Whether or not it’s called PTSD, trauma leaves an imprint—and it can be healed.
Trauma is not only about what happened; it’s about what stayed inside you afterward.
Sleepless nights, tension that never seems to leave, moments of numbness or fear that appear without warning—
These are all signs of a system that’s been forced to hold too much, for too long.
You can begin healing. You only need to recognize that something in you is asking for relief, and that it’s possible to feel whole again.
“Thanks for helping me gain the strength I have today, despite what has happened in my life. ”
Healing from Trauma
PTSD is not a sign of weakness—it’s a psychological and emotional injury that occurs when an experience overwhelms your ability to cope. The event leaves an imprint on both the body and the mind, disrupting the natural rhythms of safety and connection.
Trauma can lead to depression, irritability, loss of relationships, emotional numbing, or reliance on substances to self-soothe. It can also manifest as three core symptom clusters:
Re-experiencing — Intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares that replay the trauma. These moments often arrive with intense emotion or physical sensations such as a racing heartbeat, panic, or dizziness.
Hyperarousal — A constant sense of danger or being “on guard,” even in safe environments. You may feel keyed up, tense, or mistrustful without a clear reason.
Avoidance — Withdrawing from people, places, and feelings connected to the trauma. This can include emotional shutdown or a sense of detachment from life.
A Comprehensive Approach
Amy’s trauma work is evidence-based and depth-oriented. She was trained in Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD (Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, under Stephanie Marcello, Ph.D., 2018) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (under Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., and Sandra Capaldi, Ph.D., 2022)—two of the most empirically supported methods for reducing trauma-related distress.
Yet trauma is not only a memory problem—it is a relationship and meaning problem. That’s why Amy’s work also draws from psychodynamic, relational, and analytic approaches, which attend to the emotional, unconscious, and interpersonal dimensions of trauma. These methods help uncover how early attachment wounds, defense mechanisms, and internalized narratives shape the way trauma is carried and repeated in present life.
In practice, treatment is fluid and individualized. Some clients benefit from structured exposure-based work; others need a slower, relational process that allows for trust, integration, and meaning-making. Often, both approaches work together—grounding the body and mind through evidence-based methods, while expanding emotional capacity and self-understanding through analytic insight.
Call or text, or email to start your way to relief from PTSD. You, only stronger.
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