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Holistic Trauma Therapy for Women in California

Overwhelming and painful experiences—whether in childhood, adulthood, or relationships—shape how we see ourselves, how we experience the world, our sense of safety, and our ability to connect with others. Trauma isn’t just a psychological condition that lives in the mind—it changes brain function, disrupts the nervous system, compromises immune function, and alters baseline hormone levels. When left unresolved, trauma can manifest as anxiety, depression, fatigue, hypersensitivity, numbness, digestive issues, chronic illness, and more.

The good news: healing is absolutely possible! But talk therapy alone is not enough. Trauma must be addressed somatically—through the body—and approached holistically to create real, lasting change.

HOLISTIC TRAUMA THERAPY CALIFORNIA | SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY PASADENA | WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

Talk therapy alone is not enough to heal trauma. If you want answers, relief, and real, lasting change, you must turn to the body and embrace a holistic approach.

I specialize in supporting women who have experienced a variety of traumatic experiences including:

  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect (physical, emotional, or verbal abuse; lack of care)

  • Relationship Trauma (breakups, abandonment, betrayal, toxic dynamics)

  • Sexual Abuse Survivors (incest, rape, molestation, sexual coercion)

  • Traumatic Grief or Loss (sudden death, divorce, estrangement)

  • Emotional or Psychological Abuse (gaslighting, manipulation, control)

  • Religious/Mega-Church Abuse (spiritual manipulation, cult-like experiences)

  • Generational Trauma Breakers (the “black sheep” of the family, cycle breakers)

  • The 4 F’s (fight, flight, fawn, freeze survival responses)

THE BENEFITS

How Holistic Therapy for Trauma Can Help You

Most Mental Health Issues Are Rooted in Trauma

Trauma Therapy Shouldn’t Be Retraumatizing

How Somatic Experiencing® Treats Trauma

HOLISTIC TRAUMA THERAPY CALIFORNIA | SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY PASADENA | WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

You tried talk therapy–it didn’t work …

Here’s How Body-Based Therapy Can Help:

How Body-Based Therapy Goes Beyond Talk"

  • Reduce or resolve trauma symptoms such as chronic anxiety, severe depression, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, bingeing, cravings, numbing behaviors, hypervigilance, inability to rest or relax, dissociation, and doom-scrolling.

  • Understand compulsive tendencies like people-pleasing, perfectionism, overachieving, hyper-independence, workaholism, emotional caretaking, and difficulty setting boundaries.

  • Regain suppressed memories so you can finally make sense of what happened and reclaim your story.

  • Release deeply imprinted trauma from your mind, body, and soul, restoring your emotional balance, safety, and sense of power.

  • Complete interrupted survival responses (fight, flight, freeze) that cause you to dissociate, overreact, or shut down.

  • Clear emotional and energetic blockages that contribute to emotional and physical distress.

  • Experience deep relaxation and nervous system regulation so you can finally rest and restore.

  • Learn practices to integrate mind, body, and spirit, enhancing your connection with yourself.

  • Cultivate resilience by nurturing supportive relationships and learning how to harness your body’s natural capacity to heal.

  • Increase your access to pleasurable emotions and sensations so life can feel more fulfilling, embodied, and joyful.

HOLISTIC TRAUMA THERAPY CALIFORNIA | SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY PASADENA | WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

Some of the tools we’ll use to tackle your trauma symptoms and heal from the inside out …

  • Somatic Experiencing®

  • Polyvagal Theory

  • Nervous System Regulation Techniques

  • NeuroAffective Touch & Bodywork

  • Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®)

  • Attachment Theory for Relational Trauma

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Parts Work

  • Inner Child Healing

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

  • Breathwork, Meditation & Guided Visualization

  • Journaling, Creative Practices, and Psychodrama

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Psychodynamic Insights

  • Spirituality & Symbolism (Astrology, Enneagram, Oracles, etc.)

  • Yoga Philosophy & Postures

  • Energy Healing & Reiki

  • Psychoeducation & Recommended Reads

Trauma 101: Blogs to Help You Learn

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    Why Talking About Trauma Won’t Heal It—And Here’s What Does

    Talking about trauma can offer insight, validation, and understanding—but it doesn’t fully heal what happened. If it did, most of us wouldn’t find ourselves in therapy for years, revisiting the same wounds, re-telling the same stories, stuck in the same reactive behaviors, wondering what's wrong with us.

    Read the Blog
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    “Big T” vs. “Little t” Trauma: The Spectrum of Experiences

    Trauma isn't always about the big, catastrophic events. It can also stem from seemingly smaller, less obvious experiences that accumulate over time. This distinction is often referred to as Big T and Little t trauma, or maybe you’ve heard of PTSD vs. Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).

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    The 7 Types of Dissociation & How Somatic Experiencing® Helps

    Dissociation is an adaptive coping mechanism where the mind and body separate from overwhelming thoughts, feelings, sensations, or memories to protect against trauma, stress, or physical pain–and there’s actually seven different types!

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The body remembers what the mind forgets. It will tell you everything you need to know—if you slow down enough to listen.

LET’S FIND YOUR WAY FORWARD, TOGETHER.