Healing from Trauma— At Your Own Pace

Our Approach

Trauma Lives in the Body.
Healing Can Too.

Trauma is not just what happened to you — it's what happened inside you as a result. It is the nervous system's adaptation to experiences of overwhelming threat, helplessness, or loss. Trauma can stem from a single acute event — an accident, an assault, a sudden loss — or it can accumulate slowly over years of chronic stress, difficult relationships, childhood adversity, or systemic marginalization. Whatever its origins, trauma shapes how you experience safety, connection, your own body, and the world. And it responds profoundly to skilled, compassionate, trauma-informed therapy.

At Building New Pathways in Weston, FL, our trauma therapists are trained in modalities specifically designed to work with trauma where it lives — in the body and nervous system, not just in the narrative we construct around it. We offer Phase 1 Brainspotting, somatic therapy, Polyvagal Theory-informed approaches, and trauma-focused CBT. This range of tools allows us to meet each client where they are — some clients find deep relief in body-based processing; others need a more structured cognitive framework first; many benefit from a carefully integrated combination.

Brainspotting is a specialized trauma processing modality developed by Dr. David Grand that uses specific eye positions to access and process trauma stored in the subcortical brain — the parts of the brain that hold emotional memory and survival responses below the level of conscious thought. Unlike purely talk-based approaches, Brainspotting allows the brain to process stuck trauma without requiring detailed verbal narration. Many clients who have not found relief with traditional talk therapy or who could not connect with EMDR find Brainspotting to be transformative.

Our somatic and Polyvagal Theory-informed approaches work directly with the nervous system's threat responses — helping your body learn, at a physiological level, that it is safe in the present moment. Trauma often keeps the nervous system locked in states of hyperarousal or shutdown that don't respond to logic or willpower. Body-based therapy provides a pathway out of these stuck states through carefully titrated attention to physical sensation, breath, movement, and the therapeutic relationship itself.

We serve trauma survivors throughout Broward County — from Weston and Davie to Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines — with both in-person and telehealth options. We believe deeply that healing from trauma is possible, and that you do not have to tell your story in graphic detail or relive your worst experiences to find relief. Our approach is gentle, paced to your nervous system's capacity, and always guided by your sense of safety. Wherever you are in your healing journey, we will meet you there.

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I'm also trained in Phase 1 Brainspotting, a powerful technique for processing trauma and difficult emotions through eye position and somatic awareness.