Complex PTSD Therapy for Adults
When your past continues to shape how you feel, relate, and respond today.
Complex PTSD often develops from repeated experiences that left you feeling unsafe, unseen, unsupported, or emotionally overwhelmed.
You may have learned to survive by staying hypervigilant, people-pleasing, over-functioning, or disconnecting from your own needs.
The good news is that these patterns can change.
Maybe it doesn’t feel like trauma.
Many adults with C-PTSD don’t think of themselves as trauma survivors.
Instead, they notice things like:
Difficulty trusting others
Fear of rejection
People-pleasing
Perfectionism
Feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions
Emotional overwhelm
Chronic anxiety
Difficulty relaxing
Feeling disconnected from themselves
Struggling to set boundaries
These patterns often develop as intelligent adaptations to difficult experiences. What once helped you survive may now be keeping you stuck
C- PTSD often develops through relationships.
Unlike single-event trauma, C-PTSD frequently develops through repeated experiences over time.
This might include:
Emotional neglect
Inconsistent caregiving
Criticism or shame
Chronic stress
Parentification
Emotionally unavailable relationships
Growing up in a chaotic environment
When these experiences occur during important developmental years, they can shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world.
How C- PTSD affects the nervous system.
When your nervous system learns that connection isn’t safe…
You may find yourself:
Overthinking conversations
Anticipating rejection
Becoming easily overwhelmed
Struggling to stay present
Shutting down emotionally
Feeling stuck between needing connection and fearing it.
These responses aren’t signs of weakness.
They’re signs of a nervous system that learned to protect you.
Healing helps your nervous system discover new possibilities beyond survival.
Healing from Complex PTSD
Healing isn’t about blaming the past. It’s about understanding about how the past continues to influence the present.
Understand protective patterns
Process unresolved experiences
Strengthen self-trust
Build healthier relationships
Increase emotional regulation
Create a greater sense of safety and connection
HOW I HELP
I use evidence-based, integrative approaches to support nervous system healing and lasting change.
EMDR THERAPY
A powerful therapy that helps your brain reprocess traumatic experiences so they no longer feel so intense in your body and mind.
IFS & PARTS WORK
Exploring the different parts of you with curiosity and compassion to heal inner wounds and develop self-leadership.
SOMATIC THERAPY
Working with the body to release stored stress and trauma and restore a sense of safety and regulation.
POLYVAGAL PRINCIPLES
Understanding your nervous system so you can feel more calm, connected, and in control.
ATTACHMENT FOCUS
Healing attachment wounds to build stronger relationships and feel more secure in connection.
Imagine feeling…
Less responsible for everyone else
More connected to yourself
Calmer in relationships
More confident setting boundaries
Less controlled by fear or shame
More present with your partner and children
Able to trust yourself
Healing from Complex PTSD doesn’t mean forgetting what happened. It means no longer being defined by it.
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone.
If you’re ready for support that goes deeper than surface-level change, I’d be honored to walk along side you.