Online Therapy for Trauma Treatment in Michigan

Helping you move from surviving the past
to thriving in the present

Do you:

  • have an experience that you felt unable to cope with?

  • replay the event over and over in your head?

  • have trouble sleeping or concentrating?

  • get easily startled or scared?

  • feel on edge most of the time?

  • have uncontrollable flashbacks of the event?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might have experienced trauma. It wasn’t your fault and you’re not alone. You’re in the right place for help.

You are tired of:

  • thinking it was your fault

  • isolating yourself in efforts to feel safe

  • feeling numb and disconnected from everything, even the good stuff

  • trying to cope with this all on your own

Trauma can take on so many different forms: a car accident, domestic violence, sexual assault, divorce, child abuse, a hurricane, and many others. A trauma is a physical and emotional response to any event in which you felt unable to cope or helpless. It can destroy your sense of self and alter your ability to experience the full human spectrum of emotions. In an attempt to protect you from the bad stuff, it also blocks out all of the good stuff, too. It doesn’t matter if your trauma doesn’t feel traumatic to another person. Trauma is in the eye of the beholder and you deserve the chance to heal.

Whether this event happened yesterday or years ago, you just can’t get it out of your mind. Even when you’re going about your day, there it comes again. POP! Out of nowhere, a distressing thought about it triggering the endless replay of what happened. You try to keep yourself feeling safe by any means necessary. You decline social invitations that you would love to attend and opt for staying home in the comfort of your room. You try to cope with the overwhelming feelings of being on alert all the time by doing things a bit too much: too much alcohol, pills, work, sex, exercise, eating, anything in efforts to get your brain to stop. You think about all the ways you could have, should have prevented this because it’s your fault it happened. You don’t think life can return to normal, but you can’t bear it to continue on like this. Well, it doesn’t have to be this way. Healing is possible and the trauma is not your fault.

You’re ready to:

  • live in the present without being overwhelmed by the past

  • speak truth and compassion to yourself

  • identify and challenge your negative thoughts

  • have a larger, healthier toolbox for when triggers come up

You’re ready to heal and I’m here to help

Hi, I’m Lauren and I support women as they heal from all types of trauma.

I wish I could say that healing trauma is quick and easy; it’s not. It’s a process that takes time ,and it looks different for everyone. What I can tell you is that there is nothing too bad, sad, or scary that you can’t bring to this therapeutic space. Shame tells you that the trauma was your fault; that no one will understand. The only antidote to shame is connection: to hold out the scariest, most vulnerable pieces of yourself to another trusted human who can compassionately offer you empathy. That’s exactly what I’m here to do. This process moves at the pace you feel comfortable with as you reclaim the power and control that you didn’t have during the trauma itself. Healing from trauma doesn’t mean that you won’t ever think about it again, but rather you feel able to cope through triggers as they arise. It means the trauma taking up less and less space in your brain. It means reducing this experience of trauma to a single chapter, page or paragraph rather than the entire story of who you are in this world.

I will provide you the safe space to begin unpacking and exploring this trauma, regardless of when it happened. Together, we will work on learning about the brain and how trauma impacts it, practicing new coping skills to ground yourself, setting boundaries that serve you, and making space for all of the emotions that come with trauma. Life won’t ever go back to “how it used to be,” but there is still joy and fulfillment in the aftermath. It is possible for you to create and live the life you want regardless of the trauma you endured. You deserve your own attention as you grow into the woman you want to be and rediscover the strength you’ve always had. I consider it the highest honor to witness you on this journey. You don’t have to do this alone; I’m here for you.

Take your next step.