Not all trauma comes from a single, identifiable event. Complex trauma builds over time — a childhood where you didn't feel safe or seen, a relationship that slowly chipped away at your sense of self, or years of smaller experiences that added up. Because there's often no one moment to point to, many people assume what they went through wasn't "bad enough" to explain how they feel now.
It tends to show up less as flashbacks and more as patterns: pulling away when things get close, staying too long in situations that hurt you, over-functioning so no one is disappointed, or reacting to ordinary stress with an intensity that feels bigger than the moment calls for. Your nervous system learned those responses for a reason, even if they no longer fit the life you're living now.
Together we'll process them at a pace that always feels safe, so the past loosens its grip and stops running the present.
Complex trauma isn't only about what happened. It's about how your nervous system learned to protect you, and how those patterns live on today.
Safety comes first. We move at your pace, building a foundation of trust and grounding before we ever approach the harder material, and you stay in control the whole way. There's no requirement to relive every detail of what happened before healing can begin.
I specialize in body-based, evidence-supported approaches for complex trauma: EMDR for reprocessing distressing memories, and Brainspotting for releasing what's held deep in the body and brain. These can reach what words alone often can't, helping your system finally let the past be the past.
As we work, we'll also pay attention to how these patterns show up in your relationships and daily life now, so the changes we make in session actually carry over into how you feel and connect day to day.
Healing from trauma isn't only about symptom relief, it can also open the door to what's known as post-traumatic growth: a deeper appreciation for life, stronger relationships, a clearer sense of what matters, and a quiet confidence that you can handle what comes. Many people find that working through what happened to them leaves them not just recovered, but changed for the better.