IFS (Internal Family Systems) is incredibly effective for trauma because it doesn't just treat symptoms—it heals the parts of you that are still carrying the wounds. Traditional therapy often tries to get rid of anxiety, depression, or PTSD symptoms. IFS helps you understand that these aren't disorders—they're parts of you that learned to protect you when you couldn't protect yourself.

Research shows IFS is highly effective for complex trauma, and here's why: trauma fragments us. It creates parts that get stuck in survival mode while other parts try to manage daily life. IFS helps you get to know these parts, understand what they're protecting, and help your authentic Self lead with compassion instead of being hijacked by survival strategies.

What I love about IFS for trauma is that clients consistently tell me it's the therapy that's worked the quickest for them—even clients who've had years and years of trauma therapy before finding me. That's because IFS doesn't just help you understand your patterns; it actually transforms your relationship with the parts of you that are stuck.

It's not about "fixing" you or getting rid of difficult emotions. It's about creating internal cooperation so you can respond to life from your center instead of from your wounds. My clients often say it's the first therapy that actually made sense of their inner experience.

Yes!

Research shows virtual EMDR can be just as effective as in-person sessions, and many clients find it feels safer to process trauma in their own space. I'm trained specifically in virtual EMDR protocols and have years of experience helping clients heal trauma through online sessions.

I'm a private-pay practice, but I can provide superbills for potential insurance reimbursement. Many clients find that paying out-of-pocket allows for more flexibility in treatment approach and frequency.

There's also a significant privacy benefit to private pay: your sessions, diagnosis, and treatment details aren't shared with insurance companies or stored in their databases. This means complete confidentiality for your healing journey, which is especially important for LGBTQ+, kink/poly, or religious trauma clients who value discretion about their personal lives and therapeutic work.

I wish I had a magic ball and could tell you the exact amount of sessions (and please steer clear of therapists who do give you an exact number!), but I can’t because every person and every trauma is different.

Some clients notice significant shifts within the first few months, while deeper trauma work might take longer. I promise we'll check in regularly about your progress and adjust our approach as needed.

You don't need clear memories to heal trauma. Much of my work focuses on how trauma shows up in your current life—your nervous system patterns, relationship dynamics, and the parts of you that learned to protect you. We can work with what your body remembers even when your mind doesn't while still addressing the core wound and not just the symptoms.

Absolutely. I have extensive experience (personally and professionally) helping people heal from harmful religious experiences while honoring your current spiritual beliefs (or lack thereof), religious deconstruction and the grief that comes with losing your faith community, spiritual bypassing that avoided real emotional healing, purity culture and religious sexual shame, having intuitive gifts pathologized by religious communities, spiritual abuse from religious leaders or communities, and finding your authentic spiritual path after religious trauma.

I understand both the spiritual wounds AND the healing that's possible on the other side.