Online Therapy for Trauma

You’re waiting for the other shoe to drop, you can’t relax, and you’re always tired

You’ve done the work—or at least, you’ve tried. You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, practiced breathwork, and maybe even spent years in therapy. Yet, something still feels stuck. You always feel like something bad will happen, or your mind tends to go to the worst-case scenarios. Despite your best efforts, certain triggers, emotions, or physical sensations continue to resurface, leaving you frustrated and exhausted. Maybe you’ve experienced a traumatic event firsthand, or perhaps you witnessed something that changed you forever. Either way, the impact lingers in ways you can’t fully explain. You might feel disconnected from yourself, easily overwhelmed, or like you’re just going through the motions of life instead of actually living. You’re exhausted and ready for something different—something deeper.

Signs you may have experienced trauma:

While everyone experiences the effects of trauma a little bit differently, here are some common symptoms that are reported:

     Emotional symptoms

•      Anxiety, panic, or a constant sense of fear

•      Persistent sadness or depression

•      Emotional numbness or feeling disconnected

•      Frequent mood swings or irritability

•      Guilt, shame, or self-blame

•      Feeling easily overwhelmed or emotionally “flooded”

•      Difficulty experiencing happiness or positive emotions

     Cognitive symptoms

•      Scary thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere or distressing memories of the event

•      Flashbacks or feeling like you’re reliving the trauma

•      Trouble concentrating or memory problems

•      Hyper-awareness of surroundings, easily startled

•      Negative self-talk or distorted beliefs about self and others

•      Feeling like the world is unsafe or that you can’t trust people

•      Dissociation (feeling detached from reality, like things aren’t real)

• Depersonalization (feeling like you’re looking at yourself from outside of your body or above)

Physical symptoms

• Chronic fatigue or exhaustion

•      Insomnia or nightmares

•      Headaches, muscle tension, or chronic pain

•      Digestive issues (nausea, stomach pain, irritable bowel-like symptoms)

•      Racing heart, shortness of breath, or dizziness

•      Startling easily or feeling constantly “on edge”

Behavioral symptoms

•      Avoiding places, people, or situations that remind you of the trauma

•      Isolating from friends, family, or social activities

•      Engaging in high-risk behaviors (substance use, reckless driving, self-harm)

•      Difficulty setting boundaries or feeling powerless in relationships

•      Trouble trusting others or maintaining close relationships

•      Engaging in compulsive behaviors to try and cope (overeating, overworking, excessive screen time)

Online Therapy for Trauma with Brainspotting Can Help!

If you’ve never heard of brainspotting, you’re probably thinking what the hell is that? If you’ve been to therapy before, maybe you’ve heard of EMDR? If so, it is a bit similar (and actually originated from EMDR). Brainspotting is not talk therapy. We are not talking through your trauma and dissecting every little bit of it. When you experience something traumatic, it is held in the subcortical brain. Talk therapy does not activate this part of your brain, but brainspotting does. So if you’ve already done talk therapy for your trauma, that’s probably why you don’t feel completely “healed.”

How does it work? What will we do?

In simple terms, brainspotting is based on the theory that where you look, affects how you feel. Here’s how it goes:

• We identify an issue you would like to work on. This could be a memory, feeling, or thought (It’s up to you if you would like to explain it in detail, but it’s not necessary).

• You let me know how distressing this situation, memory, etc feels on a scale of 0-10

• You identify a spot in your body where you feel this correlates. For example, if you feel anxious thinking/talking about it, then you might feel tightness in your chest.

• With my pointer, I guide your eyes across the screen and we identify a spot based on your feedback (or my observation) where this feeling in your body either intensifies or feels calm

• Then, you focus on the point and your brain does the work of processing! I check in with you periodically to see how you’re feeling, as you may have bodily sensations and emotions coming up- which is completely normal

• Towards the end of the session, I check on that 0-10 number to see where you’re at, and we may or may not debrief depending on how you feel after

Real Clients, Real Results

Here are things my clients tell me after brainspotting. This can be after one session or many sessions depending on the issue they are working on:

• I generally feel lighter

• The same situation came up, and I didn’t react as strongly as I had in the past

• I can walk around my neighborhood without being scared

• I no longer feel like I need to carry my pepper spray and taser walking around the block

• The same thought doesn’t bother me like it used to

• I no longer worry about my closest family members dying in terrible ways

• That intrusive thought doesn’t bother me or come up anymore

• I can experience the same trigger as in the past, but I don’t care about it anymore

• My relationship has improved and I no longer hold resentment

• I feel more confident

• I was able to process something I’ve never talked about out loud

• I no longer feel (point of pain, tension) in my body

And more!

I Know What You Want

You want real relief. Not just coping strategies, but true healing. You want the outcome others have experienced above. You want to be able to move through life without constantly feeling on edge, without the weight of past experiences holding you back. You want to feel safe in your body, present in your relationships, and in control of your emotions. Most of all, you want to finally process and release what’s been keeping you stuck so you can step into the version of yourself that you know is waiting on the other side of this. And you deserve it.

Experience the Results for Yourself: Start Online Therapy for Trauma Now

If you’re tired of feeling stuck and you’re motivated to make a change, let’s do it! I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can talk more about what you’re experiencing and what we can do about it. This is also a chance for you to see if I’m a good fit for you. Real change also comes from having a therapist you connect with. Contact me now and schedule your consultation. You can also email or text me if you have questions!