Heal from the past so you can live fully in the present.
Trauma and PTSD Therapy in Baytown, TX & online throughout Texas & Tennessee.
Past trauma doesn’t have to define you and keep you stuck.
Have you experienced something in your past that has deeply affected you? Do you have memories that you wish you could forget, but just can’t?
Most people have had a form of trauma in their life and the degree to which it affects a person varies. If you notice that you are struggling to manage your anger, sadness, fear, or stress in ways that don’t hurt you or others, you may be dealing with the effects of past trauma in your life.
Can you relate?
You have memories you just can’t shake. They may show up as flashbacks or nightmares. Maybe they cause you shame, anger, or deep grief.
You keep repeating unhealthy patterns in your life or relationships. You can see you’re doing it but can’t seem to stop the cycle.
You struggle to express or manage your emotions in healthy ways, and it’s affecting your closest relationships. Maybe you blow up in anger or withdraw out of fear.
Traumatic experiences change you. They change the way you view yourself, others, and the world. Trauma affects how you show up in your friendships, intimate relationships, and even at work.
Trauma can show up in the following ways:
Disconnection, dissociation, or disorientation in the present moment.
Confusion or frustration over simple tasks.
Blowing up in anger/over-reacting.
Poor focus or concentration.
Fear or panic ‘out of the blue’.
Poor self-esteem and lack of confidence.
Withdrawing or avoiding conflict/under-reacting.
Difficulty trusting others or letting people get close.
Sensitivity to sights, sounds, or smells.
There is hope and healing from traumatic experiences.
Trauma therapy helps you process past traumatic experiences in a safe way. It helps you learn to identify and process emotions that you weren’t able to experience during the trauma.
When you experience trauma, the lens through which you view the world forever changes. Trauma therapy can help you better understand why you see things the way you do so you can decide if and how you want to adjust your view.
Trauma therapy isn’t just about looking back or making peace with the past, although it does that. It also allows you to understand and process what happened so you can move forward in your life without fear or shame, trusting yourself to know what you need.
We’ll get to know each other.
We begin by getting to know each other and building a relationship. Talking about the most difficult parts of your past isn’t easy, and you deserve to feel safe and experience trust as you share.
We discuss your goals and build a plan to achieve them.
We’ll talk about how your past is affecting your life and what you hope to heal or change. We’ll choose the approach that fits you best. I’ll offer you guidance and support and a variety of strategies to help you get both immediate relief and long-term healing.
We go at a pace that feels steady and supportive.
This isn’t about rushing healing; it’s about creating space to process trauma and grow over time…together.
Here’s what you can expect if you decide to work with me:
My approaches
Integrative Therapy for Trauma
As an integrative therapist, I take an eclectic approach to trauma therapy. This means I use interventions from different types of therapy in order to support each client with his or her unique needs. For example, during a trauma therapy session, I may help you both regulate your nervous system using a strategy from somatic therapy and help you reframe a negative belief using tools from cognitive therapy. I also maintain yearly continuing education related to trauma as a Level 2 Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II), which helps me stay current on the latest research-backed approaches.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
For clients who desire a more time-limited structured approach, I offer Cognitive Processing Therapy. CPT is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that is specifically used to treat PTSD. CPT requires a commitment of one-hour weekly sessions for 12 weeks. There is homework between sessions that is vital to the success of this therapy. CPT helps clients process trauma by identifying and challenging unhelpful beliefs. CPT doesn’t focus on retelling events, but rather on the meaning attached to the traumatic event. The American Psychological Association recommends CPT as a first-line treatment for PTSD.
Trauma & PTSD Therapy can help you…
Learn to manage anger, sadness, and overall stress in healthier ways.
Build self-trust, gain more confidence, be more assertive.
Find freedom from nightmares or flashbacks.
Relearn ways to trust again.
Learn to regulate your nervous system so you can feel calm, settled and present.
Get your focus back.
Frequently asked questions about trauma & PTSD Therapy
FAQs
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Rebecca defines trauma as anything you experienced for which you were emotionally unprepared. Using that definition, most of us can say we’ve experienced some form of trauma in our past. If you think that a traumatic experience of the past may be negatively affecting your life today, trauma therapy could be helpful for you.
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Rebecca is trained to address trauma in a therapeutic manner, keeping your health and safety the top priority. Sessions are designed to ensure you are supported throughout the process.
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Clients come to trauma therapy for many reasons including:
A recent life change like getting married or having a child has made them aware of unresolved pain in their past that may negatively affect their marriage or parenting.
Anxiety or depression that doesn’t seem to be getting better and they wonder if there may be a root cause in trauma.
Experiencing the sudden loss of a loved one such as death by suicide, accidental death, or as a crime victim.
Going through a painful divorce or separation.
Estrangement (going ‘no-contact’) of a family member
Childhood abuse or neglect that is showing up in unhealthy patterns in current relationships.