Complex Trauma and PTSD
You Can Tell the Story by Heart and Still Blame Yourself
You could tell the story of your childhood without missing a detail.
You’ve told it to more than one therapist, sometimes for years.
And the same quiet verdict still follows you through the day: “Everything is my fault.”
Starting over with one more new therapist sounds exhausting.
Your Guard Stays Up When Nothing Is Wrong
A small comment from someone you love lands like a judgment.
Closeness feels risky.
So you keep people at arm’s length, even the ones you want near.
Underneath it all sits a sentence you rarely say out loud: “I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”
Stop Treating What Happened as Proof of Who You Are
Complex trauma and PTSD reach far past your memories.
They shape how you see yourself, how you handle your emotions, and how you show up with the people closest to you.
Somewhere along the way, what happened to you turned into your proof that something about you is wrong.
Are you taking this as evidence of your character?
Go Straight to Where Your Shame Started
I’m a deep-diving therapist.
Our work goes to the root, usually back in childhood, where the shame first took hold.
Trauma trains your brain and body to react to everyday stress as if the danger never ended.
Every session includes plain-language teaching on what’s happening in your mind, so you can use it on your own.
Build Trust First, Then Open the Hard Parts
The hardest material gets revisited over several sessions, as your trust in the work grows.
When the feelings come up, I stay right there in them with you.
Take all the time you need.
Work From a Written Roadmap With a Finish Line
Together, we’ll write a success roadmap with clear goals and an end point.
Along the way, you’ll learn to catch the thought that shows up right before a bad feeling and check whether it’s true.
Trauma-focused CBT skills give you a step-by-step way to loosen the hold an old experience still has on your reactions.
I want to graduate you.
Let the Old Verdict Go Quiet
Over time, you’ll catch the shame thought as it starts.
“Everything is my fault” drops out of how you talk about yourself.
Speaking up for what you need starts to feel natural, with no one prompting you.
One day you’ll look back and see what you’re capable of.
Tell Me What You’ve Already Tried
I work online with adults across Missouri.
Call me for your free 15-minute phone consultation: (636) 591-8696.
Tell me what you’ve already tried in therapy.
We’ll talk about where the root work begins.
Let Your Relationship Support You Again
You still love each other. That's the part worth building on.
The quiet nights, the repeated arguments, the topics you avoid; none of it has to stay the way it is.
Call me at (636) 591-8696 and tell me what's been happening between you. We'll figure out the first thing to change and whether this is the right next step for the two of you.
Call to Get Started Together