When experiences overwhelm the body’s capacity to cope, the system adapts through survival responses such as hypervigilance, shutdown, dissociation, or emotional reactivity. In my work, trauma responses are understood as adaptive—not pathological. Using parts work, we identify and support the protective parts of the system that learned to manage danger, while also tending to parts that may still hold fear, grief, or vulnerability.

A Trauma-Informed, Body-Based Approach

Trauma lives in the body as much as the mind. Therapy integrates attachment-based work, nervous-system regulation, parts work, and Brainspotting to support healing at a pace that respects the system. This may include:

• Supporting regulation and grounding

• Increasing tolerance for sensation and emotion

• Processing trauma without re-traumatization

• Restoring trust in the body and in relationships
  
  Brainspotting is used to access subcortical processing, allowing trauma to resolve beyond cognitive understanding alone.

The Goal of Therapy

The goal is not to erase the past, but to reduce its hold on the present. As trauma is integrated, clients often feel more embodied, less reactive, and more able to engage in relationships and life with greater freedom and choice.