Therapy for trauma in Nashville

Life doesn’t have to feel this way.

Trauma doesn’t come in one size or fall into neat categories. There are “T” traumas, which include sexual violence, serious injury, and life threatening circumstances such as war. These are traumas that people typically think of when they talk about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. There are also “t” traumas such as losing a loved one, break ups, and bullying or harassment. These happen more frequently but can be just as detrimental to your mental and physical health. While “T” and “t” are the categories trauma therapists use to classify traumatic experiences, there’s no box that can contain what you experienced. Your trauma is unique to you.

I use several evidence-based methods to work with trauma symptoms, including EMDR, narrative therapy, and Trauma-Focused CBT.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy used to process and integrate emotional/traumatic memories.

EMDR re-activates the body and mind’s natural abilities to heal and integrate traumatic or other disturbing experiences. As a natural outcome of the EMDR therapeutic process, clients convey robust feelings of empowerment, serenity, strength, liberation, and courage; all natural indicators of emotional wellbeing and health.