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Trauma

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Past events shape how you move through the world, even when you wish they didn't.

Trauma isn't only about a single terrible event. It can come from ongoing stress, painful relationships, medical experiences, discrimination, or growing up without the safety you needed. It can show up as anxiety, numbness, hypervigilance, trouble trusting people, or reactions that feel bigger than the moment. Therapy can be a space to make sense of it at a pace that feels safe.

We work with adolescents and adults navigating single-incident trauma, complex and relational trauma, medical and birth trauma, and identity-based harm, including the impact of homophobia, transphobia, and racism. All of our work is trauma-informed, which means you set the pace and you never have to share more than you're ready to. We draw on a handful of trauma informed approaches including EMDR and somatic work. Our focus is on helping you feel more grounded now while gently working through what's underneath.

Therapy for Trauma can support goals like:

  • Feeling safer and more grounded in your body

  • Understanding your reactions as protective responses, not personal failures

  • Processing painful memories without becoming overwhelmed

  • Rebuilding trust and safety in relationships

  • Reducing shame, self-blame, and the urge to shut down

  • Reconnecting with a sense of choice, agency, and self-worth

How we approach Trauma:

  • Put safety and stabilization first, before diving into the hardest material

  • Let you lead what we talk about and when

  • Pay attention to the body, not just thoughts and memories

  • Recognize the role of identity, oppression, and systems in harm

  • Avoid retraumatizing practices or pressure to retell your story

  • Build trust slowly and honor your boundaries in the room

Our Team

  • Beth Gladstone, LCSW, SIFI

    Beth Gladstone, LCSW, SIFI

    Founder, Clinical Supervisor, and Psychotherapist

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    Nina Dreyfus, LMSW

    Psychotherapist

  • Susan Kolbenheyer, MHC-LP

    Psychotherapist

  • Jade Segre, LMSW

    Psychotherapist

  • Julia Habbe, LMSW

    Julia Habbe, LMSW

    Psychotherapist

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The past doesn’t have to dictate the future.

Healing is possible, and you don't have to do it alone. We'll move at a pace that feels safe, with room to slow down, pause, or change course whenever you need to. Together we'll work toward feeling more grounded in your body, steadier in your relationships, and more in charge of your own story.

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