Trauma Therapy in
California

Trauma Therapy for Adults and Teens

Trauma is not always one clearly defined event. It can also develop through repeated experiences of instability, criticism, emotional neglect, discrimination, family conflict, or having to grow up before you were ready.

You may not describe what happened as trauma. You may simply notice that you overthink everything, struggle to trust yourself, shut down during conflict, feel responsible for other people’s emotions, or stay prepared for something to go wrong, even when life appears calm.

I provide online trauma therapy throughout California and in-person therapy in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. Together, we can understand the survival patterns that helped you get through difficult experiences and begin creating responses that fit the life you are living now.

What Trauma Can Look Like

The effects of trauma are not always obvious. They can appear in your relationship with yourself, your body, and the people around you.

You might notice:

• Scanning other people’s moods and adjusting yourself to keep the peace

• People-pleasing, over-functioning, fawning, or feeling responsible for everyone

• Freezing, shutting down, or losing access to your words during conflict

• Anxiety, hypervigilance, or difficulty allowing yourself to rest

• Hyper-independence or discomfort relying on other people

• Shame, self-doubt, or difficulty trusting your own perceptions

• Feeling emotionally numb, disconnected, or far away from yourself

• Guilt when setting boundaries or prioritizing your own needs

• Difficulty feeling safe, secure, or fully present in relationships

These responses are not evidence that something is wrong with you. They are often ways your nervous system learned to protect you.

How Trauma Therapy Can Help

Trauma therapy is not about forcing you to relive the past, uncover memories, forgive someone, or move on before you are ready.

Our work focuses on helping you understand how past experiences continue to shape your reactions in the present. As those patterns become clearer, we work toward helping you feel more grounded, make choices from a place of self-trust, and respond to your life rather than automatically reacting from survival mode.

Healing does not mean pretending that what happened was acceptable. It means the past no longer has to determine how you see yourself, what you tolerate, or how safe you are allowed to feel.

What Trauma Therapy With Me Looks Like

My approach is trauma-informed, relational, and culturally responsive. We pay attention to what happened, but also to the family, cultural, relational, and systemic environments in which your survival patterns developed.

Sessions are collaborative and paced with care. We may begin by building awareness of your nervous system, strengthening grounding skills, and identifying what helps you feel present and supported. You are never expected to disclose everything at once or “perform healing” for me.

Depending on your needs, I may integrate EMDR, somatic awareness, and other trauma-informed approaches. EMDR is one possible tool, not a requirement, and we decide together what feels appropriate.

The goal is not to remove every difficult feeling. It is to help you develop a greater sense of safety, choice, connection, and trust in yourself.

Who I Work With

I provide online and in-person trauma therapy for adults and teens, with a focus on supporting:

• First-generation, Latine, and BIPOC clients

• LGBTQ+ individuals

• People affected by childhood or family-related trauma

• Clients navigating cultural expectations, identity-based stress, or discrimination

• People working through relational trauma, emotional neglect, or long-standing survival patterns

• Anyone who is tired of being the strong one while struggling quietly underneath

About Working Together

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, trained in EMDR and grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care.

My work is shaped by both clinical training and lived experience. I understand that trauma does not occur in a vacuum: identity, culture, family roles, relationships, and systems all influence what we learn to carry and what we believe we must do to feel safe or worthy.

You do not need to have the perfect words or know exactly where to begin. We can start with what is affecting you now and build understanding together.

If you are looking for trauma therapy in California that is grounded, relational, and paced with care, I invite you to reach out.

You do not have to keep carrying it alone.