THERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN LOS ANGELES & ACROSS CA
THERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Break the shackles of childhood trauma & begin creating the life you want.
Does the phrase “childhood trauma” bring up tears, sadness, or specific memories that are hard to shake?
Do you wake up in the morning and experience a wave of dread?
Do you think about the childhood and feel a sadness or grief that won’t go away?
Are you tormented by intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares?
Do you avoid home or family because of the way it makes you feel or behave?
Are you ready to tackle your panic attacks, impulsive behavior, ruminating thoughts, fear, dread, or suffering?
Are you sick and tired of feeling this way and want to finally work on your past trauma?
Is your childhood holding you back?
When you have had painful experiences, especially in childhood, it becomes hard to move forward and get on with life.
You may feel like you can’t trust the people closest to you or are isolated even though you want to connect. Your relationships may feel as if they go through ups and downs, and you don’t feel understood. You may also be noticing the impact of your past on your body: difficulty sleeping, upset stomach, headaches, or feeling constantly on edge.
Your life may be been like this for a long time, and you may not realize what you are physically feeling or mentally experiencing may be connected to childhood trauma.
Your mind and body may have a mind of their own, and react in ways that seem out of control. You may be scared by the way you react, the way you are in relationships, or you internal dialog mimicking that of an abuser. You may have tried traditional “talk therapy” but want something different that may help address all parts of trauma. You have a sense that something from your past is still at play, and you’re ready to address it at its source.
Helping you heal from your past, so that you may create the future you want.
I understand that the word “trauma” can sometimes be jarring; if you feel like your experience doesn’t meet some kind of standard for pain, you might discount it as “not serious enough.” But that fact is: if it felt traumatic, it was traumatic. And if you’re still experiencing the effects of it today, therapy can be a powerful tool to help you move forward.
HOW IT WORKS
Healing is not a quick fix or a one-dimensional process—and neither is our work. Our model is built around three pillars: insight, embodiment, and transformation. This integrative framework is what sets our holistic trauma therapy apart from traditional talk therapy alone. We don’t just help you understand your patterns—we help you experience real, embodied change that lasts.
STAGE 01: INSIGHT
We begin by understanding your story. Together, we explore patterns shaped by childhood trauma, attachment wounds, and nervous system adaptations. Through trauma-informed, depth-oriented therapy, you gain clarity about how early experiences influence your relationships, leadership, anxiety, perfectionism, or sense of self today. Insight brings language to what once felt confusing or overwhelming.
STAGE 02: EMBODIMENT
But insight alone is not enough. Trauma lives in the body. Through holistic trauma therapy, somatic trauma therapy, EMDR therapy, and nervous system regulation, we work with how your body learned to survive. You’ll learn to track sensations, build internal safety, and gently release stored stress. Embodiment allows healing to move from intellectual understanding into lived experience.
STAGE 03: TRANSFORMATION
As insight meets embodiment, transformation becomes possible. Old protective patterns soften. Relationships shift. Your nervous system stabilizes. You begin responding rather than reacting. This is not about becoming someone new—it’s about integrating the parts of you that had to fragment in order to cope. The result is greater freedom, authenticity, and the capacity to live and lead from a grounded, regulated place.
what you’ll gain
Therapy for childhood trauma can help you…
Improve relationships impacted by trauma
Eliminate intrusive memories, nightmares, and flashbacks
Regulate your emotional response to trauma triggers
Stop avoiding people, places, or situations
Feel more comfortable and secure in your body
Build trust in your own perceptions, feelings, and instincts
Make sense of traumatic experiences so that you can move forward
TOGETHER, LET’S DISCOVER THE courage & strength THAT’S already WITHIN YOU TO move forward.
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Childhood trauma therapy is a specialized form of trauma therapy that helps adults and children heal from early adverse experiences such as emotional neglect, abuse, abandonment, or chronic stress. It addresses how those experiences shaped the nervous system, attachment patterns, and sense of self. Holistic trauma therapy integrates somatic therapy, EMDR therapy, and attachment-informed work to promote deep healing.
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ICommon signs of unresolved childhood trauma include anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, difficulty with intimacy, emotional reactivity, chronic shame, or feeling “not good enough.” Many high-achieving professionals appear successful externally while internally struggling with nervous system dysregulation. A trauma-informed therapist can help assess patterns rooted in early attachment wounds.
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Yes. Childhood trauma often impacts adult relationships, leadership capacity, stress tolerance, and emotional regulation. Early trauma shapes the nervous system and attachment system, which influences how you respond to conflict, intimacy, and pressure later in life. Without treatment, these patterns tend to repeat.
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The most effective therapy for childhood trauma typically includes a combination of approaches. Research supports EMDR therapy, somatic trauma therapy, and attachment-focused psychotherapy. Holistic trauma therapy goes beyond talk therapy by addressing how trauma lives in the body and nervous system, not just in thoughts or memories.
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Holistic Trauma Therapy heals trauma top-down (through talk therapy), bottom-up (through the body), and Inside-Out (your sense of consciousness and sense of self). Holistic healing is multi-layered and allows all parts to heal once and for all.
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Healing childhood trauma is not a quick process. The timeline varies depending on the depth of trauma, nervous system regulation, and relational patterns. Complex trauma and developmental trauma often require longer-term, depth-oriented therapy to create lasting transformation rather than temporary symptom relief.
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While you cannot erase what happened, you can heal its impact. With holistic trauma therapy, clients often experience reduced triggers, greater nervous system stability, improved relationships, and a stronger sense of self. Healing means integration—where the past no longer controls your present reactions.
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Yes. I have extensive experience and training working with clients that struggle with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) / OSDD. Quite a large portion of my training has been centered on dissociative disorders. I predominantly work with clients with DID/OSDD who are high-functioning individuals. The “soul wounding” in clients with dissociation requires diving into the underworld of their consciousness (Kalsched, 2013), which requires a depth, analytical, and holistic approach.
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I am certified in Somatic Experiencing, EMDR trained, and AASECT Sex Therapy trained, and have Advanced Professional Trauma Training from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. To learn more about how I work, click here.
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Yes. Somatic trauma therapy is particularly effective for childhood trauma because early trauma is often stored in the body before language fully developed. Somatic approaches help regulate the nervous system, release stored survival responses, and build internal safety. When combined with EMDR therapy and attachment repair, outcomes are even stronger.