Trauma Therapy
Online and In-Person Trauma Therapy in New York
You’re panicky or spaced out all the time. You have these moments when it feels like your heart is beating out of your chest, and you think you must be having a heart attack. You’ve been to the doctor to tell you why your back hurts (fibromyalgia), why your stomach is messed up all the time (IBS), and why your vision gets blurry sometimes. And all they have are names that just tell you you’re in pain, but they don’t know why. You keep wondering if anyone will ever see that something still isn’t right.
You’ve spent years in therapy. At this point, it feels like, “Been there. Done that.” You’ve talked about how exhausting it is to be around your family. You’ve talked about your childhood and how much you were criticized or ignored. You feel like your previous therapists were helpful, but they only saw part of the story. You’ve told your story repeatedly, and you still feel like something is missing.
We’re here to help you find those missing pieces.
After another draining day at work, you're exhausted and start reading articles online. Then something pops up about trauma. You take a quick look even though you’re unsure it applies to you. And there it is. An explanation for what is happening to you. Not all trauma is physical or sexual. The articles talk about relational trauma, attachment trauma, and emotional trauma. You feel this sinking feeling in your stomach and want to cry and never stop. But it’s hard for you to cry. You can’t remember the last time that happened. So you swallow it back and realize you need to talk to someone who will understand.
We’re therapists who help people who have experienced a painful past.
Through therapy, we will help you have more power to calm, soothe, and compassionately understand your responses. You can panic less, feel less checked out, and have the language to talk about why your relationships with family are still so painful. Therapy will help you name your experiences, process your life story, and allow you to feel your feelings and body sensations.
We love using education around the nervous system (Polyvagal Theory) and how trauma physically impacts your body and brain to give you more answers for what and why your responses happen. Each therapist has their unique toolbox of body-based exercises and sensing into yourself, combined with CBT and DBT exercises, which focus more on thoughts and behaviors. Our approaches go from mind to body – moving beyond traditional talk therapy to engaging a whole new set of tools.
If you’re ready to dive deep into trauma therapy, contact us here or call us at 845-202-9814 for a FREE 15-minute consultation. Our other specialties include identity-affirming therapy for marginalized populations, gender & sexuality therapy, and outdoor therapy in Accord, New York.
