Trauma, PTSD, & Life-altering experiences

Traumatic experiences have a way of reaping havoc on your life. They can literally change your brain structure and the way you see the world, as well as your existence in it. If you have experienced a life-altering event, and/or are living through a lens of trauma, you're in the right place. Our approaches to helping you reclaim your life are evidenced based, effective, and hold you at the center of treatment. We're the trauma experts, YOU are the expert of your life.

Methods and Treatment Approaches

Eye Movement Desensitization& Reprogramming (EMDR)

A technique in psychotherapy that helps the brain process and heal from traumatic experiences that remain emotionally "stuck." By reducing the emotional intensity of painful memories, EMDR allows clients to move forward without feeling controlled by their past.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Parts-Work

A therapeutic method which recognizes that trauma often leads us to develop protective parts that helped us survive difficult experiences. IFS helps clients build compassionate relationships with these parts, allowing an unburdening related of attachments to painful experiences deep healing and lasting change to emerge from within.

Mindfulness & Somatic Experiencing

These approaches invite us to meet our inner experiences with curiosity and compassion instead of criticism. By learning to be present with our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, we retrain the nervous system's automatic reactions to stressors. Clients often find greater calm, clarity, and the capacity to respond with purpose and intention, rather than simply react.

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

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Neurofeedback

Training the brain after the effects of chronic stress and trauma via real-time feedback for more balanced and efficient patterns of functioning. As the brain develops healthier patterns of activity, clients often experience improvements in emotional regulation, sleep, concentration, and an increased sense of calm and resilience. Research suggests it can reduce symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, hypervigilance, and sleep disturbances while supporting overall nervous system regulation.

Specialized Providers

Marian Kalver, LPC l Patrick Bryant, LCSW l Amanda Burtch l Kelly Garcia, LCSW

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