VIRTUAL PTSD & TRAUMA THERAPY IN LOS ANGELES + CALIFORNIA
Resolve past wounds, heal your nervous system, and learn how to feel safe in your body & in the world.
You are so much more than what you’ve been through. Holistic trauma therapy can help you release old survival patterns, let go of shame, and cultivate the self-trust you deserve.
Online Therapy for Trauma & PTSD in California
The word trauma can be intimidating.
Maybe it feels like something that only happens to other people, or maybe you’re stuck because you don’t think you “should” be feeling this way — especially if you’ve been told to just “get over it.”
Many clients come to me unsure if what they’ve experienced qualifies as “trauma.” They might say things like, “Nothing that bad happened to me,” or, “Other people have it worse.” Often, folks associate trauma with extreme events like war, natural disasters, or severe violence. And yes, these are what therapists often refer to as “big T” traumas: events that overwhelm your sense of safety in obvious, dramatic ways.
But trauma isn’t defined solely by what happened; it’s often determined by how it impacts your nervous system.
Trauma can arise from any experience that felt overwhelming, disempowering, or unsafe, especially if you didn’t have support to process it at the time. Trauma literally rewires your brain and can shape how you think, feel, and relate to yourself and the world.
You might notice patterns like:
Feeling hyper-alert or easily overwhelmed
Struggling to trust others (or yourself)
Experiencing chronic fatigue, tension, or other physical symptoms
Shutting down or dissociating when emotions get intense
Criticizing or blaming yourself, or living with constant shame
Feeling emotionally reactive in ways you can’t explain
Trauma can come from a single incident, like a car accident or house fire, or from chronic exposure to distress, such as growing up in a high-conflict home, ongoing emotional abuse, or experiencing discrimination.
Research (unfortunately) shows that more than half the population will experience trauma in their lifetime. Common issues that folks seek trauma therapy for include:
Emotional and/or narcissistic abuse
Relationship trauma, including betrayal
Physical assault or abuse
Sexual trauma
Interpersonal violence, domestic abuse, or family abuse
Childhood abuse or neglect
Traumatic grief, including loss of a loved one, child, or pet
Medical trauma, serious injury, or chronic illness
Spiritual or religious harm and/or cultic abuse
Intergenerational trauma and ancestral legacy burdens
Cultural trauma, including racial or identity discrimination, immigration or acculturation trauma, or navigating experiences of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc.
Large-scale issues, such as COVID-19, climate change, natural disasters, political stress, terrorism, or war
Trauma isn’t just what happened to you — it’s what got stuck in your mind, body, and soul when you had to survive.
Trauma wasn’t your fault. But healing is your right.
With virtual PTSD & trauma therapy, here’s what’s possible…
𑁍 Make sense of your past experiences and change unhelpful beliefs
𑁍 Live in the present moment, rather than feel stuck in the past
𑁍 Respond mindfully rather than react impulsively to difficult situations
𑁍 Develop healthier, more satisfying relationships with others
𑁍 Identify and enforce your boundaries without guilt
𑁍 Treat yourself with love and compassion
𑁍 Let go of things that no longer serve you
𑁍 Trust yourself, your voice, and your intuition
𑁍 Feel more in control of yourself, your story, and your life
The goal is not to forget your trauma, but to process, reconsolidate, and integrate those experiences — so you feel empowered to live your life as you see fit.
Not sure if trauma therapy is right for you?
It’s completely normal to wonder if trauma therapy is “for you,” especially if you’re not sure where your pain comes from, or if your experiences feel hard to name. The reality is that trauma presents itself in a variety of ways — many of them unexpected, or thought of as just unfortunate personality traits. You don’t need a formal diagnosis, a clear memory, or even a specific event to begin healing. If something in your mind, body, or life feels off, your system is already sending you signals worth listening to.
My approach to trauma therapy is holistic, which means we don’t just treat symptoms — we look at the entirety of your experience: mind, body, soul, identity, and environment.
Therapy won’t just be about managing anxiety or reducing triggers (though we’ll work on that, too), but about helping you heal your nervous system and reconnect with your full self in a way that feels empowering, embodied, and deeply supportive.
Holistic trauma therapy with me means having a relational, attuned therapist and a space where you are seen and heard without judgment. We’ll examine the survival mechanisms that aren’t serving you anymore and explore more adaptive core beliefs, emotional experiences, and behavioral patterns. We’ll build tools to help you regulate your nervous system that respect your comfort level, pacing, and sensory needs, while honoring your autonomy, identities, and internal wisdom. And if you’re open to it, we’ll incorporate EMDR, Brainspotting, or other somatic techniques to access and release stored experiences in the body. Ultimately, we’ll work together to help you reclaim a sense of safety and reconnection — to yourself, others, and the world around you.
Here are some signs you might benefit from trauma therapy:
𑁍 You feel like you’re always on high alert, scanning for danger, rejection, or the next thing that might go wrong
𑁍 You find yourself emotionally flooding or shutting down in situations that feel confusing, intense, or vulnerable
𑁍 You often feel detached from your body, your needs, or your emotions, as if you’re observing your life instead of living it
𑁍 Certain people, places, or situations trigger a sense of dread, fear, or intrusive, unpleasant memories
𑁍 You carry a deep sense of shame, self-blame, or “too muchness” and are deeply critical of yourself
𑁍 Your relationships feel overwhelming, unpredictable, or disconnected, even when you care deeply
𑁍 You struggle with chronic tension, fatigue, or pain that doesn’t seem to have a clear medical cause
𑁍 You’ve learned to mask your needs or shrink yourself in order to stay safe, accepted, or in control
These common responses to trauma are your nervous system’s way of surviving overwhelming experiences,
but you don’t have to live in survival mode anymore.
FAQs
about virtual PTSD & trauma therapy
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“Trauma-informed therapy” is not a specific set of interventions, but rather an approach that recognizes how trauma impacts the brain and body (and really, one’s whole life), and therefore prioritizes safety, choice, and empowerment throughout the healing process. In a trauma-informed space, you're not expected to "push through" or give me a “trauma timeline” or share your story right away. Instead, we focus on helping you build safety, self-trust, and regulation so your system can gradually open up in ways that feel manageable and supported.
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Trauma isn’t always obvious, especially if this way of living has been normalized for you. You may not have a specific event that you can pinpoint as traumatic, but if your body and mind are still reacting to something that felt overwhelming, disempowering, or unsafe, that’s trauma.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a clinical diagnosis that can develop after a traumatic event or series of events. Common symptoms include intrusive memories or flashbacks, hypervigilance, emotional numbing, avoidance of reminders, and intense reactivity. It’s often associated with “shock trauma” like accidents, assaults, or natural disasters, but can arise from any traumatic experience.
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) reflects the impact of chronic, repeated, or relational trauma, like childhood neglect, emotional abuse, or long-term exposure to instability. It often includes symptoms of PTSD, plus additional relational and emotional challenges that indicate you are still in survival mode.
During our work together, I will help you explore whether you meet criteria for one of these diagnoses, but it’s important to know that you don’t need to have either of these diagnoses to benefit from trauma therapy.
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I use a holistic, body-based, and relational approach to trauma therapy. That means we work with your nervous system, your emotional world, and your lived experiences to heal the root causes of trauma, not just change your thoughts or reduce symptoms.
My work often includes Brainspotting, which helps access and process unhealed trauma stored in the subcortical brain; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured approach that helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories and reduce distress through bilateral stimulation; and/or Internal Family Systems (IFS), a parts-based model that gently supports you in getting to know and heal the protective and wounded parts of yourself.
I also integrate mindfulness, somatic techniques, and grounding tools to support nervous system regulation. All of this happens at your pace, in a space where your autonomy and boundaries are respected.
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I support folks navigating a wide range of traumatic experiences, including:
Developmental or attachment trauma
Relational and emotional neglect, including betrayal trauma
Childhood trauma and family dysfunction
Emotional, physical, and narcissistic abuse
Sexual abuse and gender-based violence
Religious, spiritual, or cultic trauma
Traumatic grief, including loss of a loved one, child, or pet
Car accidents, natural disasters, and other acute events
Cultural trauma, including identity discrimination, immigration or acculturation trauma, or navigating experiences of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc.
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There’s no one-size-fits-all timeline for working through traumatic experiences. Some clients feel meaningful shifts after just a few months, especially when engaging in deeper work with EMDR or Brainspotting, while others benefit from longer-term support, especially if the trauma was ongoing or layered.
My role is to help you move at a pace that feels both safe and effective. We focus on building resources and stability before we dive deeper. Along the way, you will notice new levels of self-awareness and resilience begin to emerge.
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You do not need to discuss every detail, or even remember it, to heal. Unprocessed trauma is stored in the body more than the cognitive part of your brain, which is why insight alone is often not enough to truly heal trauma. I integrate embodied approaches like EMDR and Brainspotting because they allow us to access the emotional and physiological imprint of an experience without needing to describe or relive it.
I’ll always respect your readiness and your boundaries. We’ll work with what feels accessible to you, whether that’s a memory, a body sensation, a feeling, or a vague sense that something’s not right. Your story will unfold in its own time when you're ready.
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Yes! Trauma therapy can be incredibly effective online when there’s a strong therapeutic relationship and a safe, private space on your end.
Online therapy also allows you to be in your own environment, use your own regulation tools, and reduce the stress of commuting. All of these can reduce sensory overwhelm and support deeper healing.