Growing and finding balance after trauma

Relational & Complex Trauma Therapy

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Does your skin crawl when you see the traumatizing person calling?

Maybe you grew up in a household full of arguing and unrealistic expectations, or perhaps you were in a controlling and abusive relationship. You may find it hard to trust people and form new relationships or simply cannot shut off your nerves. Perhaps you’re feeling like you’ve tried everything to move forward, but nothing has worked.

Whatever it is that you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact of this in every facet of your life:

  • Second-guessing all your choices

  • Dreading attending family gatherings

  • Struggling with thoughts like you are not good enough or that something is wrong with you

  • Engaging in people-pleasing (struggling to say “no”) at work and taking on more tasks than you can realistically manage

  • Pushing people away or sabotaging relationships

  • Shutting people out and feeling alone

Relational trauma therapy can help

It may feel impossible now, but you can reclaim balance and order in your life. You can learn to trust yourself and other people again. You can move forward stronger than before. And we can help you get there.

Relational trauma therapy helps you to:

  • Decrease the feeling of nerves firing all over your body

  • Think through your thoughts and feelings about past relationships

  • Learn coping strategies for managing when you become triggered so that you can restore order in your life after the chaos created by the trauma

  • Develop the skills and self-comfort to put you on the path toward creating and sustaining close and connected relationships

  • Learn to say “no,” construct healthy boundaries, and take power in your life

  • Feel proud of who you are and stop other people’s comments from bringing you down

We will help through this process, tailoring each step to your unique needs and circumstances. Our approach to relational trauma therapy comes from a place of growth and honesty: acknowledging the trauma and events that occurred and learning ways to continue forward.

Constant anxiety and feeling stuck in your traumatic past doesn’t have to be your story

We can help you get there

FAQs for Prospective Clients

  • Sessions are a combination of talk therapy and practical exercises. Along with traditional methods of discussing the trauma and processing thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations that come up, trauma therapy potentially involves role-playing and developing adaptive coping strategies.

  • The number of needed sessions for relational trauma therapy is truly based on the individual. Some people can process their lingering reactions to the trauma quicker than others. Some people become so affected while working on their trauma that the process needs to evolve slowly. The goal is to get you to the point that when confronted with something that reminds you of your past traumatic relationships and events, you are able to gracefully continue through the experience while having the necessary tools to manage any unpleasant reactions that arise.

  • If you are feeling motivated to grow beyond your trauma and reclaim balance in your life, you could be a good fit for relational trauma therapy. Over my ten-plus years in the mental health field, We’ve found simply showing up and being motivated to be the best predictors of if relational trauma therapy is right for you.

  • Fill out the contact page for a free 15-minute consultation! During the consultation, we will talk about your interest in relational trauma and discuss what the next steps would be. Any questions you have will also be answered during the phone call.