Therapy for PTSD

Trauma reshapes the nervous system. The brain learns to anticipate danger even in safe environments — producing hypervigilance, avoidance, intrusive memories, and a persistent sense that something is wrong. Many people don’t connect their current symptoms to past experiences, especially when the trauma occurred in childhood or wasn’t recognized as traumatic at the time.

We process traumatic material at a pace that feels manageable — not avoiding it, but not forcing it either. That means working through what the experience meant to you, the ways you reorganized your life to avoid being reminded of it, and what got shut down as a result.

We draw on somatic approaches, EMDR, and depth psychotherapy depending on what fits your experience and how you process. The timeline varies — some people find significant relief in a few months of focused work, while complex or developmental trauma typically requires a longer engagement.