Online Across California

Trauma & Attachment Therapy

Polyvagal Trauma Therapy for adults carrying complex and relational trauma

Trauma and Attachment

Trauma is a shock or surprise to the nervous system that keeps it from fully processing an experience. It can be a single event, or years of them. I treat C-PTSD, relational, developmental, and acute trauma, and the attachment wounds that so often sit underneath. My work also includes veterans and first responders, who I've supported through complex and operational trauma for the past seven years. I am primarily a polyvagal therapist, which means I work first with the nervous system, where attachment trauma actually lives. Improving how you attach begins with how you connect to your own nervous system. Do you listen to it? Do you regard it with love? Do you offer it comfort and reassurance? Almost none of us were taught how. That is where we start.

How I Work

From the first session I am listening for how your nervous system is presenting, and using your emotional and somatic awareness to engage it consciously. During intake I use my own attachment questions to help you learn your attachment style. From there I draw on parts work from IFS and DNMS, attachment-oriented polyvagal theory, guided imagery, and somatic awareness to help you reach the inner child and the nervous system where attachment trauma is held. I use CBT secondarily. Sessions are 55 minutes, online across California. The work often includes:

  • Learning your attachment style and what shaped it

  • Working directly with the nervous system through polyvagal-informed care

  • Using parts work to reach and support the inner child

  • Adding EMDR, Brainspotting, or guided imagery where deeper processing helps

Types of Trauma

  • Complex trauma (C-PTSD)

    The lasting weight of trauma that repeated over time

  • Developmental trauma

    Early experiences that shaped the nervous system as it formed

  • Relational trauma

    Wounds that happened in relationship and still echo in them

  • Operational and service trauma

    The weight carried from military or first-responder work

  • Acute trauma

    A single shock the nervous system could not fully process

  • Attachment wounds

    Early patterns still shaping how you connect and feel safe

  • Nervous-system dysregulation

    Living in fight, flight, or shutdown more than feels bearable

  • Trauma tied to duty or mission

    When the harder parts of the job leave a lasting mark

How to Get Started:

Take the first step towards profound change and self-discovery, guided by expertise in Trauma & Attachment therapy.

  • Step 1 - Schedule Your Free Consultation

Reach out for a free 15-minute call to talk through what is bringing you in and whether we are a fit.

  • Step 2 - Understand Your Nervous System

We start by learning your attachment style and how your nervous system is presenting.

  • Step 3 - Begin the Deeper Work

    From there we work with the nervous system directly, adding EMDR or Brainspotting where it helps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Attachment trauma is early relational wounding that shapes how you connect and feel safe. It lives in the nervous system, which is where the work begins.

  • I treat complex trauma or C-PTSD, developmental, relational, and acute trauma, and I have worked with veterans, first responders, and anyone else carrying trauma.

  • It means working first with the nervous system rather than only with thoughts. I help you notice how your nervous system responds and learn to offer it comfort and safety.

  • Yes. Alongside polyvagal and parts work, I use EMDR, Brainspotting, guided imagery, and somatic awareness where deeper processing helps.

  • Yes. I work with adults 30 and over, online across California.

  • Yes. I've spent seven years supporting veterans and first responders through complex and operational trauma, and I bring that background into how I approach the nervous system work.