Peace is possible again | EMDR and IFS Therapy
Trauma Therapy for Adults in Walnut Creek & CA
Grounded, relational trauma therapy for adults who understand their patterns—but still feel stuck in them.
Online & in-person therapy available
Do you ever feel like you’re living in survival mode, constantly bracing for the next thing to go wrong?
Maybe you’ve experienced something that changed everything in an instant—a moment of danger, loss, or deep betrayal that your body still remembers. Or maybe it wasn’t one moment, but a lifetime of being on alert, holding yourself together when safety never felt certain. You wake up tense, carrying a sense of dread you can’t explain, and small things can feel like too much.
You might even understand your patterns—where they come from, why they show up, how they play out in your relationships—
and still find yourself caught in the same cycles.
Whatever it is you’re carrying, you’ve started to feel its weight in every part of your life:
You can name your patterns and triggers—but still find it hard to stay fully present, even in moments that are meant to feel calm
You catch yourself in loops of overthinking or subtle hypervigilance, even when you know there’s no immediate threat
You’re highly attuned to others’ emotions and dynamics—often anticipating and adjusting before you even check in with yourself
You understand the importance of boundaries, but holding them can still bring up guilt, second-guessing, or internal conflict
You want to feel more at ease in your life, but keep getting pulled back into the same familiar cycles
You’re ready for something to shift.
Trauma Therapy Can Help
You can find peace, joy, and beauty in life once more.
It may feel impossible now, but you can begin to find peace in your own body. You can find steadiness, connection, and a sense of ease that lasts beyond the therapy room. And I can help you get there.
Trauma Therapy That Goes Deeper
Talk therapy can help you understand your story. Trauma therapy helps your body release it.
Using approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and IFS (Internal Family Systems) parts work, we work with both your mind and your nervous system—so change isn’t just something you think about, but something you begin to feel.
→ What is EMDR Therapy
→ Is EMDR Right for You
→ What EMDR Feels Like
This work is especially helpful if you’ve tried therapy before and still feel stuck.
I’ll guide you through this process with warmth and care, tailoring each step to your unique needs and pace. My approach to trauma therapy is rooted in compassion and trust—honoring the strength it’s taken to get here and helping you build a life that feels grounded, whole, and truly your own.
Therapy for Trauma and PTSD can help you…
✓ Understand how your past experiences continue to shape your present reactions
✓ Reconnect with the parts of you that have learned to protect, survive, or stay numb
✓ Teach your nervous system to relearn safety so you can live with more balance and peace
✓ Find yourself again—in full color
Trauma therapy for Parents.
Are you a Parent Healing Trauma While Raising Big-Feeling or Neurodivergent Kids?
Parenting a child with big emotions, sensory needs, ADHD, or autism can feel especially overwhelming when you’re also carrying trauma. Your nervous system may stay on alert, leaving you reactive or exhausted even when you’re trying your best. Trauma therapy can help you understand why certain moments feel so activating and support you in creating more calm and capacity in your parenting.
With EMDR, IFS, and parent-focused trauma support, we look at how your trauma history shapes your triggers and emotional patterns. Together, we work with the parts of you that feel overwhelmed or constantly on guard and build regulation skills for tough moments. As your nervous system steadies, parenting becomes less about surviving and more about connecting. There is a gentler way forward.
You don’t have to live life feeling stuck in survival mode and longing for steadiness.
I can help you get there.
Frequently asked questions about Trauma therapy
FAQs
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Each session is designed to help you feel safe, supported, and in control. We’ll talk about what’s been happening in your life, but trauma therapy isn’t just talking. I often use approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and IFS (Internal Family Systems) to gently work with both your mind and body. Together, we may explore grounding techniques, mindfulness, or guided imagery to help your nervous system settle. You’ll always move at your own pace, with space to pause, reflect, and notice what feels right for you.
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Everyone’s healing timeline looks different. Some clients begin to notice meaningful shifts after a few months, while others continue longer-term to process deeper experiences or maintain progress. We’ll collaborate to find a rhythm that fits your life—whether that’s weekly sessions or extended EMDR work—and adjust as your needs evolve. My goal is to support your healing, not rush it.
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If you’ve tried traditional talk therapy and still feel stuck—reactive, disconnected, or weighed down by the past—trauma therapy may be the missing piece. It’s especially effective if you experience anxiety, hypervigilance, or emotional overwhelm that feels rooted in something deeper. While no therapy is one-size-fits-all, trauma-informed approaches like EMDR and IFS can help you access healing in ways that talking alone often can’t.
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Trauma can come from a single overwhelming event or years of carrying more than your nervous system could hold. Many of my clients aren’t sure whether what they went through “counts” as trauma — they just know they don’t feel like themselves, or that their body reacts in ways they don’t fully understand.
Below are some of the experiences I commonly work with:
Birth trauma (traumatic birth, NICU trauma, emergency C-section)
Medical trauma (ICU stays, surgeries, frightening diagnoses)
Loss of a child (pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant loss, child loss, loss of adult child)
Trauma from caring for a sick or medically complex child
Domestic violence or emotional abuse
Childhood emotional neglect
Childhood abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)
Traumatic grief (sudden loss, unexpected death, suicide loss)
Car accidents or transportation accidents
Witnessing violence (community violence, neighborhood violence, frightening events)
Being in or witnessing a shooting
Witnessing a violent event (assault, attack, or severe injury to someone else)
House fires, natural disasters, evacuation trauma
Medical or traumatic emergencies involving a child or partner
Attachment trauma from growing up with emotionally unavailable parents
High-conflict divorce or relational trauma
Trauma related to infidelity or betrayal
Religious trauma / spiritual trauma
Traumatic experiences during perinatal/postpartum period
Intergenerational trauma or family-of-origin trauma
Identity-based trauma (racial, ethnic, gender, cultural, LGBTQ+, disability)
Trauma from growing up with a parent who had mental illness or addiction
No two people experience trauma the same way. What matters most is how the experience lives in your mind, your body, and your daily life now — and whether you feel ready for things to be different.
Healing is possible, even if you’ve carried this for years. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
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Getting started is simple. You can book a free 15-minute consultation or reach out to share what you’re looking for and ask any questions you have. We’ll talk briefly about what’s been bringing to therapy, what kind of support feels most helpful right now, and whether my approach feels like a good fit. If it does, we’ll schedule your first full session and begin your path toward healing at a pace that feels right for you.