Trauma Therapy and EMDR for Adults
I provide virtual trauma therapy, including EMDR and IFS-informed therapy, for adults throughout New York, Connecticut, Florida, and Delaware who are navigating childhood trauma, complex trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, PTSD, and the lasting effects of overwhelming experiences.
When Your Past Still Feels Present
You may appear capable and put together while working hard internally to manage anxiety, tension, or a persistent sense that something could go wrong.
Perhaps you overthink decisions, hold yourself to impossibly high standards, feel responsible for other people’s emotions, or struggle to relax. You may understand these patterns intellectually but still feel unable to change them.
Sometimes present-day stress activates feelings and protective responses connected to earlier experiences. Trauma therapy can help you understand these patterns with compassion, process what continues to affect you, and develop new ways of responding.
Understanding Trauma and the Body’s Response
Trauma can shape how your mind and body respond long after an overwhelming experience has passed. When something in the present resembles an earlier experience, you may become anxious, hypervigilant, overwhelmed, disconnected, or shut down.
Protective patterns can also look like perfectionism, over-functioning, people-pleasing, or trying to stay in control. Therapy can help you understand these responses, regulate difficult emotions, and have more choice in how you respond.
How EMDR Therapy and Trauma Therapy Help You Heal
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) can help you process distressing experiences so that memories and triggers feel less overwhelming.
IFS-informed therapy (Internal Family Systems) helps you understand the protective parts of yourself that may carry fear, pain, shame, or responsibility—and approach them with greater curiosity and compassion.
Depending on your needs, I may also incorporate DBT, CBT, and nervous-system regulation skills to help you:
Respond to triggers with greater awareness and choice
Regulate difficult emotions
Develop greater self-compassion
Feel safer and more connected
Therapy moves at a pace that respects your needs, readiness, and sense of safety.
What Healing Looks Like
Over time, you may begin to:
Feel less controlled by anxiety, triggers, or old patterns
Respond with greater awareness rather than reacting automatically
Set boundaries without as much guilt or self-doubt
Feel less shame and responsibility for other people’s emotions
Feel more present, connected, and at ease in your life
Healing does not mean erasing what happened. It means the past no longer has the same hold over your present.
You Don’t Have to Navigate This Alone
Whether you are beginning therapy for the first time or returning after years of working on yourself, I will meet you with compassion and respect for your pace.
If you are interested in trauma therapy, EMDR, or IFS-informed therapy, we can talk about what you are experiencing and whether I may be the right therapist for you.
Are you a parent navigating the chronic stress of PANDAS or PANS? Learn more about therapy and parent support for PANDAS/PANS families.
What We Will Work On
Trauma therapy can help you:
Relax and enjoy life again
Improve sleep and physical health
Feel successful at work and in life
Experience more fulfilling relationships
Understand the root cause of anxiety and depression
Reduce self-doubt and increase confidence
Trauma doesn’t have to hold you back anymore.
Ready to take the next step? Click the button below to schedule a free consultation:
Frequently Asked Questions:
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Trauma therapy helps you process painful experiences that may still be affecting how you feel, think, or respond to stress today. It focuses on creating safety, building coping skills, and helping your nervous system calm down so you can feel more present and in control. The goal isn’t to relive the trauma—it’s to help your mind and body understand that the danger has passed and that you’re safe now.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps your brain reprocess distressing memories so they no longer trigger intense reactions. Instead of talking through every detail, EMDR uses gentle eye movements, sounds, or taps to help your brain “file away” what happened. Over time, the memories lose their emotional charge, allowing you to think about the past without feeling trapped in it.
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Trauma often leaves parts of us carrying fear, shame, grief, or helplessness, while other parts work hard to stay in control, avoid pain, or keep everything together. In IFS-informed therapy, we gently build a relationship with these parts—at a pace that feels safe—so they no longer have to carry such extreme roles.
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Trauma therapy and EMDR can help with many kinds of distressing experiences—such as childhood neglect, emotional abuse, accidents, medical trauma, grief, or sudden loss. You don’t need to have a formal PTSD diagnosis for therapy to help. If you often feel anxious, detached, or on edge for reasons you can’t fully explain, trauma therapy may offer relief.
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That’s very common—and it doesn’t mean you can’t heal. Sometimes talk therapy alone isn’t enough because trauma is stored in the body as much as in the mind. EMDR and trauma-informed approaches help by engaging both, allowing your whole system to process and release what’s been held inside. Healing is possible even if other treatments haven’t worked before.
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Everyone’s healing journey is unique. Some clients feel noticeable relief within a few sessions, while others benefit from longer-term work—especially if the trauma was ongoing or complex. We’ll collaborate to find a pace that feels safe, manageable, and effective for you.
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Yes. Both trauma therapy and EMDR can be done safely and effectively through secure telehealth sessions. I use online tools that simulate the same bilateral stimulation used in-person for EMDR, so you can receive trauma-informed care from the comfort of your home.
How do we get started?
Fill out my contact form by clicking the button below. After I receive your contact form, we can move forward to set up a free 15 minute consultation to answer any questions that you may have.