Trauma Therapy in New York City
“I know what happened is in the past but my body still reacts like it’s happening now.”
The Body Remembers What the Mind Forgot
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Trauma is any disturbing experience that overwhelms your ability to cope and leaves a lasting impact on how you think, feel, and function.
Traumatic experiences can create intense fear, helplessness, confusion, dissociation, or emotional overwhelm responses strong enough to change how safe the world feels. Trauma isn’t defined by the event itself, but by how your nervous system experienced it.
Trauma can result from events caused by people, such as abuse, assault, violence, war, or accidents. It can also result from natural disasters or serious physical injuries, including head injuries or severe burns. These experiences often challenge a person’s sense that the world is safe, predictable, or fair.
Even when the event is over, trauma can continue to live in the body and nervous system.
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Trauma can affect your emotions, thoughts, body, and behavior. You may notice:
Emotional and Cognitive Symptoms
Losing hope for the future
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Feeling detached, numb, or emotionally distant
Irritability, anger, or sudden emotional reactions
Negative beliefs about yourself, others, or the world
Difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships
Hypervigilance and Re-Experiencing
Feeling constantly on guard or alert
Being easily startled by sounds or movement
Upsetting dreams or intrusive memories
Avoiding reminders of the experience
Physical and Behavioral Responses
Trouble sleeping or constant fatigue
Stomach upset, headaches, or muscle tension
Racing heart, rapid breathing, sweating, or shakiness
Withdrawing from others or avoiding intimacy
Increased use of alcohol, substances, or food to cope
Difficulty maintaining routines around health or self-care
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Trauma therapy helps your nervous system move out of survival mode and into a greater sense of safety and regulation.
In therapy, we focus on:
Understanding how trauma shows up in your body and daily life
Reducing hypervigilance and emotional overwhelm
Building grounding and regulation skills
Restoring a sense of choice and control
Processing experiences gently and at your pace
Helping your present feel safer, steadier, and more manageable
Trauma therapy is not about reliving the past — it’s about helping your body learn that you’re no longer in danger.
My Approach:
Many of my clients have experienced trauma related to relationships, family systems, cultural expectations, or long-term emotional stress. They often learned to stay strong, stay alert, or stay in control in order to survive.
In our work together, safety comes first. We don’t rush healing or push for disclosure before you’re ready. We focus on helping your nervous system feel supported, grounded, and regulated.
My approach to trauma therapy is:
Trauma-informed and culturally responsive, honoring the full context of your experiences
Nervous system–focused, recognizing that healing happens in the body, not just the mind
Slow and intentional, moving at a pace that feels safe
Centered on choice and consent, so you remain in control of your process
I’m a good fit for women who want trauma therapy that feels steady, compassionate, attuned, and not overwhelming.
Together, we work toward helping you feel more present, more connected, and more at ease in your body not by erasing the past, but by helping your nervous system learn that it’s safe now. Ready to heal I am here to help!
“Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.”— Peter A. Levine
