PTSD & Trauma Therapy in Santa Monica, California
Trauma therapy helps you understand why your body reacts before your mind can catch up and how to feel safe, seen, and grounded again.
You’re in the Right Place If…
You overanalyze every interaction
worried you said or did something wrong.
You shut down when people get close
or you cling tightly out of fear of being left.
You can’t seem to rest
no matter how much you accomplish.
You want to stop surviving
and finally feel like yourself again.
What If Healing Didn’t Mean Holding It All Together?
What if…
healing didn’t mean forcing yourself to be strong, but learning that softness is safe?
you didn’t have to analyze every trigger because your body finally trusted that the danger had passed?
Trauma therapy helps you reconnect with the parts of you that learned to overachieve, please, or shut down to stay safe.
Together, we’ll gently rewire old survival patterns and help your nervous system experience what peace actually feels like.
If this sounds familiar, you might benefit from an EMDR therapy or an intensive, where we focus deeply on releasing the pressure to “hold it all together”.
Sometimes trauma doesn’t look like “big” events…it looks like:
Growing up feeling invisible or never quite enough.
Always anticipating someone’s mood before they speak.
Feeling guilty for resting or saying no.
Avoiding emotions because they feel “too much.”
Feeling disconnected, anxious, or emotionally numb.
These are protective patterns your body learned long ago and therapy with me helps you unlearn them with compassion, not pressure.
How Trauma Shows Up (Even When You Don’t Realize It)
My approach to trauma therapy is rooted in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and emotional intelligence coaching.
It’s not about talking endlessly about what happened it’s about helping your mind and body finally agree that you’re safe now.
In our trauma work together, you’ll:
Understand how trauma lives in the nervous system.
Learn grounding and regulation tools that work in real life.
Reprocess painful experiences through EMDR or parts work (IFS-informed).
Replace shame and fear with self-trust and compassion.
Let’s talk!
How Trauma Therapy Works in Santa Monica
Every session is designed to meet you where you are. I will not force or rush your healing.
You’ll learn to recognize when your nervous system is in survival mode, and how to come back to safety using tools that feel natural and sustainable.
As you heal, you’ll notice yourself:
Setting boundaries without guilt.
Feeling safe in relationships again.
Experiencing calm without needing to earn it.
Finally trusting that you are enough exactly as you are.
Curious to know what an EMDR session actually looks like? Read my blog on What to Expect in EMDR.
What You Can Expect Working With Me
Why I Do This Work
I know what it’s like to grow up feeling unseen and as a result of this, you had to believe you had to perform to be loved. That’s why my work isn’t about perfection or pressure, it’s about presence.
It’s about helping you build the emotional safety you should’ve had all along. You deserve to feel at home in your own body.
And I’m here to help you get there one breath, one memory, one moment at a time.
I know you’ve done the hard work of surviving. My role is to help you do something softer to help your nervous system feel what safety actually feels like.
In trauma therapy, we’ll move gently between understanding your patterns and practicing regulation in real time. I’ll help you:
Identify when you’ve been pulled into old survival states (fight, flight, freeze, fawn).
Build emotional awareness so your body starts to trust calm again.
Use EMDR to reprocess painful experiences that still echo in your present life.
Integrate new beliefs like: “I’m safe,” “I matter,” “I’m enough,” and “I don’t have to earn love.”
As you heal, you’ll notice yourself showing up differently:
✨ More grounded in your relationships.
✨ More confident setting boundaries.
✨ Less anxious and more peaceful.
✨ Finally able to rest without guilt.
What Working Together Looks Like
Ready to take the next steps?
Reach out today to schedule your free consultation
I look forward to connecting!
FAQs about Trauma Therapy
If you’re considering trauma therapy in California, you may have questions. Here are some of the most common questions I hear. Take a look at my FAQ page or reach out.
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A trauma-informed approach means we move at your pace. I never push or force you to relive painful memories. It’s about creating safety first, understanding how your nervous system responds to stress, and gently building your capacity to feel calm and connected again.
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If you find yourself constantly on edge, overthinking, people-pleasing, or feeling “off” even when life looks fine, trauma therapy may help. Trauma doesn’t just come from one big event: it often stems from long periods of emotional neglect, criticism, or having to perform to feel loved.
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Yes. EMDR and trauma therapy work beautifully online when guided by a trained trauma-informed therapist. You’ll receive the same level of connection and support from the comfort of your home, using structured protocols that help your body release what it’s been holding.
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I’m an out-of-network provider and my fee’s for weekly trauma therapy is $250 per session. Many clients use their insurance’s out-of-network benefits to get reimbursed for a portion of sessions typically 50–80%. You’ll receive a monthly superbill (a detailed receipt) that you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement.
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Everyone’s healing process is different. Some clients begin to notice subtle shifts, like calmer mornings, fewer spirals, or better sleep within the first few weeks. For others, deeper work takes time. What matters most is that we move in a way that feels safe and sustainable for you.
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Not at all. Trauma is anything that overwhelms your ability to cope and leaves your body stuck in survival mode. It might be a breakup that reopened old wounds, a childhood of emotional distance, or years of being “the strong one.” If it still impacts how you feel, connect, or rest, it’s valid.
