At Hold Space Counseling, we know that trauma isn’t just something that happened in the past—it’s something that can live in the mind and body long after the danger has passed. If you’re struggling with the lingering effects of trauma, you’re not broken—and you’re not alone.

Our compassionate, trauma-informed therapists are here to hold space for your healing. We offer a safe, supportive environment where you can begin to process your experiences, reconnect with your inner strength, and reclaim your sense of safety, worth, and wholeness.

What Is Trauma?

Trauma is any experience that overwhelms your ability to cope. It might stem from a single event, such as an accident or assault, or it might be the result of chronic, ongoing stress—like childhood neglect, emotional abuse, or systemic oppression.

Trauma doesn’t always look the same. It can show up as flashbacks, nightmares, or panic attacks—or as numbness, disconnection, irritability, or difficulty trusting others. However it shows up in your life, your response to trauma is valid. It's your nervous system doing its best to protect you.

Types of Trauma We Treat

At Hold Space Counseling, we work with clients facing a wide range of trauma-related challenges, including:

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Often develops after a single traumatic event and may include symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

• Complex PTSD (C-PTSD): Stemming from prolonged or repeated trauma—often in childhood—C-PTSD can involve emotional dysregulation, shame, relational difficulties, and a fragmented sense of self.

• Childhood and Developmental Trauma: Unresolved early-life experiences, such as neglect, abandonment, or abuse, can impact your sense of safety and worth well into adulthood.

• Sexual Trauma: Survivors of sexual abuse or assault may experience anxiety, shame, relationship struggles, and body-based symptoms. We provide gentle, survivor-centered care.

• Medical or Birth Trauma: Unexpected or traumatic medical events, including difficult births or surgeries, can leave a lasting emotional impact.

• Trauma from Systemic or Cultural Oppression: Racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and other forms of identity-based trauma are real, and we offer affirming, culturally sensitive support.

Common Symptoms of Trauma

Trauma can affect every part of your being—emotionally, physically, mentally, and relationally. Common symptoms include:

• Intrusive thoughts or flashbacks

• Nightmares or sleep disturbances

• Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled

• Emotional numbness or detachment

• Avoiding reminders of the trauma

• Difficulty concentrating or memory gaps

• Shame, guilt, or self-blame

• Trouble trusting others or forming close relationships

• Depression, anxiety, or chronic low self-worth

If any of these resonate with your experience, we want you to know: healing is possible.

Our Approach to Trauma Therapy at Hold Space Counseling

At Hold Space Counseling, we believe healing happens at your pace, in a space where you feel safe, seen, and in control of your own process. Our trauma-informed approach is grounded in compassion, neuroscience, and a deep respect for your resilience.

Your trauma treatment may include:

• Trauma-Focused Talk Therapy: We use approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and trauma-informed CBT to help you process traumatic memories and find relief.

• Somatic and Body-Based Healing: Because trauma lives in the body, we incorporate grounding, nervous system regulation, and gentle body awareness practices to support full-body healing.

• Parts Work & Inner Child Healing: For complex or developmental trauma, we help you reconnect with wounded parts of self and create internal safety and compassion.

• Psychoeducation and Coping Tools: Understanding how trauma affects the brain and body can be incredibly empowering. We’ll also equip you with tools to manage triggers and build emotional regulation.

• Relational Safety: Many people with trauma have experienced harm in relationships. We offer a therapeutic relationship where you can safely explore trust, boundaries, and connection.

Why Choose Hold Space Counseling?

• A Healing Space, Held with Care: Our name says it all. We hold space for you to process what’s been too heavy to carry alone.

• Experienced Trauma Clinicians: Our therapists are trained in trauma-specific modalities and bring a gentle, skilled presence to every session.

• Whole-Person Healing: We don’t just treat symptoms—we support you in restoring safety, identity, and self-compassion.

• Inclusive and Affirming: We honor all identities and lived experiences. You are welcome here, exactly as you are.

You Are Not Alone—And You Are Not Too Much

Trauma can leave you feeling broken, isolated, or stuck. But you are not your trauma. You are someone who has survived—and you are worthy of healing.

At Hold Space Counseling, we are here to walk with you through the pain, toward a life that feels more peaceful, empowered, and connected. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting what happened—it means finding freedom from its hold on you.

When you’re ready, we’re here. Reach out to schedule today.

Let us hold space for your story—and your healing.