Trauma Therapy in Wellesley
Online throughout Massachusetts
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an eight-phase brain based therapy that helps you safely process the memories, beliefs, sensations and emotions rooted in trauma that may be keeping you stuck in survival mode or in a dissociative state.
EMDR can bring new insights, adaptive beliefs and nervous system relief needed to heal deeply and feel safe again.
For those with higher levels of dissociation, EMDR can promote the internal safety needed to work towards a more integrated understanding of the self as a whole.
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Maybe you’ve thought “One part of me logically knows that I’m not in danger anymore, but another part of me still feels under threat.”
Ego state therapy can help you safely turn inward to identify the parts of you that may need deeper understanding, nurturing, reassurance, resolution or comfort after trauma.
My approach informed by Structural Dissociation Theory is especially supportive for folks who are impacted by complex trauma and higher levels of structural dissociation.
As an extended Phase 2 of EMDR, ego state therapy can reduce phobic avoidance, dissociation, and disconnection to prepare you for EMDR reprocessing.
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You may relate to the pain that shows up when people make assumptions about you or claim to know your story.
While staying close to my own values, I am careful to understand that you are a multi-storied and complex individual who deserves to be met with curiosity and respect. My approach informed by Narrative Therapy, centers all of the stories that are otherwise untold, so you feel empowered to know yourself and be known more authentically.
This non-pathologizing and relational approach will help you feel ready to take a stand against the harmful and inaccurate stories trauma and oppression convinced you to believe about yourself. In our conversations, we’ll work to understand how your daily life and mental health are impacted by the larger systems you find yourself in.
Through Narrative Therapy, you can feel empowered to change your relationships to the problems you’re impacted by and begin to live a life that is deeply rooted in your values, not the problem’s values.
Despite what the Wellness Industry would like us to believe… there is no quick way to heal deeply from trauma.
When done safely and effectively, finding mental and physical relief after trauma is a slow, relational, and deeply thoughtful process that allows you to better understand what all parts of you need to feel safe again.
My approach to treating complex trauma and structural dissociation is informed by EMDR, Ego State Therapy, Structural Dissociation Theory and Narrative Therapy. I offer assessments to measure presence of dissociation prior to determining treatment plan. I am trained to facilitate Ego State Therapy as an Extended Phase 2 of EMDR prior to reprocessing in order to ensure the therapy feels accessible for folks with higher levels of dissociation.
While it is helpful to recognize and name the challenges we face, it does not serve us to remain identified with them. Our work together is focused on detaching from diagnostic labels and understanding that you are not defined by your past. More importantly, you are so much more than a description in the DSM-5.
Specializing in Trauma Therapy for Adults Impacted by:
Childhood Trauma:
Attachment Wounds & Neglect
Physical, Sexual or Emotional Abuse
Bullying
Relational Trauma:
Infidelity, Betrayal or Separation
Intimate Partner Violence
Grief & Sudden Loss
Systemic Oppression:
Racial Trauma
Gender-Based Violence
Immigration-Related Trauma
Sexual Trauma:
Assault
Exploitation & Trafficking
Phobias
Medical Trauma:
Cancer
Chronic Illness
Health Anxiety
Traumatic Injury