Healing Through Compassion, Safety, and Understanding
Trauma-Informed Therapy in Lakeland, Florida
You don’t have to “look like” you’ve experienced trauma for it to have shaped you. Trauma shows up in many ways, anxiety, shame, fear of conflict, perfectionism, difficulty trusting yourself, or feeling disconnected from your body. Trauma-informed therapy helps you understand your story, reconnect with your strengths, and rebuild a sense of safety within yourself.
What Trauma-Informed Therapy Means
Trauma-informed therapy is not about forcing you to retell difficult memories. Instead, it focuses on:
Creating safety and stability
Understanding how trauma impacts thoughts and the nervous system
Building coping skills and emotional regulation
Reducing shame, self-blame, and internal criticism
Supporting empowerment, boundaries, and self-compassion
Therapy moves at your pace, always.
My Trauma-Informed Approach Integrates
IFS-informed work to support wounded parts and soften self-criticism
ACT to build flexibility and values-driven living
DBT skills for grounding and emotional regulation
ERP when trauma and anxiety overlap
Compassion-focused work, especially for survivors with shame histories
I support clients with childhood trauma, sexual trauma, attachment wounds, religious trauma, and those impacted by systemic oppression and marginalization.
