Release shame and build self-compassion that sticks
Clarify what you want, need, and value—so you stop abandoning yourself to keep the peace
Create relationships rooted in trust and safety, not self-doubt or hyper-vigilance
Heal the physical manifestations of trauma—chronic tension, digestive issues, fatigue, and more
How we’ll work together
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IFS & Parts-Work
Ever feel like there are different versions of you—one that pushes through, one that shuts down, one that just wants to be seen? Parts work helps us get curious about those internal voices, build compassion for how they’ve helped you survive, and create space for your truest self to lead.
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Hypnotherapy
This isn’t stage hypnosis—it’s a gentle, focused way to access your subconscious beliefs, shift stuck patterns, and reconnect with the parts of you that got buried under pain, shame, or survival mode. Together, we’ll create space for healing at the root, not just the surface.
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Somatic Therapy
Trauma isn’t just something you remember—it’s something that lives in the body. So instead of just talking about your experiences, we’ll tune into how they show up physically—learning to notice, soothe, and slowly release what your nervous system has been holding onto for years.
Together, let’s discover what healing could look like for you.
Frequently asked questions about trauma therapy
FAQs
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Big T trauma includes things like abuse or violence, while little t trauma can be chronic stress, emotional neglect, or never feeling safe to be yourself. If it left a lasting impact on how you see yourself or relate to the world, it counts. You don’t have to justify your pain for it to matter.
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I work with folks healing from acute, chronic, and complex trauma—including experiences that were ongoing, subtle, or never fully named. This includes childhood emotional abuse or neglect, sexual trauma, religious harm, identity-based trauma, and moments when the people who were supposed to protect you didn’t. Whether it was a single incident or years of buildup, we’ll focus on how it’s showing up in your life today. If it still lives in your body, it’s worth healing.
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When you go through something overwhelming, your body doesn’t just “get over it.” It adapts. You might shut down emotionally, feel stuck in go-go-go mode, or say yes when you really mean no—because it once felt safer to freeze, flee, or fawn than to fight back. Over time, that survival energy can turn into chronic tension, fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, or feeling disconnected from your body entirely. Trauma therapy helps you understand these responses, not as flaws—but as proof of how hard your body’s been working to protect you.
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Nope! Trauma therapy doesn’t mean you have to relive or retell everything that’s ever hurt you. We’ll focus more on how the past is showing up in your present—through your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and body. Some people want to share details; others don’t. Either way, healing is still possible.
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It really depends on what you're carrying and how it’s showing up in your life. If we're working through a single event that happened in adulthood, you might feel relief within a few months. But if you're healing from childhood or complex trauma, research suggests it can take 15–30 months—and that lines up with what I see in my work.
Everyone’s healing process looks different. Some clients notice big shifts early on. Others need more time to build safety and unlearn the patterns that once kept them safe. We’ll move at the pace your nervous system can truly handle—slow, steady, and supported.
More questions? Check out my FAQs page.