Trauma Therapy for Adults When Standard Approaches Haven’t Worked
If past therapy helped you understand your trauma but didn’t help your body settle—or left you feeling more overwhelmed—a slower, nervous-system-focused approach may be a better fit.
I work with adults whose nervous systems are highly protective, dissociative, or easily overwhelmed, where pacing, permission, and safety matter more than speed.
* Going blank or numb in therapy
*Feeling worse after sessions
*Understanding trauma but still reacting physically
*Feeling internally divided while functioning outwardly
Tucson's Best Trauma Therapist
Why Trauma Therapy Sometimes Doesn’t Hold
For many people, symptoms return or intensify not because therapy failed, but because their nervous system moved faster than it could safely tolerate.
When dissociation, shutdown, or internal fragmentation are present, trauma work requires careful sequencing—not more effort or insight.
You May Be in the Right Place If:
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EMDR or trauma therapy led to numbness, fog, or backlash
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Parts work feels intellectual or forced
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Your system shuts down under emotional pressure
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You’re high-functioning but internally fragmented
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You want depth without being pushed
A Slower, More Careful Approach to Trauma
My work is grounded in nervous-system regulation and state-based trauma therapy. Sessions prioritize safety, permission, and present-time orientation before deeper processing.
This may include Ego State work, Brainspotting, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and hypnotherapy-informed trauma therapy.
The goal is not to force integration or emotional release, but to help your system regain stability, coordination, and choice over time.
Is This the Right Fit?
This may be a fit if:
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You want trauma therapy paced for complex systems
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You value safety over speed
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You’ve had mixed experiences in past therapy
This may not be a fit if:
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You want rapid symptom reduction
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You prefer highly directive or manualized therapy
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You’re not open to a slower process
PRACTICAL INFO
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Private-pay practice
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Adult clients only
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Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement
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Located in Tucson, AZ (in-person / telehealth if applicable)