PTSD treatment for Adults: Find Lasting Relief in Fairfax, Virginia.
Evidence-based therapy for Trauma recovery
TIR treatment for Rapid PTSD Recovery
Somatic Experiencing: Finding Emotional Safety in Your Body
Healing Your “Exiles”: How IFS Therapy Calms Deep-Rooted Trauma
You are a person who cares about the people in your life and you work to get things done. You have done a lot in life. When things are good, they are good. But sometimes a place, a conversation, or even a smell or sight triggers a strong reaction in you. You get overwhelmed and you want to run away or fight. Or just avoid anything that triggers this whole reaction in the first place. This gets in the way of your day, your plans, and how you relate to people in your life.
You know where this all started. Maybe it was an incident, like a car accident or assault. Maybe it was a longer experience, like caring for someone you loved who was ill, and you are grieving. Or someone a while ago treated you badly, but you were not in power, so you just had to deal with it. You might even have seen descriptions of PTSD and said, “I don’t have trauma. It’s not like I died or was going to.” You think PTSD only happens if you died or almost did. That isn’t you, so think if you just “push it down”, it will all work out.
Or you know you have trauma. You talked to friend or family member, even a talk therapist, all caring people, who suggested this. Or you read something in a magazine or pamphlet. But you thought, “So? I know that, but I’m still stuck with it. It doesn’t help me.” Or, “I’m a grown-up now. It’s over. They can’t hurt me anymore. I should suck it up.”
All of that doesn’t relieve your symptoms. Our work does.
That is because it is not typical talk therapy. Talking only goes so far. This stuff is stored deeper in your body. And the methods I use have been researched, used on repeat, and they are what work for resolving the unwanted stuff that keeps your body and brain stuck.
I will help you reprocess what happened in a way that will help relieve these intense emotions, experiences, and images.
As a Certified Traumatic Incident Reduction Facilitator, I specialize in trauma treatment. I don’t just discuss managing and coping. I repair the deep wound. It’s not a band-aid; it’s deep surgery. What happens when we have done this work?
You will feel lighter, more grounded in the present, and more able to live life with a renewed sense of self and purpose.
How this works:
Sessions 1-3: We will work together to develop a case plan.
I will not push you to view something you do not feel ready to view.
We will meet 1-2 times weekly.
Depending on the nature and duration of what happened and its impact, we might take just a few sessions or work longer-term.
We will assess when you are done.
When you feel relief from your symptoms, we can discuss stopping.
PTSD and its symptoms can occur as a result of
an accident with car, train, airplane, cycle
combat stress from specific incidents and/or prolonged threat in combat situation
gun violence, gun accidents
physical or sexual assault, rape
illness or death of a loved one
distressing medical treatments
bullying in the workplace or at school
past abuse, neglect from a caregiver or trusted person
from social system such as school or religious group
witnessing any of the above
and more
Please note, trauma sessions may last more than typical 45 to 60 minute session. This is because the session ends when you reach a good “endpoint” and are stabilized enough to end it. I charge accordingly. See “Fees, Payment and Policy” pages for more information on this.