Trauma Therapy in Denver

Trauma doesn’t always come from one obvious event. Many people I work with hesitate to call what they experienced “trauma” at all—yet they feel its effects every day in their relationships, self-trust, and nervous system.

You might find yourself stuck in patterns like people-pleasing, fear of conflict, emotional shutdown, or chronic self-doubt. You may understand why these patterns exist, but still feel unable to change them. Trauma therapy can help when insight alone isn’t enough.

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What trauma can look like

Trauma isn’t just what happened—it’s what it led you to believe.

For some, trauma comes from clear experiences like abuse, neglect, or loss.

For others, it’s more subtle and relational—growing up feeling unseen, walking on eggshells, or learning that expressing needs led to conflict or rejection.

Trauma can also stem from peer experiences like bullying, exclusion, or identity-based rejection, including for many LGBTQ+ individuals.

Over time, these experiences can shape deeply held beliefs such as:

My needs don’t matter.
If I speak up, something bad will happen.
I’m too much—or not enough.
I don’t really belong.

How Trauma Shows Up in the Present

Unhealed trauma often shows up less as memories and more as patterns. You might notice:

Difficulty setting or maintaining boundaries
Strong emotional reactions that feel out of proportion
Shutting down during conflict
A persistent sense of being “on edge” or hyperaware
Struggling to trust that you are truly accepted or wanted

These responses once helped you survive. Trauma therapy isn’t about judging how you adapted at the time—it’s about helping your nervous system learn that new options are possible.

How Trauma Therapy Helps

Trauma therapy focuses on healing at the root, not just managing symptoms. Instead of asking you to “think differently” we allow your body and mind to lead the way in healing themselves.

In trauma-informed therapy, we gently :

Build resources to help you feel good and learn to regulate your nervous system
Identify past experiences that shaped your beliefs and responses
Reprocess painful past experiences leaving you with new, more positive, beliefs about yourself and the world
Take these new beliefs into your relationships, allowing you to show up the way you want to

As healing happens, clients often report feeling more grounded in their bodies, that past experiences feel farther away and able to engage in relationships with less fear and more choice.

Who Trauma Therapy Is a Good Fit For

Trauma therapy may be helpful if you:

Feel stuck in patterns you intellectually understand but can’t shift
Have painful past experiences that are still affecting you even if you’re not sure it’s “trauma”
Want to improve relationships by healing underlying wounds
Are ready to go deep in therapy and try experiential approaches rather than just talk therapy

You don’t need to have a clear trauma story—or even call it trauma—for this work to be helpful.

My Approach to Trauma Therapy

I offer individual trauma therapy in Denver using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and IFS-informed therapy (Internal Family Systems).

These experiential approaches help us work directly with how trauma is stored in the body and nervous system—not just talked about.

EMDR helps process painful memories and experiences so they no longer feel overwhelming or intrusive.
IFS-informed therapy supports understanding and healing the different “parts” of you that developed to protect against pain.

Together, these approaches allow for deep, lasting change while moving at a pace that feels safe and respectful.