Childhood Trauma Therapy for Women in Connecticut | EMDR Therapy
Heal your past, live your present.
For women ready to heal their past and stop letting old patterns run their present.
You make sense.
Something happened in your early years that changed how you move through the world. Maybe it was obvious—abuse, neglect, addiction in the family, or traumatic loss. Maybe it was subtle—emotional unavailability, chronic criticism, or simply growing up in a household where you never felt truly safe to be yourself.
You learned to adapt. To survive. To protect yourself in whatever way you could.
Maybe you became the steady one who kept everyone functioning. Maybe you disappeared into invisibility, learning that being seen felt dangerous. Maybe you became the emotional caretaker, managing everyone's feelings while your own went unnoticed. Maybe you chased perfection, hoping achievements would finally make you worthy of love. Maybe you built walls so high that intimacy feels impossible now.
Whatever strategy you developed, it worked then. It kept you safe, helped you cope, got you through. But now, decades later, those same patterns are keeping you stuck
You're dealing with:
Memories that still make your heart race or your body freeze, even though they happened years ago
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Sleep that won't come because your mind races with worst-case scenarios or your body can't settle into rest
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That familiar knot in your stomach when someone's voice changes tone, instantly scanning for threat or what you did wrong
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Shame that follows you everywhere—about what happened, about how you reacted, about who you've become because of it
Relationships where you either give everything (and lose yourself) or hold back everything (and feel alone)
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Feeling either too much (overwhelming emotions that flood your system) or nothing at all (numbness that feels safer but leaves you hollow)
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Your body remembers what your mind tries to forget. The fear, the helplessness, the moments when you weren't safe or protected. The times your reality was denied, your feelings dismissed, your innocence stolen.
You know this goes deeper than surface symptoms. These aren't character flaws or signs of weakness—they're evidence of a system that learned to protect you when protection was needed. But now those same protective strategies are keeping you from the connection, peace, and aliveness you're craving.
Your nervous system is still responding to old threats that no longer exist.
Together we will:
Connect the dots between past and present so you understand exactly how childhood experiences are creating current patterns—and use EMDR to release what's keeping you stuck
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Process the grief of what you didn't receive while honoring the incredible strength that got you here—creating space for both your pain and your resilience
Rebuild trust in your own emotions and instincts so you can make decisions from your inner knowing rather than from old fears
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Help your nervous system learn safety so you can relax without guilt, set boundaries without terror, and show up authentically without fear of abandonment
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Transform your relationship with your younger self from criticism to compassion, understanding that every adaptation you made was an act of survival and love
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This isn't about blaming your past or staying stuck in old stories. We use EMDR to process what's unfinished so you can finally feel calm, confident, and free to be yourself.
How we can work together:
Both paths lead to the same destination: feeling like yourself again, but calmer, clearer, and free from the exhausting inner chatter. (Yes you can do a hybrid of both!)
Weekly Therapy
Regular weekly sessions
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Space to process gradually
Flexibility to integrate work into daily life
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Build insight and readiness for deeper intensive work
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Intensive Work
Longer, uninterrupted sessions
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No time constraints to allow deeper work
Works well adjunctive to other therapies
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Momentum-building and efficient
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You have the power to change how your past affects your present.
And I have the tools to help you do it. You don’t have to do it alone.
Freqently Asked Questions
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Healing happens at different paces for everyone. Some clients notice shifts within weeks, while others need more time to build safety and process deeper wounds. We'll work together to find the right rhythm for you.
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This work is about understanding and healing, not blame. We explore how your family's own limitations and patterns affected you, while also honoring their love and the context they were operating in.
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Many of my clients struggle with what we call "good enough" childhoods that still left emotional gaps. If you're carrying patterns of over-responsibility, perfectionism, anxiety, or relationship challenges—there's usually something from your early experiences that can be healed.Absolutely. Many of my clients struggle with what we call "good enough" childhoods that still left emotional gaps. If you're carrying patterns of over-responsibility, perfectionism, or anxiety, relationship challenges, self confidence challenges— there's usually something from your early experiences that can be healed.
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No. EMDR helps your brain process experiences without re-traumatizing you. We work gently, at your pace, and you remain in control of what we address and when.
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You don't need detailed memories. We can work with your current patterns, body sensations, and emotional responses to understand and heal what's underneath.