Trauma & PTSD

Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Tries to Forget

Nightmares. Flashbacks. Hypervigilance that won't shut off. You feel unsafe in your own body. That's because trauma isn't stored in your mind—it's held in your nervous system, your muscles, your gut. Using EMDR, somatic work, and nervous system regulation, we'll help your body finally release what it's been carrying.

Licensed psychotherapist · Secure telehealth + in-person support in New York.
Let's Look At The Facts

12-20 sessions
is the average for significant PTSD symptom reduction with EMDR or somatic therapy—not years of retelling your story

8M

8 million adults have PTSD in any given year—but most never get treatment because they're ashamed, terrified of therapy, or think they "should be over it by now"

80%

80% of trauma isn't stored in conscious memory—it's held in your body as tension, pain, panic, and hypervigilance. That's why talking alone doesn't heal it.

We Specialize In Trauma—All Types, All Severities

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) / Complex PTSD / Childhood Trauma / Sexual Trauma and Assault / Domestic Violence Trauma / Acute Trauma / Medical Trauma / Accident and Injury Trauma / Attachment and Relational Trauma / Grief and Loss Trauma / Combat and Military Trauma / Betrayal Trauma / Vicarious and Secondary Trauma / Intergenerational Trauma / Religious and Spiritual Trauma

While each type of trauma is unique, our 3-phase protocol works effectively across all these presentations.

Our 3-Phase Trauma Recovery Protocol

How We Work With Trauma Differently

We Use EMDR to Reprocess Memories

You don't have to describe every detail or relive the experience. Bilateral stimulation helps your brain reprocess trauma so it's stored as past, not present.

We Build Your Capacity Before Processing

Before we touch traumatic memories, we teach grounding techniques and strengthen your ability to handle distress. This makes EMDR safe instead of overwhelming.

We Work at Your Window of Tolerance

We track your nervous system throughout every session and adjust pacing so you're never pushed beyond what you can handle. If overwhelm starts, we pause.

We Change How Memories Are Stored

EMDR moves traumatic memories from your brain's fear center to long-term storage where they lose emotional charge. The memory stays but the reaction changes.

We Use EMDR to Reprocess Memories

You don't have to describe every detail or relive the experience. Bilateral stimulation helps your brain reprocess trauma so it's stored as past, not present.

We Build Your Capacity Before Processing

Before we touch traumatic memories, we teach grounding techniques and strengthen your ability to handle distress. This makes EMDR safe instead of overwhelming.

We Work at Your Window of Tolerance

We track your nervous system throughout every session and adjust pacing so you're never pushed beyond what you can handle. If overwhelm starts, we pause.

We Change How Memories Are Stored

EMDR moves traumatic memories from your brain's fear center to long-term storage where they lose emotional charge. The memory stays but the reaction changes.

Is your partner skeptical about therapy?

From 'I Can't Even Say What Happened' To 'I Can Finally Breathe': A common Journey
📖 The Case Study:

Before Therapy:

Jordan (composite client) experienced flashbacks triggered by everyday sounds, hypervigilance that made leaving the house exhausting, and emotional shutdown in relationships. Previous talk therapy made everything worse.

During Therapy:

We spent the first two months building Jordan's capacity—grounding techniques, bilateral stimulation to install calm, identifying safe resources. Only then did we begin EMDR memory reprocessing, working on one traumatic event at a time at the pace their window allowed.

[Three/Four/Five/Six] Months In:

Jordan still has trauma responses—those don't vanish. But flashbacks are less frequent and shorter. They can leave the house without constant hypervigilance. They're starting to let people closer without shutting down. They're building capacity to live with trauma history without it running their life.

The Difference:

Trauma healing isn't about erasing what happened. It's about changing how your brain and body respond so the past stays in the past.

*Composite example based on common patterns. Results vary. No guarantee of specific outcomes.

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Your Trauma Is Stealing Your Life Right Now—Not Someday, TODAY

1. What Your Hypervigilance Is Stealing: You're scanning every room for exits instead of hearing your kids talk about their day or connecting with your partner. You're missing your life while guarding against dangers that aren't there.

2. What Avoidance Is Costing You: Make a list right now: What job haven't you applied for, what relationship have you sabotaged, what dream have you abandoned? Your trauma didn't just take your past—it's actively stealing your future every single day.

3. What It's Doing To Your Body: Chronic pain, autoimmune disease, digestive disorders, migraines—these aren't separate problems. They're all the same problem: unprocessed trauma destroying your body from the inside because it thinks you're still in danger.

You didn't choose the trauma. But you CAN choose the healing. Book a consultation. Or stay stuck. Those are the only two options.

A Complete Individual Care Package

What you get and what happens next

Individual

$220
/session
Not sure if therapy is right for you? Let's talk for 15 minutes, no pressure. Already working with someone? I'm happy to be a second opinion. Worried about cost? I accept most insurance.

What's Included:

Same-week availability when you're ready to start

EMDR or somatic experiencing (evidence-based trauma processing)

Nervous system regulation training (tools for when you're triggered)

Between-session grounding practices (you won't be alone between appointments)

50-minute personalized sessions focused on what matters most to you

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You Don't Have To Be 'Ready'—You Just Have To Be Willing To Try

I know you're scared. I know part of you wants to book this appointment, and another part is screaming 'NO, it's not safe, you'll fall apart, it'll make it worse.'

Some people wait years before they feel 'ready.' The trauma doesn't get better with waiting. It gets more deeply rooted. Your body is ALREADY holding this—we're just helping it release what it's been carrying alone.

Book a free consultation. Or, if you're not ready even for that, download my free guide: 'What Actually Happens In Trauma Therapy (So It's Less Scary).