Trauma Therapy in Macungie, PA – Reclaiming Your Story with Compassion and Strength

If you’ve lived through trauma, you know it doesn’t just stay in the past. Trauma has a way of sneaking into everyday moments—your relationships, your body, your sleep, your ability to feel safe. It can shape how you see yourself, how you respond to others, and how much of life you feel able to engage with. Maybe you’ve tried to talk yourself out of it, tough it out, or simply move on. And maybe that worked for a while—until it didn’t.

You’re not alone. And you don’t have to stay stuck.

I work with adults in Macungie, PA and across Pennsylvania who are ready to explore their trauma in a grounded, compassionate, and real way. This isn’t about reliving every painful moment. It’s about making space for your healing—on your terms.

What Is Trauma, Really?

Trauma isn’t just a single horrifying event. It’s anything that overwhelms your nervous system and leaves you feeling powerless, unseen, or unsafe. It can stem from a one-time experience—or years of chronic stress.

Some examples of trauma include:

  • Emotional neglect or abandonment

  • Growing up in a chaotic or unstable home

  • Toxic relationships or betrayal by someone you trusted

  • Medical trauma or invasive procedures

  • Loss or grief that changed the course of your life

  • Being treated as "too much" or not enough for who you truly are

Trauma can also come from living in a world that hasn’t always treated your identity with dignity. Many of my clients—especially women and LGBTQ+ adults—carry invisible burdens from years of invalidation, microaggressions, or the emotional labor of simply trying to stay safe.

Trauma is not just what happened to you. It’s what happened inside you as a result. And healing is possible.

Common Signs Trauma Is Showing Up

You don’t need a formal PTSD diagnosis to be impacted by trauma. It might look like:

  • Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled

  • Panic or shutdown when facing certain triggers—sometimes without knowing why

  • Trouble sleeping, staying present, or feeling calm in your own body

  • Difficulty trusting others or maintaining close relationships

  • Numbing out, overworking, or staying "too busy" to feel

  • Shame, self-blame, or the sense that you’re somehow broken

Here’s the truth: you’re not broken. You’re having a very human response to something overwhelming. And your body has been doing its best to protect you.

What Trauma Therapy Looks Like with Me

If the idea of trauma therapy makes you nervous, that’s okay. It’s actually a good sign—it means you care about your well-being. I want you to know that you’re in control of the process. You set the pace. You decide what we talk about and when. There is no pressure to share anything before you’re ready.

My style is relational, honest, and down-to-earth. I’m not going to sit back with a clipboard and nod. I show up as a real person: attuned, direct, compassionate, and ready to walk through the hard stuff with you.

Here’s what you can expect:

  • Safety first: We build a trusting relationship where you feel grounded and respected.

  • Collaborative work: You’re the expert on your story—I bring the training, tools, and outside perspective.

  • Tools that meet you where you are: We’ll work with your nervous system, not against it.

  • Gentle challenge: I’ll encourage growth, but always at a pace that honors your capacity.

My Approach: What We’ll Do (and What We Won’t)

I integrate a variety of approaches depending on your needs, including:

  • Mindfulness and somatic awareness – helping you tune into how trauma lives in your body

  • Parts work (like Internal Family Systems) – understanding the different “parts” of you that carry pain, protect you, or want to heal

  • Cognitive and behavioral tools – noticing unhelpful patterns and building healthier ones

  • Attachment and relational repair – exploring how early relationships may still shape how you show up today

We might explore how trauma impacts your:

  • Emotional regulation and stress response

  • Self-esteem, shame, and inner criticism

  • Intimacy, sexuality, and relationships

  • Physical symptoms like fatigue, tension, or chronic pain

What we won’t do is force you to relive everything. Healing doesn’t require re-traumatization. You don’t need to tell every detail of your story. We focus more on how the past is affecting you now—and how to shift that, piece by piece.

You Don’t Have to Be “Ready” to Start

Many people wait until they’re in crisis to seek trauma therapy. But you don’t have to hit a breaking point to benefit. If there’s a part of you that’s curious—even if another part feels hesitant—that’s enough.

You might be feeling:

  • Worn out from holding it all together

  • Disconnected from who you are

  • Tired of repeating patterns you can’t seem to break

  • Longing for deeper connection—with yourself and others

These are signs of readiness, even if you don’t feel confident yet. Starting therapy doesn’t mean you’re weak—it means you’re brave enough to want more.

Therapy for Women, LGBTQ+ Adults, and Anyone Who’s Carried Too Much for Too Long

Many of my clients have spent years trying to be strong, hold it all together, and keep others comfortable. You might be someone who shows up for everyone else—but has never had a space where you get to be fully seen.

Whether your trauma is rooted in family dynamics, cultural pressures, identity struggles, or painful relationships, you’re welcome here. You don’t have to shrink, mask, or justify yourself. Every part of you gets to come into the room.

You Are Not Your Trauma

What happened to you matters. But it is not the totality of who you are. In therapy, we’ll work on:

  • Rebuilding trust—in yourself, in others, in your ability to cope

  • Reconnecting with your body in safe and supportive ways

  • Finding your voice and setting boundaries that honor your needs

  • Letting go of shame and rediscovering your worth

There is no timeline. No “right way” to heal. There is only your way. And I’m here to walk beside you as you figure out what that looks like.

Ready to Begin?

Trauma therapy doesn’t erase your history—but it changes your relationship to it. And that shift can open the door to clarity, freedom, and self-trust.

If you’re ready to stop carrying the weight of your past alone, I’d be honored to support you.

Offering trauma therapy in Macungie, PA and across Pennsylvania through secure telehealth.