PTSD

Palma Corral Sotelo (she /her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, NCC, PCA

Overwhelming situations can create patterns of behavior that began as a healthy response to help us survive a dangerous situation, but sometimes we can get stuck and plagued with disturbing thoughts and feelings.These situations can stem from harmful relationships, accidents, or natural disasters. Let's explore the survival strategies that are no longer serving you. Let's learn to differentiate between what happened in the past and how you can move forward.

Lisa Gascho (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I am trained in and provide EMDR along with other therapies that are known to help resolve issues related to trauma. This extends beyond coping skills into work focused on resolving the root of trauma and its physiological impacts.

Caretia Silva (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

My background in somatic experiencing and ongoing training has equipped me with many tools and practices that aid in working and healing trauma. I also have advanced training working with first responders and members of armed forces.

Portland Therapy Project

Licensed Professional Counselor

Understanding trauma and creating a place where one can explore the effects of trauma is our main priority.

Heather Ackles

Licensed Professional Counselor

LCSW

I am a board member of Brain Injury Connections NorthWest - and have experience working with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors. I created/facilitated the THINK B.I.G. Brain Injury Group weekly Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) group for Brain Injury Survivors. I Collaborate with Center for Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) & provide Brain Injury training. I am familiar with ways trauma integrates within our lives - and the therapeutic tools to broaden perspective.

Jenny Larson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC (OR), LMHC (WA)

I work with many folks who have experienced trauma and we work together to build a sense of safety as they discover who they are underneath their past. I largely employ EMDR and parts work as I help folks work through trauma.

Glenn Goldman, MA, LPC (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have additional workshop training in the impact of trauma and its effective treatment. I've worked with many clients who are recovering from various forms of trauma including childhood sexual abuse, ongoing emotional and physical abuse, the loss of a child, and sexual assault.

Scott Fletcher (He/Him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA

I use Narrative Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Neurobiology to help people gain a sense of grounding and safety after traumatic experiences. Whether major life threatening incidents or painful emotional and relationship wounds, trauma can impact a person's ability to navigate life. I help people process and heal the emotional wounds in a safe space. You can also develop the tools to help cope with painful memories and begin to live a full life despite these experiences.

Nova (Stephenie) Knutson (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, CHT

Trauma impacts our minds and our bodies, often leaving survivors feeling alone, out of control and disrupting sleep, digestion, physical comfort, social contact and the sense of basic safety. My work focuses on the impacts to mind and body, to reestablish a sense of basic safety that allows a return to feeling equilibrium. My clients report reduced symptoms and greater freedom to engage in life.

Cary (Lazara) Coll

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

For the past 8 years, I have supported individuals seeking freedom from symptoms caused by traumatic experiences. I provide Trauma Informed Care and have received additional training in the treatment of trauma including the use of EMDR.

Gregory Kaplan (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, PhD

Trauma is an over-adaption to an overwhelming event (e.g. assault, abuse). PTSD disrupts our capacity to regulate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and puts us into survival mode. It can leave our relationships and nervous systems in need of repair. Symptoms include intrusive thoughts of harm and distressing memories, being. Yet with adaptation and resilience, most of us are able to grow stronger from the most grievous wounds. I am a Level I Trained EMDR therapist.

Jessica Warburton (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

PCA R7148

Using Cognitive Processing Therapy to help process, grieve, and heal from trauma

Gillian Callahan (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MA

As a survivor myself, I've spent a lifetime studying the effects of trauma on the body and the brain. I specialize in helping people understand the ways trauma impacts their lives, their relationships and their futures. Using somatic mindfulness, psychoeducation and empathetic support I teach people how to work with, rather than against, their trauma affected brains and find true safety and happiness.

Terri Mishler, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

When trauma continues to intrude in your life, therapy can help you reduce the impact of the past on your current life. Therapy can help you get back more of the sense of safety to move about in your own life.

Patrick Welly Jungian Analyst

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

I have years of experience helping clients navigate the challenges of trauma. Working successfully with trauma, whether it’s developmental or specific requires a clinician and a client to intimately navigate the depths together, Co-creating a safe space of authentic attunement with strong, clear and flexible boundaries is foundational to healing.

Will Howell (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, CCTP, SAC-IT

We'll utilize mindfulness, parts work and somatic-based interventions to help regulate the nervous system and expand your window of tolerance. While emphasizing co-regulation, we’ll explore what feels unacceptable, become in touch with your Vagus nerve, and investigate old patterns that you might be stuck in and that no longer serve you. There is wisdom and connection to gain when we listen to our pain through the lens of love and curiosity, allowing old protective mechanisms to step back.

Arrival Counseling annie dolle LCSW (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have worked with individuals with developmental and acute trauma and use EMDR and trauma informed care to provide somatic and emotional healing from trauma response.

Marina Nelson, MC (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Oregon LPC, Washington LMHC

I specialize in trauma-informed services and have studied and implemented these practices even before completing graduate school. EMDR, TIST, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (somatic mindfulness) were designed for this purpose and work well for the mental and physical release of trauma in a gentle, effective manner.

Restore Therapy + Psychiatry

Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based therapy for children ages 3-17 who are experiencing symptoms related to trauma and traumatic grief. Therapy sessions focus on understanding and managing distress while emphasizing education, parent support, skill-building, resiliency and confidence.

Chelsea Kellogg (she/her/hers)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A. Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

I specialize in helping people understand the ways trauma, especially complex trauma and intergenerational trauma, impacts their lives, their relationships, and their emotional and behavioral symptoms or experiences. Using somatic therapy, mindfulness, neuroscience, and psychoeducation, I facilitate an integration of traumatic life experiences so you can regain safety, personal power, agency, joy, liberation, healthy connection, and self trust.

Jordan Curtis (He/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, PCA, NCC

I have helped many clients with both PTSD and C-PTSD to re-regulate their nervous systems to a place of balance where they can enjoy life. For clients with PTSD, I use coregulation, somatic techniques, polyvagal theory, grounding, and mindfulness-based experiential therapy in order to ground & calm the nervous system. It is possible to heal, and I use a gentle holistic approach to working with trauma. Due to my experience as an RN, I am suited to helping clients with medical-related trauma.

Sonja Crisosto (she/her/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

It's a passion of mine to support and walk with anyone who has had or is having traumatic experiences in their life. Often many of us do not understand trauma or trauma symptoms and how they can have long term impacts in our lives. Often people feel seen and validated by gaining new or different perspectives of themselves while processing through trauma and it's lasting impacts with me.

Carol Walnum, Certified Jungian Analyst, MA (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, Certified Jungian Analyst

My work focuses upon adults and young adults who find that childhood or youth sexual, emotional, or physical abuse still causes pain and interferes with current life, for example, in depression, self doubt, flashback, dissociation or nightmare or relationships. Other adults have trauma from war, work, marriage, life. Work of this nature requires longer-term therapy. I also see individuals who have had narcissistic or self-absobed parents or have or had a partner with these traits.

Katie Eichner (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Ph.D

Trauma can keep us stuck and frozen reliving the most painful times in our lives. I work with many different types of trauma, including long-term and attachment-related trauma, as well as trauma related to a single event. I tailor treatment to particular individuals and incorporate person-centered, relational, narrative, and internal family systems (IFS) into my work with trauma, as well as offering Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Christopher Creaturo (he/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Fully EMDR-trained in trauma treatment by the EMDR Institute.

Simone Gotter-Nagle (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have been trained in trauma-informed care and in many ways of viewing trauma, including the neurobiology of trauma, relational and intergenerational impact of trauma, and of the mental health and behavioral struggles caused by traumatic experiences. I have worked with children and adults in multiple settings and have unique view on how trauma shapes our development at different stages of life.

Jack Marvin (She/They)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Traumatic experiences change the way we see and experience the world. They also often rob us of our ability to trust ourselves. I hope to collaborate with you to create safety in the therapeutic relationship and build a toybox of skills and tools to ease the daily distress. With this safety, these skills, and my experience and training we will begin reprocessing and integrating the experiences that robbed you of peace and trust in self, such that you are empowered to reclaim it!

Gemma Baumer (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A. in Counseling

PTSD refers to a cluster of symptoms that occur on all levels of experience, and reflect an activated nervous system and a sense of uneasiness and discomfort in our bodies and worlds. We may or may not why this is, but over time, we can begin to access more safety and embodiment. Sometimes this means processing and working through traumatic experiences, and in other cases, it is in learning to care for ourselves in service to releasing patterns of chronic dissociation and alertness.

Ashley Johnson (she/her)

Hypnotherapist

Board Certified Hypnotherapist

Hypnotherapy is the one of the most powerful ailments to add into your healing journey with PTSD. PTSD triggers come directly from the subconscious mind and hypnotherapy targets just that.

Allison Batty-Capps (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT

I am trained in EMDR, which research has shown is the best treatment for treating trauma and PTSD. Neuroscience also shows that somatic and mindfulness practices can help decrease anxiety symptoms associated with PTSD. I also utilize a combination of internal family systems theory, Jungian archetypal psychology and Jungian active imagination to assist you in healing what is happening in your internal world and connect you to your spiritual resources

Rebecca X Casanova (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MPH, MSW, LCSW

I have been serving people impacted by trauma for several decades. As a clinician, trauma--and how people adapt to trauma--has been an area of focus since the beginning of my graduate training. I am certified in three trauma-specific modalities: Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Strength at Home, and TREM (Trauma Recovery and Empowerment). I also have experience using DBT and ACT to support people with trauma histories to learn skills to be more calm and present.

Daniel Maher, LCSW (He / Him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Whether it be to heal with the impact of discrete traumatic events or complex interpersonal trauma, I use a combination of attachment theory, DBT and a relational-psychodynamic therapy to help you build safety and seIf worth. I teach emotion regulation skills and we use the therapeutic relationship itself so that you can feel more grounded and secure in connection with yourself and others.

Jeanell Innerarity (She/Her)

Professional Counselor

MA, QMHP-C, LMT, CHT

I have worked long-term with clients who experience complex PTSD and have seen significant results in an increased sense of safety, self-esteem, self-regulation, and freedom from internalized oppression. My framework includes historical trauma and systemic oppression as sources of trauma and opportunities for cultural and personal healing.

Alexa Adams (she/her/hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

The majority of my professional life has been spent working with and developing a trauma-informed and guided approach to therapy. I have been providing mental health services for individuals and couples impacted by trauma and PTSD. In May 2019, I co-facilitated a workshop demonstrating differing interventions for how clinicians can work with relationships that are impacted by trauma.

Eric Loya (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have provided PTSD treatment for over 7 years. Interventions include EMDR and narrative therapy

Eden Baron-Williams (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

For the last year, I have been working primarily with adults with childhood trauma and those who were rejected from their families and communities due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identities.

Katherine Chiba, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have been working with veterans for fifteen years, and a majority of my clients suffer from PTSD related to combat trauma, childhood trauma, or sexual trauma, or, far too often, a combination of these. I won't lie to you: people who suffer from this kind of catastrophic pain are never going to be the same as if it hadn't happened. The good news: you can have a life worth living. Therapy helps.

Megan Larson (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

I completed EMDR I & II training, have well over required 10 hours supervision for EMDR, expanded my training in EMDR (R-TEP training, EMDR for OCD, EMDR for autism, and more), and continue to seek supervision. TF- CBT for those under 18 years old collaborating with guardians.

Angelica Nenchev (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

CADC I, MA, Professional Counselor Associate

Trauma is more than a one-time event. It is the impact an experience (or multiple experiences) has on your wellness. Trauma causes disruptions to our cognitions, memory, body chemistry, relationships, expectations, and self-perception. I believe trauma can be transformed through therapeutic relationships thats support resilience and flexibility.

Melissa Tomecek (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

Complex-PTSD

Jack Marvin (She/They)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Traumatic experiences change the way we see and experience the world. They also often rob us of our ability to trust ourselves. I hope to collaborate with you to create safety in the therapeutic relationship and build a toybox of skills and tools to ease the daily distress. With this safety, these skills, and my experience and training we will begin reprocessing and integrating the experiences that robbed you of peace and trust in self, such that you are empowered to reclaim it!

Samantha Auclair (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC, NCC

I am trained in several trauma therapies, including Prolonged Exposure (PE; the "Gold Standard"), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Process Therapy (CPT)—all of which are evidence-based treatments in PTSD.

Mark Pechovnik

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Trauma are experiences that either actively and vividly haunt us or go underground and reveal themselves only through behaviors that limit our full engagement in life. I utilize various techniques (including EMDR) to help uncover and work with the trauma so that it becomes less a defining factor and more an historical artifact.

Nicole Casthely (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

I specialize in trauma and PTSD.

Matt Newey (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional by the International Association of Trauma Professionals

Katrina Clark (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

I use a trauma-informed, integrative approach to treating behavioral, physiological and emotional disturbances, including ​PTSD, flashbacks, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and dissociation. Some of the sources I draw from in my practice include: EMDR, Parts Work, Psycho-education and Attachment Repair.

Healing Tides Counseling

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

We have therapist who offer Somatic Experiencing and EMDR therapy.

Melissa Hartley (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

NCC, LPC

The impacts of trauma can feel incredibly distressing and disruptive one's life in a myriad of ways. My philosophy is that all trauma is valid and you can expect to experience very intentional care and a attuned pace in addressing it. Together we can identify, unpack and address issues related to trauma and focus therapy on feeling more grounded in the here and now.

Firefly Institute

Licensed Professional Counselor

Trauma can be a single event or a series of adverse experiences that occur over time, these may include relational and interpersonal violence. Firefly believes in integrated trauma treatment approach, meaning there is no one-size-fits-all approach to trauma. This work is individualized and collaborative with the client and family integrating treatment practices for trauma recovery.

Kristine Zappa (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, R-DMT

When working with any kind of trauma, I believe in first helping a client establish both internal and external resources. After establishing resources, we can begin to explore the impact that the trauma has had on present day experience and work towards trauma processing in a safe and contained way using somatic approaches, such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Vlasi Vlahosotiros (he/him/his)

Somatic Practitioner

BBTRS®

Trauma effects us all. Breathwork, narrative therapy, and parts work are a few of the modalities I utilize to build resiliency in the nervous system and heal through past traumatic events.

Jordan Hubchik (she/her/hers)

Licensed Art Therapist

LPC, LCAT, ATR-BC

Trauma symptoms can come from a single event (acute), repeated or prolonged exposure (chronic), or exposure to varied and multiple traumatic events (complex). I use art therapy, narrative-storytelling techniques, the mind-body connection, and the therapeutic relationship itself to help folks emotionally process and make meaning from living through a variety of traumatic experiences.

Ryan Kopyar

Professional Counselor Associate

Professional Counselor Associate and LMHCA

As a certified trauma professional I have extensive experience both professionally and personally as it relates to helping individuals work through and heal from they are PTSD diagnosis. Carrying the weight of deep trauma can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to define our lives. We possess the ability to transform our pain and use our experiences to fuel our growth and become a better version of ourselves.

Erin Fettes (She/Her)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

I specialize in the treatment of traumatic events and adverse experiences that have occurred at any stage of life. I have a particular specialty in working with people to address sexual trauma. I have training in several evidence based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR. I trust and respect that you and your body know that you have been through something and I have an expansive view of what trauma can look like and how we are impacted.

Brittany Neighbours (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I work gently with individuals who have experienced trauma, starting with increasing their sense of physical and emotional safety. I use several techniques, including but not limited to stabilization/grounding, somatic approaches, and breath work. I also support clients in adjusting beliefs about themselves to increase self-compassion.

MELANIE EATON (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what happens inside of us" - Gabor Maté, MD Effective trauma therapy helps us become more aware of what's happening inside, then moves toward effective coping, processing and post-traumatic growth. I use a combination of psycho-education, nervous system regulation training, EMDR and IFS in service of this approach.

Rebeca Rocha (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

PhD, LCSW

I am trained in EMDR and have experience working with individuals with significant trauma history. I am enrolled in the Somatic Experiencing 3-year professional program. I am in the last year of the program.

Ghassan Ammar (they/them, he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I utilize EMDR therapy to assist you in healing from trauma. EMDR stands for Eye Movement De-sensitization and Reprocessing, and is an evidence-based modality for the treatment of trauma.

Robin Friedman, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L5164

I have many years of experience effectively helping those who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress and complex trauma. I use a variety of aproaches including mindfulness, EMDR Therapy, art, and somatic approaches.

Otoniel "Toni" Calderon (He/They)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A.

As a survivor of years-long childhood abuse/emotional neglect, I have dealt with and worked through the complex aftermath that this causes. I have utilized the Seeking Safety manual which addresses Trauma & Substance Abuse to help clients work through the complex aftermath of trauma.

Kendyl Watts

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Past trauma has a way of sneaking up on us, sometimes in ways we expect and sometimes seemingly out of nowhere. It can be disorienting and frightening both to us and our loved ones. You do not have to be held hostage by your past experiences. I can help you regain a sense of safety and empowerment that will have a positive impact on all areas of your life.

Aaron Altman (He/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS clinical mental health counseling, completing in May 2023

Trauma can be extremely difficult to live with, but also very treatable. If your symptoms look anything like being overtaken by memories of painful experiences, trouble sleeping, being easily startled, or chronically feeling stuck with negative emotions like anger or shame, we can work on that. I will take my time to understand both what's kept you going and what's hard, and how to have that conversation in a way that keeps you feeling like you're in the driver's seat but with expert help.

Bethany Ingram (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Trauma changes the way we relate to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us. I enjoy helping my clients understand how complex trauma or other traumas have impacted them and how to create safety within themselves and their relationships. This often entails learning to cope with triggers, building more connection between our minds and bodies, and processing and healing any internalized beliefs that stem from traumatic experiences.

Katharyn Waterfield, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

OR Lic #C4802

Trauma -- beyond the label of only PTSD, but in all of its forms and ways of being experienced -- needs to be listened to in order to be released or reconciled and integrated.

Haley Jones (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

I believe that most of us have and/or continue to experience trauma(s) in our lives. Trauma can include anything from the trauma of oppression, to childhood trauma, to a one time traumatic incident. In our work together, we can explore the ways in which trauma has impacted your nervous system and your perceptions of yourself, others, and the world. I strongly believe in the healing power of EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy and frequently integrate it into the trauma w

Emma Stern (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C7542

Trauma is anything that causes an intrusion upon our minds and bodies that physically and mentally overwhelms our nervous system and overrides our conscious ability to cope and process. Post-traumatic stress is a normal response to an intrusion upon one’s sense of peace and ability to cope. When working with trauma, I recognize the ways in which trauma impacts folks not as disorder, but as a survival response and mark of human resilience. I prioritize client safety and agency.

Liz Powell (they/them)

Clinical Psychologist

CA PSY 27871; OR PSY 3068

I'm trained in the 3 evidence-based treatments for PTSD: Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and EMDR. I've treated dozens of clients with trauma symptoms related to a variety of traumatic events, ranging from complex, multiple traumas to discreet single traumas. I also have experience working in conjunction with prescribers to ensure your symptoms are addressed.

Hanna Maxwell (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

LMHCA, MC61305753

Trauma occurs when our bodies, brains, and nervous systems don’t have enough resources to cope with what is happening to us. This could be a singular event – for example, being in a car accident - but it can also result from things like a challenging childhood, emotional neglect, or an abusive relationship. Your body may be carrying these past experiences, even if you hadn’t thought of them as traumatic. We'll approach these sensations together so you can begin to experience more freedom.

Garrison Cox (he/him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Master of Artis in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

I have experience working with adult survivors of both childhood and adult trauma. I use a slow-paced framework that emphasizes somatic exploration as well as deep attention to any moments of trauma exposure within or without the therapy. I believe working with trauma is the core of the field of therapy, and that many experiences of anxiety, depression, or other forms of emotional disruption are often due to our bodies' attempts to manage un-integrated traumatic experience.

Amelia Mackle MSEd LPC RYT

Licensed Professional Counselor

Trauma impacts many of our lives. Most of us can identify turning points where we felt something change in our lives. I have a variety of approaches that help get to a place of healing. I am trained in EMDR, yoga and am nationally certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Meghan O'Connor (they/them/she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, MFT

Trauma is an experience that overwhelms your system. Childhood experiences can continue to impact us in a number of ways - unstable relationship to oneself and others, panic attacks, depression, addiction, anger, anxiety, feeling out of body, chronic destructive habits, memory loss. I work with you to mitigate symptoms, increase your sense of emotional control, and establish a life worth living.

Bohemian Counseling, LLC (Kari Hays)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

PTSD/Trauma Brainspotting Phase 1 training through Pacific Counseling and Trauma Center.

Bob Kleinjan (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have worked with a variety of trauma survivors and find this work to be both rewarding and powerful. Far too many people experience trauma in their lives that goes unaddressed and can lead to a variety of problems. Unresolved trauma can cause relationship issues, physical health problems, and an overall lack of meaning and enjoyment in life. Processing the past in a safe and accepting space can be incredibly freeing for those who have experienced traumatic events.

Grace Silvia, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Therapy should not be re-traumatizing! If you find yourself dissociating during or after therapy or dreading it, something is wrong. Working in a trauma-informed way means I will help you learn the signs of when you are beginning to re-experience the trauma, and how to bring yourself back into safety. The work must go at your pace, guided by your body's subtle cues and your inner 'no' and 'yes.'

Julio Iñiguez (he/him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, CGACII, CADCI

I am Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 2 trained and take a somatic approach to working with trauma symptoms. Together we will use the guidance and wisdom of your body to develop resources to lower the unpleasant sensations that trauma symptoms can bring. When appropriate we can process traumatic memory to let go of outdated ways of being in your body. Trauma treatment can provide transformative experiences that allow your nervous system in ways that feel strengthening and relieving.

Diane Madrigale

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am certified EMDR therapist with specialized training and extensive experience in working with trauma and PTSD. I utilize various resources in addition to EMDR to help deal with PTSD symptoms.

Olivia Raccuglia

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I am trained in narrative exposure therapy, a type of therapy to address a variety of different trauma experiences and symptoms. Please feel free to ask me more about this in a free consultation (:

Jacob Curtis (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA CADCI NCC LPC

I have training in both Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Both of these therapies are evidenced based treatments.

Shannon Rice (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, SEP

I have 3 years of training in Somatic Experiencing, a world-renowned trauma-informed therapeutic modality. This includes acute PTSD, as well as sexual, complex, relational, and/or developmental trauma. You will learn how trauma works and how to regulate yourself when triggered to feel more empowered in yourself and in the world. My goal is to help you feel more "at home" in your body and learn how to trust your internal cues.

Aaron Kelsay (he / him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

Trauma is confusing, it's disconnecting, disorienting. Reversing trauma means re-developing and re-learning safety, trusting one's body cues, listening one's thoughts and feelings. It's a long journey, but it's well worth it. I have years of experience working with the most acute cases of PTSD, and I can say with confidence I have honed the skills to help clients move towards healing in this area.

Ashley Garcia (She/Her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA

I am certified in EAGALA and trained in Natural Lifemanship, both trauma informed therapy models that have shown to be effective in treating PTSD.

Naomi Painter (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Trauma doesn’t only come from the battlefield. A difficult childhood, a coercive or conflict-filled relationship, a toxic workplace, a natural disaster, an assault, a death, the loss of a friend or a support network…these things can shape our thinking, our behavior, and our well-being long after we’re supposed to be “over it.” If you’re not sure if you have experienced trauma, reach out and we can explore it together.

Sarah Voruz (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

I primarily work with people who may not recognize trauma in their history, but were impacted on a foundational level from chronic invalidating or neglectful experiences growing up. The ripples this has into adulthood are vast and I offer long-term work to heal wounds that prevented the development of identity, healthy self-esteem, and a trust in oneself and others to meet one's needs.

Nina Landey (she/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Your feeling of safety is paramount. We will move at a pace that is right for you to first find safety, and then reprocess traumatic memories that are affecting your life. I am fully basic trained in EMDR and am training in Attachment Focused EMDR. Make an appointment for a consultation to see if we are a good fit and to learn more about how we can find relief for you.

Kate Robinson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Symptoms of PTSD often cause distress, impaired functioning and can negatively impact personal relationships, the ability to work and the ability to participate in social activities that used to be enjoyable. Unhealthy coping skills such as increased drug or alcohol use are not uncommon. By learning healthier coping skills, relaxation techniques, and new ways of thinking, relief is possible.

Clea Partridge (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

Masters of Science in Counseling

Trauma is a distressing and unwanted situation in which we feel ourselves and/or loves ones to be in danger. This can be chronic such as enduring abuse, or acute such as a car or bike accident. Either way, it can have lasting impacts on our mental health, our ability to function, and our relationships with others. I work with folks who have experienced trauma in order to make sense of the experience, integrate it into your understanding of your life, and find ongoing balance and acceptance.

DAPHNA PETERSON (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L5495

Trauma treatment is something I am particularly well-suited to provide and the work has been hugely rewarding to both my clients and myself. I believe in the healing properties that mindfulness, self-compassion and exposure have to offer those that are haunted by any kind of uprooting, invalidating experiences. I am trained have 6 years of providing Prolonged Exposure, a highly effective trauma treatment. I also provide a cognitive based trauma treatment, called Cognitive Processing Therapy.

Catherine Lazen (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

M.Ed, MSW, LCSW

I have training to support people who have experienced trauma and who experience symptoms of PTSD or other trauma-related challenges.

Niko Delgado-McGee (he/his/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MA, CADCI, QMHP, LMHC

I am EMDRIA approved EMDR level I trained. I have experience working with individuals who have suffered from child physical, emotional and sexual abuse, child incest survivors and veterans. Drawing from years of experience working as a supervisor at a crisis line, I also work well with first responders who have experienced substantial vicarious trauma.

Brandt Hueser

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

PTSD is classified as an anxiety disorder that develops after experiencing a psychologically traumatic event or events. Trauma can affect everyone in different ways. I am trained in the use of the EMDR technique which can be an effective tool to get to the root of these traumas. Mindfulness based therapy can also be helpful in treating trauma.

Joyce Yuan

Clinical Psychologist

PhD

Through my work at veterans hospitals, I have gained experience at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Symptoms of PTSD include unwanted memories of trauma, hypervigilance, and avoidance of perceived threats. Treatment can involve processing feelings about the past trauma, understanding how trauma affects your current thinking and behavior, and developing new ways to feel safe and empowered.

Natalie Thomas (She/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

QMHP

I’ve spent a large part of my career working with those experiencing PTSD. The fear that comes with trauma can be crippling at times, and learning to carry that fear with you into the unknown sometimes feels impossible. I work with my clients to navigate life with their trauma in tow, and to build strength from places of trial.

Beth Bogdon (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Many people experiences life events that impact them physically and emotionally. A person may find themselves fearful, unexpectedly remembering a past event, difficulty going places, and many more experiences. I work with people to regain a sense of safety and, if appropriate, use my training in trauma processing to decrease how symptoms impact your daily life.

Kathleen Thompson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC

There is so much new information coming at us about PTSD. Basically, it is when we feel hi-jacked by our senses/body because of past events that were (or seemed) life threatening. These experiences can be from combat, Domestic abuse, accidents, but more often from chronic difficult childhood experiences. It is time for you to heal.

Sarah Hardin

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Trauma re-wires our brains and can make it difficult to feel safe or in control of our own emotions and actions. Working from a trauma-informed perspective, I will help you re-experience safety and control in your own life.

Lynne Coon

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

For the past 5 years I've focused on anxiety disorders. A large part of PTSD treatment is teaching the brain how to know when it's safe. The trauma that causes PTSD makes the ability to determine safety difficult. I help you learn to slow your brain down so you can rationally assess the world around you.

Katie Solomon (she/they)

Professional Counselor Associate

Mental Health Intern

Understanding trauma and creating a place where one can explore the effects of trauma is my main priority.

Chelsea Brandenburg (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I specialize in combat trauma for military, job trauma for first responders, childhood trauma

Jon Fox

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I practice trauma therapy using mind-body counseling approaches which enable you to feel the connection between the traumatic memories stored in your body and the thoughts, beliefs, and habits that cause problems for you throughout your life. With my body-centered approach, healing these wounds becomes attainable. Together, we can propel you to feel comfort, ease, and vitality in your life again.

Danette Gillespie-Otto

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have specialized training in the treatment of trauma, using both cognitive behavioral approaches and interpersonal neurobiology. I have worked with traumatized people for over 10 years.

Janet Sandell (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I am an EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist with specialized training in working with trauma and PTSD.

Rushini Jayawardena (she, her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I help clients finding grounding and safety while helping address unprocessed memories and experiences. I offer EMDR, Trauma Conscious Yoga and other methods of grounding and processing.

Jennie Hagen (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC, LPC

Trauma can comes in many different forms and affects everyone a little differently. I help people cope with and heal from trauma through validation, creating a sense of safety, and partnering together to figure out the best combination of tools to regain a sense of control over their experience. We always work at your pace and will only talk about difficult topics when you feel safe and ready.

Trellis Counseling

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Trauma is my primary focus and I use EMDR and an internal family systems-informed perspective.

DeShawn Williams

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

This disorder is gaining more recognized and identified in many individuals who have experienced a traumatic event. I have treated many individuals in my years of practice who are in great pain as a result of trauma. I utilize a very empathetic, attentive, and structured approach that creates an environment for healing and recovery for those who knowingly need it and those who are unaware.

Preston Brennan

Professional Counselor

MA, LMHCA

I am trained in providing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which I employ to help clients reintegrate traumatic experiences so that they are able to feel more in control of their lives.

Josh Clark (he/him)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD, ABPP-CN

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can occur as a result of a physical, sexual, psychological or emotional assault, or threat. It can rock you to your core, causing you to rethink everything you once knew. But symptoms of PTSD are very treatable. I use Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Adaptive Disclosure, and mindfulness strategies to help you move forward in your life.

Sarah Blaszczak, M.A, LMFT (She, her, hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT T1554

I have a wealth of experience and use a wide variety of approaches to help people heal from their unique combination of trauma symptoms, including flashbacks, dissociation, panic, avoidance, depression, irritability and low self-esteem.

Andrew Conner (He/Him/His)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA

I completed my initial training as the first male-identified person to offer therapy at the YWCA Silicon Valley Domestic Violence Support Network. I have since worked extensively with youth who have immigrated to the United States from Latin America seeking safety. My work with survivors of trauma has informed my perspective on how to help clients relate to the personal and collective wounds that we all carry.

Lesley Smith (they/she)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have a history of working with trauma and have attended multiple trainings on the issue. I continue to educate myself on PTSD and treatment for PTSD.

PK Ponti-Foss (She/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Post Traumatic Stress is the brain's natural way of dealing with trauma when it has gotten stuck and hasn't been processed. I work from a variety of research based methods to assist clients in processing their trauma so that they can move through it and get to the other side. My primary tool at this point is Brainspotting.

Desiree Stang (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC III

PTSD is something that I am very interested in. I think that it is amazing how resilient so much of us are and we don't even realize. PTSD is not fun to live with if you don't have it managed. Lets work together to figure out what symptoms you are still experiencing and how we can get these to decrease in your life to make your life more enjoyable.

Jen Yerty (She/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

I am a certified trauma specialist through PESI, and have training in working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, and DID. I've also been asked to speak to graduate classes as a specialist in this field. I use a variety of techniques, but begin by working through Judith Herman's 3-stage process that prioritizes establishing safety before processing trauma and terminating treatment. I am trained in Somatic Experiencing and Brainspotting for trauma processing.

Wild Wish Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor

Individuals who have experienced a traumatic or terrifying event (often life threatening) can develop flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Wild Wish Counseling works with our patients to help manage the intense feelings surrounding a traumatic or terrifying event. Although the instigating event may overpower coping resources available at the time, it is nevertheless possible to develop healthy ways of coping and diminishing its effects.

Darin Bergen (he/him)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

Surviving trauma has long lasting effects and most people don't realize how treatable it is. We have a number of effective treatments and I am passionate about helping people recover! I start with a stabilization phase where you learn techniques to regulate emotions, improve relationships and re-engage in life. I then offer reprocessing therapies that can help you leave the past in the past.

Kaijah Bjorklund (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nationally Certified Counselor

Trauma and PTSD can impact the way you function, feel, think behave and what you believe about yourself. Symptoms of all kinds are treatable. I use a Trauma-Informed Therapy to address the psychological, emotional, relational and physical problems that past trauma can create. My approach draws from numerous sources including Neuroscience, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR. I offer many highly effective and evidence-based strategies and interventions for healing the effects of trauma.

Elizabeth Sokolowski, PhD (She/They)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD

I treat PTSD through a three-phased approach: 1) building coping skills to reduce severity of current symptoms, 2) processing traumas through narrative methods, and 3) re-establishing thriving (e.g., setting and achieving goals, connecting interpersonally).

Carly Henderson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC, NCC

We know a lot more than we did only decades ago about how trauma is stored in the brain and body, about how it is activated by present experiences, and how to effectively process and integrate traumatic memories. I utilize EMDR, somatic techniques and Interpersonal Neurobiology to assist clients with trauma.

Robert Gill (He/him)

Clinical Social Work Associate

Oregon /A5380

I have experience working with adults who have had significant traumatic events and continue to experience symptoms.

Micah Drlikova

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Most people are familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an anxiety disorder that results from a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster or car accident. Most people with trauma-related problems have experienced multiple traumas. The term, complex trauma, describes exposure to multiple traumas. It also refers to the impacts of that exposure.

Gillian Chachere

Qualified Mental Health Professional

I have many years of experience helping children, adolescents and adults deal with the aftermath of trauma using mindfulness, narrative therapies and strong interpersonal support.

Kimberlee Harrison

Licensed Professional Counselor

CGP, CCTP-II

I have several years experience working with people who have PTSD and other trauma-related disorders.

Laura Kosak (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I believe humans are innately resilient, built to connect and thrive in the face of adversity. Sometimes, our experiences are too overwhelming and our birthright of healing is trapped, inaccessible. There is a way out of living stuck in the shadow of trauma. It isn't easy and may require a team of helpers. The good news is that the team is available to you and there is a way forward.

Melissa Owens LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have formal training and extensive experience using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Internal Family Systems (IFS) and body oriented psychotherapies to heal the wounds of traumatic experiences. Trauma is unhealed unintegrated experience and healing is possible.

Lindsay Howson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

PTSD is a set of symptoms that is caused by traumatic events in our lives. I utilize EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-focused CBT to help my clients minimize the effects of PTSD on their lives.

Brad Poser, MS, CRC

Professional Counselor Associate

Trauma is another human condition that some folks think can be just 'wished away'. Even things that happened years ago can echo into the present. Unwanted thoughts and emotions can jump into our minds and make daily life hard to focus on. I have experience helping people come to terms with trauma. With the right skills, it is possible to make room for the past and re-enter your life.

Jessie Weisstein (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have been treating PTSD for over 10 years. I use a combination of polyvagal theory, EMDR and IFS to work with clients who have experienced trauma.

Bex Mertulien (They/Them)

Professional Counselor Associate

Registered Associate R7909

I specialize in working with complex PTSD related to childhood trauma, chronic trauma in adulthood and other forms of trauma related to experience of violence or threat to life. I utilize gentle somatic techniques to help ground you as we work on healing.

Julianna Vermeys

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

I am trained in trauma-informed counseling, a specialized skill set to help you safely examine and integrate the trauma of your life without re-traumatization (using a framework of understanding the nervous system and it's response to stress and trauma). With compassionate, gentle, attentive guidance, I will assist your reclaiming and harmonizing the present body and mind, daily skills to help you heal.

Haleigh Yurecko (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, MSW

Many people have experienced traumatic life experiences that cause them some level of distress. It is important that they have a therapist who can work with them through this when they feel ready. I ensure that a client has grounding skills before processing trauma to reduce activation, flooding, dissociation, or other trauma symptoms from occurring and causing additional distress. I am certified to use EMDR to treat trauma. I also use a relational narrative approach and trauma focused CBT.

Marc•francis Otto (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, RSMT/E

Traumatic experiences are overwhelming and leave lasting impact. The most impactful aspect is feeling alone with what you've gone through. Together, I work to gently meet and attend to what it's been like for you and help to regulate these feelings so they don't take over and derail your life.

Nicole Craig (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Survivors of trauma may feel as though their nervous systems are 'stuck'. I am experienced in the treatment of trauma symptoms, and will work with you to understand your own stress reactions, moving towards a life of greater ease. Together we can decide which healing modalities will work best for you.

Carolyn Powell (Sher/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Whether you have experienced a past trauma, complex trauma or experiencing a current trauma, there is hope for healing for your mind and body. I have training in interpersonal neurobiology and trauma informed care, work place stress and use a number of theoretical orientations with working with clients in their journey towards healing.

April Oliver (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, Professional Counselor Associate

Trauma can cause a variety of symptoms and experiences that can be a distraction in your quality of life. In a therapy session, we focus on symptoms and remedies. I will not ask you to recall every detail, instead the focus is on understanding the experiences of symptoms in your daily life. For example, what it looks like, feels like, and how it causes you to respond. Together we will discover the techniques and tools that can help you specifically and reduce the intensity of your daily life.

Rhys Pasimio (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C3730

Trauma happens for many reasons and takes many forms. Whether or not you meet clinical criteria for PTSD, you likely have something painful in your story that can have unpredictable and distressing impact on your life in some way. This is especially true if you have addiction challenges. In order to provide holistic services, I believe a trauma informed and trauma focused approach is essential.

Christine Finucane (She/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, SUDP, LICSW, SEP

Working with people who have experienced traumatic events and helping with their healing process is one of my greatest passions. I work with all kids of trauma, early childhood trauma or complex trauma as it is known and adult onset trauma. Trauma is the result of the nervous system being overwhelmed and incapable of processing the trauma at the time of the event. Working with the body and nervous system to recognize and allow for completion and release of the stored trauma is the healing.

Heather Asaadi (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Trauma impacts so much! It is useful to raise understanding of how trauma reacts in the body and brain and what trauma-related beliefs you might have developed. I'm trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), which helps process trauma, build more context around your trauma history, and empower you to change your narrative.

Audra Lee

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC, LPCC

I have a deep understanding of the impact of stress and trauma on nervous system dysregulation and mental/emotional well-being. I have studied various neurobiologically-informed trauma approaches such as Interpersonal Neurobiology, Control Mastery Theory and the work of Pete Walker. I have a special interest complex trauma, a form of prolonged/cumulative trauma that develops within interpersonal relationships, often associated with neglect and/or adverse childhood experiences.

Jen Shelton (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, MS, LPC, NCC

"Trauma" is a general term that includes any past painful, distressing, or terrifying event that continues to have a negative impact on your life. Anyone can experience different levels of emotional stress and interruptions in everyday tasks as a result of past painful events. This typically involves nightmares, flashbacks, being easily startled, negative beliefs about self or the world, difficulty feeling positive emotions, dissociation, and avoiding reminders of the painful events.

Cara Haaga (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

I have experience working with individuals who have been through traumatic experiences and are having difficulty managing the impacts of these experiences. I find developing skills and resources to lessen the immediate impacts of these experiences first allows for more stability as we continue working together. I utilize DBT skills, mindfulness, and Trauma-Focused CBT.

Justice Arledge LPC Associate, MS (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

master's in clinical mental health counseling

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by severe trauma. This trauma could have been anything from a car accident to experiencing combat. This trauma has rewired your brain to where you are always on the lookout for things to go wrong. Therapy can help the individual suffering from PTSD by helping them through some of their emotions and thoughts.

Sophie Toolanen (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I am fully trained in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR is an effective approach for shifting core negative beliefs about self and freeing you from negative effects of past trauma, whether it be single incident or complex PTSD. It is particularly effective at softening strong uncomfortable emotional reactions tied to memories of past events. My primary therapy focus the past 5 years has been trauma/PTSD.

Alex Bistroi

Licensed Professional Counselor

I completed EMDR basic training, and have further training in using EMDR for addictions, and in using EMDR to treat complex trauma and dissociation.

Jenn Garlock (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, NCC

I use Internal Family Systems therapy, attachment therapy, EMDR, and psychodynamic therapy to help my clients identify what happened to them, explore how this has impacted their lives, their relationships, and their self esteem, and make steps to create the lives and relationships that they want for themselves.

Joan Laguzza, LCSW Joie PDX Counseling

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

My work as a medical social worker at a Level 1 trauma hospital in the burn center, trauma, and intensive care units has informed my approach to people suffering from the effects of trauma and familiarized me with its varied manifestations. I have expertise in dealing with crisis, the immediate impact of trauma, and the long lasting emotional and physical effects of historical trauma.

Mahalia Lind-Diamond (She/They)

Professional Counselor Associate

I provide a space where we can gently explore past trauma and investigate the effects of it in your daily life.

Emma Bridges (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I offer EMDR extended sessions. Learn more here: https://www.emmabridgeslcsw.com/emdr-intensives

Tracy Bryce Farmer (she/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CADC

Many people have undergone trauma and don't realize its impact on their lives because they were taught to minimize its harm. PTSD symptoms can include fearfulness, worry, interpersonal conflict, self-loathing and shame. These overwhelming symptoms impact relationships and professional goals. Let me help you get to the bottom of what you have experienced so you can feel more free.

Diana Groener

Licensed Professional Counselor

Having a lengthy forensic background, I am personally experienced with issues of vicarious trauma and burnout that many caregivers face, especially first responders. Together we will help you recover and strengthen your resilience against future traumatic exposure. I also have had many clients who are adults that were abused as children.

Jenny Kepler (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I work with the effects of trauma using several different modalities, including Hakomi, EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy. We'll find the right combination that suits you, to relieve the symptoms that are bringing you here.

Sankofa Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have extensive training in complex and developmental trauma; particularly as it impacts individual and relational functioning. I approach trauma work from a neurobiological and attachment frame. I provide parent coaching around trauma informed and developmentally appropriate parenting strategies; I work with Portland area schools providing training on trauma informed interventions for educators

Lara D'Amore

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am trained in EMDR therapy, which is shown to be very effective in developing skills to regulate emotions and nervous system responses, challenge negative beliefs about ourselves, and be able to experience present safety. I work with those who have experienced single event trauma, as well as trauma related to violence, childhood abuse, attachment injury, and others.

Randy Zasloff, LPC, CADCI (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADCI, NCC

My first exposure to working with individuals with PTSD was a research study for my Masters Thesis on the effectiveness of equine facilitated psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. The majority of individuals in my practice have been affected by trauma either directly or via individuals close to them. I continue to stay up to date with training on innovations in trauma treatment.

Kimberly Crow (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC-III

It is easy to underestimate how debilitating it is to live with PTSD. I believe it is important to focus on developing the ability to self-regulate through understanding the effects of trauma on the brain and body. My goal is for you to feel more connected to yourself and others, and to feel worthy of living a full and meaningful life.

Laura La Rosa (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MA, MSW, LCSW

Trauma happens. It hurts. I can assist you in identifying historical or current circumstances that have caused you pain so that you might begin the process of dis-empowering the story lines that keep you stuck. From there, I can assist you in identifying a new narrative that is affirming and that supports your well being.

JESSICA VAN DER MERWE (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

Experiences of trauma include childhood abuse or neglect, abandonment, betrayal, acute traumatic experiences, or any experience that currently impacts your ability to function fully. Your history does not define you and does not have to be a life-sentence. I work with you through brain-based, body-based, and emotion-focused approaches to heal and thrive.

Connective Therapy Collective

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMFT, LCSW, LMFTI, CSWA, QMHA

Trained extensively in trauma treatment, I am skilled in understanding the symptoms, the presentation of complex trauma and attachment wounds, and ways to integrate healing into your daily life. I take a somatic and narrative approach to healing including the most recent research related to activation, dissociation, and brain regulation.

Amanda Roberson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PTSD is a cluster of symptoms that may arise after a person has experienced a traumatic event. This is the body and mind's way of trying to protect itself after experiencing an atypical event. Symptoms experienced include recurrent memories/flashbacks of the event as if it's happening in real time, avoidance of people/places/things that serve as reminders, depression, and anxiety symptoms.

Jacqueline Boltz

Clinical Social Work Associate

I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which blends cognitive and somatic elements to treat PTSD.

Stephanie Podasca (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, LMHC

PTSD is a very challenging and unique experience for everyone - I have worked with many people who satisfied the criteria for PTSD, even though all of their experiences were wildly different! As a trauma-informed therapist, I initially assume that a traumatic experience is at the root of most human suffering and is the cause of the majority of symptoms such as anxiety, depression, addiction, etc. I engage in ongoing education to be an active helper at every phase of the recovery process.

Rachael Patoray (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, ATR

I am also a Registered Brainspotting Clinician, which is a body & brain based therapy that has been found to be particularly helpful in treating trauma & stuckness (including but not limited to: anxiety, flashbacks, negative self-talk/beliefs, phobias & fears).

Sean Robertson (He/him)

Clinical Psychologist Resident

PsyD

Our past experiences can haunt us. We can get trapped trying to understand the horror that we witnessed or avoid reliving the terror we once lived. We can get endlessly lost in trying to undo those experiences or prevent any type of those experiences from happening ever again. Ultimately, the challenge of PTSD is grieving what happened in a way that helps us make meaning for our current life and future goals.

Kimberly Zeszutek, LPC (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

My structure of therapy follows Judith Herman’s theory of care for Complex Trauma integrated with concepts of behaviorism, such as consciously building skills to be able to successfully influence PTSD symptoms and have the skills to process trauma. I understand how traumatic events can surface into someone’s daily life as symptoms of nightmares, flashbacks, emotional dysregulation, suicidal thoughts, self-invalidation, self-harm, depression, and/or anxiety.

Alma Hadzidedic (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have extensive experience working with survivors of complex, historical,, multi-generational and military sexual trauma.

Catherine Cooney (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC, CSAT

I am trained in several approaches to trauma, including EMDR. As a member of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), I continually update my skills with state-of-the-art training and consultation.

Zachary Ash (He/Him)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

I have treated many clients who have met the clinical definition for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic stress disorder unspecified. These cases have ranged from individual discrete traumas to historical and multi-generational traumas utilizing evidence based treatments such as Narrative Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Mike Grant (he/him/his)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW, CADC II

I assist trauma processing with EMDR and Brainspotting.

Caitlin Truitt (she/her/hers)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, LSWAIC, MHCA

In a therapy setting, my work has focused on clients who've experienced trauma such as sexual assault, childhood abuse, grief/loss, systemic oppression, spiritual trauma, and violence. I believe that the antidote to trauma is safe and supportive connection. To be able to re-connect with others, we need to find safety in our own bodies. In session, I use a collaborative, body-centered approach that centers your self-determination. I am trained somatic- and attachment-focused EMDR therapy.

Lauren Stines (she/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA MCFT

You are more than your trauma. In working with me, you will never be expected to disclose the fine details of your greatest hurts. Instead, we will gently cradle the emotional residue of those experiences, hold curiosity for those hurts as well as compassion for the ways that you continue to survive. That compassion will pave a path toward letting go of the survival strategies that are no longer serving you. We will slowly reintroduce you to your feeling body and invite you back into your life.

Kate Madden (she/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, NCC

I am trained in trauma-informed care, which recognizes the ways in which trauma lives in your mind, your body, and your perception of your surroundings—and to view it as a natural response to overwhelming events. Through compassionate, grounded care, I will assist you in developing skills and insights to help you heal.

Beth Weaver (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I provide trauma-informed care and have been trained with a trauma approach in all the work I do. I am in process of becoming a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.

Courtney Burns

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

We all have our stories to share. I am so honored to be able to witness and sort through the strengths brought on by a person's darkest tales. I will create a space that helps you feel safe and supported to explore experiences that are painful to recall. Sharing your story with another empathic person can help free up emotional space to find meaning in the hurt and build room for new joys.

Jacqueline Lydston, MSW, LSWAIC (she/her/hers)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW

I have worked since 1989 with women and men who have survived abuse in their lives, whether from childhood or adulthood.

Stacy Sheffler (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Often the experience you are having with your mental health can be rooted in past or current trauma. Looking at how to reframe those experiences either with cognitive based trauma work or EMDR can aid in releiving the intensity of the trauma.

Su Yim, MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Surviving trauma is one thing; living the life you deserve after trauma is another. It takes a compassionate, centered, experienced clinician to guide you through that tough terrain. I help trauma survivors understand the past and develop coping skills to live life on today's terms.

Elizabeth Raffer Anderson (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC, M.A.

I have extensive training in trauma-informed therapy and interventions. This may include psychoeducation (understanding how trauma works in the brain and body) as well as psychodynamic techniques and mindfulness practices.

Christina Flynn (she/her)

Social Worker

LICSW, CMHS

Has your teen experienced a stressful or traumatic event that is affecting their daily functioning? Stressful events may include: experiencing violence, accidents, death of a loved one, stressful medical issues, abuse. I am trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) which helps teens build a sense of safety, calm the body and process the event they experienced.

Jennifer Wohl, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

PTSD results when the mind knows the trauma is over, but the body doesn't. Using EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing -- an evidence-based treatment for trauma) and a caring and compassionate presence, I can help you bring your mind AND body into the present moment where you can experience freedom, joy, and aliveness.

Kellie Supriano (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Working with trauma survivors is a passion of mine. It has been said that PTSD is a normal response to an abnormal situation. Whether you have experienced a one time trauma, or have a history of multiple traumas (also knows as complex trauma), I will work with you to find the best way to approach your unique experience with compassion and with an emphasis on safety and trust.

Miranda York

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

PTSD can happen from a variety of adverse childhood and adult experiences. This can occur from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse as well as chronic poverty, oppression, addiction or growing up with a mentally ill or addicted parent. Complex PTSD occurs when we experienced more than one trauma (such as in the case of chronic childhood abuse).

Landon Michaels (He/Him/His)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

I have specialty training in Contextual Trauma Therapy which developed to address the unique difficulties that come from repeated exposure to traumatic events and the family environment that is involved. Contextual Therapy is a treatment that aims to treat both the impact of the dysfunctional family environment as well as the trauma itself.

Rachel Kendall (she/ her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, C7689

Suffering is a fact of life, however, that does not have to be the end of our story. By allowing yourself to be human and embrace your experience, you will begin to see yourself with greater compassion. That does not discount the fact that these experiences are often painful. By helping you feel safe within your body, you can process trauma to fully embrace all life has to offer.

Holly Wigmore (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC

I have experience working with folx with C-PTSD, PTSD, and dissociative disorders. Trauma impacts our ability to function. Often, our trauma or attachment wounds are related to how we show up with others. I help my clients to cultivate interpersonal awareness and practice skills in self regulation. Central to my practice is providing a stable, dependable, and compassionate relationship in order to begin the healing process. As Yalom says “it’s the relationship that heals".

Jennifer Stratton (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I am passionate about working with folks who have experienced stress and trauma in their childhood with lasting impacts into adulthood. Adverse childhood experiences alter the structure of brain which can have implications over a lifetime. Often referred to as "little t trauma" it includes chronic experiences of pain and the related impacts on development and coping with stress. Nervous-system regulation and attending to early, painful experiences are areas of focus in treatment.

Nancy Pham (She/her)

Qualified Mental Health Professional

MPH, RN, MSN, FNP-C

I thoroughly love working with patients through their traumas, seen and unseen. Childhood and complex traumas often inform our current reality, and working with our wounded parts allow us to be more present in our lives. I love working with those with neurodivergent brains including ADHD, bipolar, and schizophrenia, often teaching folks how to better understand their thinking and use it to the best of their abilities. I do not prescribe stimulants, benzodiazepines, or opioids.