TRAUMA therapy IN RENO, NV
Heal the experiences that shaped you without letting them define you.
“Why does this still hurt so much?”
When you grow up in a home that’s unpredictable or consistently chaotic, you naturally learn to adapt. You didn’t really have any other choice but to be the strong one—the independent one who constantly walked on eggshells or stepped into the role of “parent” because yours simply could not show up the way you needed or wanted them to.
And now, years later, as an adult, you're exhausted. You might have a good life—the career, a family, people in your life who love you. But there's still a part of you carrying something heavy. You regularly second-guess yourself, you struggle to relax, and you still feel responsible for everyone and everything else (even after all this time).
For some, the pain didn't begin in childhood. It was brought on by traumatic loss, betrayal, abuse, a frightening event, or a season of life that changed you forever. Life may have moved on, but it’s like your body and soul didn’t. Certain memories or triggers seem to pull you right back into everything you thought you had left behind.
Trauma doesn’t always look the way we expect.
Many people assume trauma has to involve one major event—and sometimes it does. But other times, trauma develops from years of living in environments where you didn't feel emotionally safe, consistently protected, or understood.
Trauma can manifest itself in many forms, including:
Childhood emotional neglect
Parent wounds and family-of-origin struggles
Physical, emotional, or psychological abuse
Parentification and growing up too fast
Living with addiction, mental illness, or chronic instability in the home
Family estrangement and complex family dynamics
Traumatic grief and loss
Betrayal and relationship trauma
Divorce and significant life transitions
Debilitating anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, or feeling disconnected
In order to heal and reclaim yourself, we don’t ask the question of whether your experience was "bad enough” or “counts,” we ask how it's affecting you now.
You deserved so much more than survival. You needed safety, support, and care.
It’s not too late to begin giving those things to yourself.
My Approach
Every person who walks through my door has a different story, different wounds, and different strengths.
That's why I take the time to really get to know you—what you've been through, what's weighing on you now, and what you're hoping life can look like moving forward. We move at your pace.
Many of my clients have spent years minimizing their experiences, questioning whether things were really "that bad," or feeling like they should be “over it” by now. Instead of rushing past the pain, we slow down and make space for all of it. We acknowledge what happened, what was lost, and how those experiences may still be affecting your life today.
From there, we find the path that feels most supportive for you. Sometimes that means EMDR or somatic therapy to help process memories that still feel emotionally charged or stuck in the nervous system. Other times, we may lean into meditation, ritual, inner child work, or psycho-spiritual practices that help you connect with deeper layers of healing and meaning.
For some clients, soul regressions offer a powerful shift in perspective. They can help illuminate recurring patterns, family dynamics, longstanding wounds, or deeper themes that may be influencing your life today. Often, clients walk away with a greater sense of compassion for themselves and a renewed connection to their own inner wisdom.
TRAUMA THERAPY CAN help YOU…
Feel safe enough to exhale
Understand why you do what you do
Let go of the belief that you're the only one who can save yourself
Grieve what was lost without losing yourself in the process
Create relationships that reflect your worth instead of your wounds
Become the person your younger self needed
Listen to (and trust) your own wisdom
Learn to hold both the pain of your past and the possibilities of your future
You don’t have to spend the rest of your life “surviving.”
FAQs
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Two things can be true. Your parents may have done the best they could with what they had while still causing harm or failing to meet important emotional needs. Therapy creates space for that complexity without forcing you into blame or forgiveness.
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Our earliest experiences shape how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world so it actually makes sense you feel this way. Even when life improves, the nervous system often continues operating from patterns it learned long ago.
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Absolutely. In fact, many clients discover that grief is a significant part of their healing journey. It's normal to grieve the safety, support, protection, or parenting you deserved but didn't receive.
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Many of my clients identify as the black sheep or cycle breaker in their family system. Healing often changes family dynamics, and not everyone will understand those changes. Our work together can help you stay grounded in your truth (with more confidence) while navigating those relationships.
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Yes. Childhood experiences and traumatic events often influence how we trust, communicate, attach, set boundaries, and choose partners. Understanding these patterns can help you create healthier and more fulfilling relationships.
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No. True healing does not require confrontation. Some of my clients choose to have difficult conversations, while others focus on creating change within themselves. We'll explore what feels right for you.
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Trauma, childhood trauma, parent wounds, emotional neglect, grief, and family-of-origin issues are core areas of my practice. I find it especially meaningful to help my clients heal from some of the hardest challenges life can throw at us.
I draw from specialized training in EMDR, somatic therapy, trauma-informed care, grief work, mindfulness, and holistic approaches to help clients process the past, understand themselves more deeply, and create lasting change in the present.