Heal Your Childhood Trauma And Find An Empowering New Life
Trauma Therapy in Owings Mills
Trauma doesn’t have to continue to cast a long shadow over your life.
No matter how hard you try to “just get over it,” your past keeps finding its way into your thoughts, emotions, and relationships.
Your mornings may begin in a haze. You wake up exhausted from nightmares, already on edge. During the day, something small, a smell, a sound, a tone of voice, suddenly pulls you back into a painful memory. Your body reacts before your mind can catch up. Your heart races. Your chest tightens. It feels like the trauma is happening all over again.
So you put on the mask. “I’m fine.” “I’ve got it together.”
But underneath the surface, fear, shame, and guilt follow you everywhere.
The inner voice is relentless, telling you that you’re damaged, broken, or unworthy. Some days it feels easier to numb out than to feel anything at all, even if that means losing access to joy. You’ve built walls to protect yourself. Isolation feels safer than risking being hurt again.
Your trauma is impacting your relationships, your self-worth, and your ability to feel fully present. It may show up as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, emotional numbness, or patterns you don’t understand but can’t seem to break.
Trauma is not something you can ignore into disappearing. Left unprocessed, it grows.
Now it’s time to heal.
Together, we gently process childhood trauma and painful life experiences so you can feel grounded, connected, and in control again. Therapy with me is about going to the root of the problem — not just managing symptoms — so you can experience meaningful, long-lasting healing and real change.
Heal your childhood trauma and find an empowering new life.
How can healing your childhood wounds help you?
The work we do together will focus on healing the inner wounds formed in childhood, the ones that quietly shape your thoughts, relationships, and sense of self. We will gently uncover how early experiences are still influencing your day-to-day life, even in ways that aren’t immediately obvious.
As insight grows, so will your self-trust and confidence. You will begin to understand your patterns instead of being controlled by them. You will stop shrinking yourself to keep others comfortable. You will recognize your worth — not intellectually, but deeply and fully. This is where empowerment begins.
I provide a safe, compassionate space where you can finally feel seen, heard, and understood without judgment. Together, we will explore your family history, relationship dynamics, and the ways you cope when you’re overwhelmed. From there, we will build practical, sustainable tools to help you regulate your emotions, strengthen boundaries, and show up in your life with clarity and confidence.
This is not a surface-level change. This is a lasting transformation.
What we’ll work on
Therapy for Trauma can help you:
Process past trauma
Gain insight
Build strong connections
Trust in yourself
Self-care without shame and guilt
Set healthy boundaries
Advocate for yourself
Navigate stress
It’s possible to break free from your past and start thriving.
FAQS
Common questions about therapy for trauma
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Trauma is a difficult event that was impactful in your life. This can be something big like sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological abuse. This can also mean that maybe your parents were not emotionally available to you or you witness parents fighting or abusing substances. It can also be a death in your life or a car accident. It can be anything that was impactful to you and it left a mark. It is important to note that what might be trauma to you might not be experienced as trauma to someone else. It is unique to you.
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Yes, trauma can cause a variety of physical symptoms. The body and mind are deeply connected, and traumatic experiences—whether from past abuse, accidents, or overwhelming life events—can manifest in physical ways. Here are some common physical symptoms that can arise from trauma:
Chronic Pain: Trauma can lead to ongoing muscle tension, headaches, back pain, or joint pain. The body may store the stress from the traumatic experience, resulting in chronic pain without a clear physical cause.
Stomach Issues: Trauma can affect the gastrointestinal system, leading to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. It's also common to experience stomach aches or discomfort when feeling anxious or stressed due to unresolved trauma.
Fatigue: Traumatic experiences can lead to constant fatigue. This can be due to emotional exhaustion, poor sleep patterns, or physical strain on the body from heightened stress.
Sleep Disturbances: Trauma can disrupt sleep, leading to insomnia, nightmares, or restless sleep. These disruptions can cause a range of physical symptoms, including tiredness, lack of energy, and difficulty concentrating during the day.
Increased Heart Rate and Breathing Problems: In response to trauma or reminders of traumatic events, the body may enter a "fight or flight" mode, which can lead to a faster heart rate, shortness of breath, or a sense of tightness in the chest.
Muscle Tension and Tightness: Trauma can cause the body to remain in a state of heightened alertness, leading to tense muscles, especially in the neck, shoulders, and back.
Weakened Immune System: Chronic stress and trauma can weaken the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to illnesses.
Skin Issues: Conditions like rashes, eczema, or hives can flare up as a response to emotional stress related to trauma.
These physical symptoms often occur because the body is responding to the emotional toll trauma takes on a person. Trauma is not just a mental or emotional burden; it can affect the body in numerous ways, making it important to address both the psychological and physical aspects of trauma in treatment. Therapy, including trauma-informed approaches, can help individuals process their experiences and reduce both emotional and physical symptoms.
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Trauma therapy is a specialized form of counseling aimed at helping you heal from past painful experiences. The goals include processing traumatic memories, reducing symptoms like anxiety and depression, teaching you healthy coping skills, rebuilding trust, and boosting resilience. The ultimate aim is to provide support and tools for you to heal and move forward in life.
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Everyone’s story is different and the way the trauma lives in you plays a big factor in the length of Trauma therapy. Some people experience significant healing in a short period, while others take longer. For lasting results, don’t rush the process, and be patient with yourself. Together we will work on a treatment plan that works best for you.