Trauma Therapy in Colorado
Therapy for When The Past Keeps Coming Up
You’ve been carrying pain for a long time.
The memories you can’t shake, the feelings that keep coming back, and the worries that won’t let go.
Have you found yourself replaying a painful experience over and over in your mind? Maybe it’s a loss, a breakup, or a betrayal that still stings. You feel distant like you’re going through the motions but not really living.
Does it feel like you’re stuck in a fog, unable to connect with yourself or others? Sleep isn’t restful. Your mind races at night, replaying the past again and again.
Perhaps you’ve been trying to move on but feel stuck in the same cycle. Anger, sadness, or frustration always find their way back into your life, no matter how much you try to push them away. You feel frustrated, tired, and…
You’re ready to move forward.
Can you imagine a life where you feel lighter and more at peace? Where you aren’t being held back by past trauma and are actually living in the moment?
You can find a greater sense of clarity about who you are and what you want from life.
You can finally enjoy things again. Anger, sadness, and stress won’t rule your life anymore.
You can feel empowered to confidently move forward, knowing how to handle whatever life throws your way.
Through therapy, we’ll work together to explore what’s keeping you stuck.
We’ll look at the hard things you’ve experienced—even if you’ve never thought of it as trauma before—and find a way to understand it, to help you get to where you want to be in life.
What is trauma?
Trauma isn’t just about what happened to you—it’s about what happened inside of you. It’s not defined by the event itself, but by how your body and nervous system responded in the moment. Trauma is anything that overwhelms your ability to cope and leaves a lasting imprint on how you feel, think, or relate to the world.
Many experiences can be traumatic, even if they don’t seem “big enough” on the surface. What’s traumatic for one person may not be for another—even two siblings growing up in the same household may carry very different responses to the same events. Trauma is deeply personal.
What Can Trauma Feel Like in the Body?
Trauma often shows up through physical symptoms, especially when the nervous system is still trying to process what happened. You might notice:
A racing heart or tightness in your chest
Trouble breathing or a sense of panic
Shaking, blurry vision, or difficulty concentrating
Fuzzy memory or intense feelings of fear, dread, or shame
Feeling emotionally numb, zoned out, very sleepy, or disconnected from your body
These are signs that your nervous system is doing its best to protect you—even if it doesn’t always feel that way.
Examples of Potentially Traumatic Experiences
Trauma can come from many different types of experiences, including:
A car accident or a frightening medical procedure
Getting lost or separated from a caregiver as a child
Growing up with a parent who was emotionally unavailable, unpredictable, or neglectful
Ongoing stress or microaggressions related to identity, safety, or belonging
How I Work with Trauma
In our work together, we’ll approach your experiences with care, curiosity, and compassion. I use a combination of EMDR, parts work (IFS-informed), and polyvagal-informed practices to support your healing—not just in your thoughts, but in your body and nervous system as well.
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Rather than talking through every detail, EMDR helps release the emotional intensity tied to certain experiences—so you can remember without feeling overwhelmed. Many people find EMDR helpful in reducing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and emotional reactivity. [Learn more here]
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Some parts are younger and vulnerable, while others have taken on protective roles to help you cope and get through life. None of them are bad or broken—they’ve all had a reason for showing up the way they have.
In our work together, I’ll help you access your Self—that calm, curious, compassionate place inside you—so you can start to build a trusting relationship with your parts. When your protectors feel your Self is present and steady, they can begin to relax. And the parts carrying pain? They can finally begin to let go of what they’ve been holding all this time.
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These gentle exercises are designed to support you in staying grounded, especially when exploring difficult emotions, memories, or body sensations.
Each of these approaches offers a way to tend to the layers of trauma—with kindness, patience, and deep respect for your pace.
In Trauma Therapy we can…
Explore the root causes of your pain and how it’s affecting your life
Address trauma responses like overthinking, hypervigilance, and anxiety
Reconnect with your body and find a sense of calm and safety
Establish healthy boundaries with others to protect your emotional well-being
Use EMDR to reprocess the memories and help your brain make new, healing connections
Heal old wounds. Move forward with peace.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about trauma therapy
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We all go through hard things in life. And trauma doesn’t discriminate. Trauma is about how an event or series of events affects you emotionally, mentally, and physically. What may seem small to others can still have a huge impact on your life. If it’s affecting you, it’s worth exploring, and you deserve support to heal.
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It’s common for people to forget things about a traumatic experience, especially if it was overwhelming at the time. Sometimes, the body and mind protect us by blocking memories. In therapy, we can work with the feelings, the body sensations, and symptoms you’re experiencing, even if you don’t have clear memories.
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Many people don’t recall specific events from their childhood, especially if those memories are associated with emotional pain or stress. That doesn’t mean your past doesn’t matter. We can work together to explore how your past still affects your present and help you discover what you need to heal.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps the brain process traumatic memories by using guided eye movements. It’s a research-backed powerful tool for transforming trauma and helping you heal. Learn more about EMDR here.