ONLINE TRAUMA THERAPIST IN AURORA & ACROSS ILLINOIS

Learn to manage feelings from the past. Learn about yourself along the way.

One moment you’re okay, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, your emotions take over.

Sometimes, it’s like you don’t recognize the person you see in the mirror. You often question who you are now compared to who you used to be, and maybe feel like you’ve lost pieces of yourself over the years.

Family expectations can add another layer of stress, and while you’re carrying everyone else’s needs on your shoulders, your own get pushed to the back burner just to keep the peace. That constant pressure, combined with the weight of your own unresolved experiences, has left you feeling stuck in life, unsure of how to move forward or where to even start.

MAYBE YOU’VE EXPERIENCED…

  • Memories from difficult past events—like painful relationships or being a woman in the military—popping up unexpectedly and leaving you shaken

  • Confusing emotions around wondering whether you should stay in a turbulent relationship, especially if children are involved

  • Trying to balance your own needs while navigating life with immigrant parents who rely on you, making it hard to focus on your own path

  • Feeling flooded by too many emotions at once, and not knowing how to handle or even name what you’re feeling

It makes sense that you feel overwhelmed. 

Let’s learn to listen to what those feelings are trying to tell us.

My approach

This is a safe space to explore your emotions & experiences, always.

In our work together, we’ll look closely at how old wounds might be shaping the way you feel, react, and interact today. These things aren’t always easy to talk about, so we’ll spend some time getting to know each other before we dive deeper. I want to make sure you feel supported as we explore what you’ve been through, whether we’re talking about a specific incident or a pattern that’s been present in your family for generations.

If it’s relevant to what we’re working on, we’ll talk through what generational trauma actually is and how it plays a role in your life. It can travel through families in subtle ways, showing up in beliefs, habits, and emotions that you may have carried with you for years without even realizing it. As we peel back these layers, you'll gain a clearer understanding of where some of your beliefs and experiences come from and how they’ve shaped you.

If you’re open to it,

We can use an approach called Brainspotting, an evidence-based method that can help you process the emotions that feel “stuck” on a deeper level.

I’ll give you all the information you need before we start to decide if this technique is right for you. We’ll also get clear on what “healing” means to you—maybe it’s shifting negative beliefs you have about yourself or the world, developing ways to calm and understand your nervous system, building nurturing relationships, or releasing habits that no longer serve you. Throughout our time together, my goal is to help you connect with your truest self, one step at a time, and create a space where real healing can happen.

Specialized therapy for trauma can help you…

  • Understand and manage your responses to trauma — Learn tools to help you calm yourself in the moment and recognize when your feelings are starting to build, so you can respond with more control and less overwhelm.

  • Recognize and navigate emotional patterns — Gain insight into cycles of harmful behavior or unhealthy dynamics, and feel empowered to make decisions that prioritize your safety and well-being.

  • Express and regulate your emotions — Explore how to share what you’re feeling in ways that feel authentic and healthy, instead of bottling it all up or letting it come out in ways that hurt you or others.

  • Strengthen your relationships — Work on handling strong emotions, like anger or frustration, in ways that foster understanding and connection, making room for stronger, healthier bonds.

  • Process your experiences in a safe space — Talk through your feelings at your own pace, gaining clarity about what’s happening beneath the surface and discovering a way forward that feels right for you.

You deserve more calm in your life.

We can cultivate it, together.

FAQS

What others have wondered about therapy for trauma

  • Yes, trauma can live in the body, often showing up in areas like muscle tension, headaches, digestive issues, or even changes in breathing. When you go through something deeply painful or overwhelming, your body remembers it, especially if it felt like too much to process at the time. These memories may linger as physical sensations or reactions, even if you don’t consciously think about the experience. Therapy can help you explore and gently release some of these stored feelings, creating a path to feeling safer and more grounded in your body.

  • Trauma can reshape the way your brain works, often leaving you feeling more on-edge or alert to things that remind you of what you went through. It can make you feel like you’re reacting faster to stress or even getting stuck in certain patterns of fear or worry. This happens because trauma rewires parts of the brain that handle safety, emotion, and memory. In therapy, you can learn new ways to soothe these reactions, helping your brain and body find more balance over time.

  • When you’ve been through trauma, relationships can sometimes feel complicated—you might find it hard to trust others, or you may feel a need to protect yourself in ways you didn’t before. It’s common to have reactions like pulling away from people or feeling triggered by things they say or do, and maybe you don’t even realize you’re reacting in these ways until someone points it out to you. Trauma can make closeness feel vulnerable, even when it’s with people who truly care. Therapy can help you understand these feelings, work through old wounds, and develop ways to feel more connected and secure in your relationships.

More questions? Check out my FAQs page.