Transforming Past Experiences into Strength
Together, we’ll explore your past with understanding and practical tools, helping you gain insight into your strengths and paving the way for a future filled with joy.
Healing Attachment and Trauma Wounds
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Childhood Trauma
Neglect and Abandonment: The lack of emotional or physical care during formative years can impair attachment and self-worth.
Family Dynamics: Living with substance use or domestic conflict can affect feelings of safety and trust.
Inconsistent Caregivers: Frequent changes in primary caregivers, such as foster care or adoption, can make it difficult for a child to form secure attachments.
Physical, Emotional, or Sexual Abuse: Chronic abuse can disrupt emotional development and cause long-term relational difficulties.
Traumatic Loss or Separation: Loss of a caregiver due to death, incarceration, or long separations can hinder a child’s emotional stability and attachment security.
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Trauma Experienced in Adulthood
Relational Betrayal: Infidelity, abandonment, or loss of trust in close relationships.
Domestic Abuse: Ongoing emotional, physical, or psychological abuse in relationships or families.
Workplace Harassment or Bullying: Toxic environments, harassment, or discrimination at work can leave deep emotional scars.
Immigration and Acculturation Stress: The challenges of adapting to a new culture, separation from family or community, and navigating systemic barriers can feel overwhelming and traumatic.
Racism and Systemic Oppression: Ongoing exposure to racism, discrimination, or marginalization can create chronic stress and impact identity and belonging.
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Complex PTSD (C-PTSD):
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD):
Complex PTSD can develop when someone experiences prolonged or repeated trauma, such as abuse, neglect, or exploitation. In addition to the common symptoms of PTSD (like flashbacks, nightmares, or hypervigilance), C-PTSD often involves challenges with self-identity, self-worth, and relationships. People living with C-PTSD may struggle with trust, feel disconnected from themselves or others, or carry a deep sense of shame. With the right support, healing and rebuilding a sense of safety and self are possible.
Health-Related Trauma
Chronic Illness or Pain: Managing ongoing health challenges, particularly in childhood, can result in trauma as it can often bring feelings of helplessness and fear.
Complex trauma happens when someone goes through ongoing or repeated tough experiences, often early in life or with people close to them.
It can affect how you handle your feelings, how you see yourself, and how you connect with others. Sometimes, this is called Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).
Healing from this kind of trauma takes time and care. Together, we’ll use gentle, trauma-informed approaches—including body-based techniques—to help you feel safer, more grounded, and more like yourself again.
Your voice matters.
Let's explore it, together!
Your unique experiences and insights are so valuable—they’re really what shape our work together.
My approach is grounded in understanding and supporting your strengths, with a focus on harm reduction and a trauma-informed perspective.
I draw from Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Somatic work, and Emotion-Focused techniques to guide our sessions in a way that best supports you.
