Trauma Therapy for the Experiences that Still Affect How You Live

Erin specializes in acute trauma, complex trauma, painful childhood experiences, and community trauma. Through EMDR therapy and trauma-focused support, she helps adults begin to understand what happened and how it may still be shaping the present.

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Acute Trauma  

Acute trauma can happen after a single overwhelming event that threatens a person’s sense of safety or stability.

This may include experiences such as a car accident, assault, medical emergency, sudden loss, natural disaster, or act of violence. Even when the event is over, the body and brain may continue responding as if danger is still present.

Therapy can help with:

  • Feeling on edge, numb, or easily triggered

  • Avoiding reminders of what happened

  • Difficulty sleeping, focusing, or feeling settled

  • Processing the event without having to keep reliving it

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Complex Trauma 

Complex trauma often develops after repeated or ongoing experiences where safety, trust, or emotional support was missing.

This can include childhood abuse, neglect, chronic emotional stress, domestic violence, attachment wounds, or repeated exposure to overwhelming situations. Complex trauma can affect how a person sees themselves, relates to others, and moves through the world.

Therapy can help with:

  • Long-standing shame, self-doubt, or guilt

  • Relationship patterns that feel hard to change

  • Feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions

  • Building a more functional relationship with the past

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 

Growing up with emotionally immature or unavailable parents can leave lasting effects, even if everything looked “fine” from the outside.

Many adults learned to minimize their needs, stay highly self-reliant, become the caretaker, or question whether their feelings were valid. Over time, this can show up as insecurity, people-pleasing, resentment, or difficulty trusting relationships.

Therapy can help with:

  • Understanding how childhood shaped current patterns

  • Letting go of the “I’m not good enough” lens

  • Strengthening boundaries and self-trust

  • Making sense of confusing family dynamics

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Mass Tragedies and Community Trauma  

Mass tragedies and community trauma can deeply affect survivors, witnesses, first responders, loved ones, and community members.

Events such as mass shootings, natural disasters, school violence, terrorist attacks, or large-scale loss can leave people feeling unsafe, disconnected, or changed by what happened. Erin has experience supporting survivors of mass tragedies and understands that these experiences can be difficult to carry alone.

Therapy can help with:

  • Processing grief, fear, shock, or survivor guilt

  • Navigating trauma connected to a community-wide event

  • Feeling less alone with what you experienced

  • Finding steadier ground after something overwhelming

A Focused Approach to Trauma Therapy 

Erin understands that trauma is not just something you think about. It can live in your body, shape your relationships, and change the way you see yourself. Her work helps clients process what happened with honesty, compassion, and a steady presence, so they can begin to move forward without feeling like they have to do it alone.