Relational + Attachment Trauma Therapy

GENUINE CARE, PROVIDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HEAL TRAUMA
IN-PERSON + TELEHEALTH ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND WASHINGTON STATE
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What is relational or attachment trauma?

Relational trauma occurs when a person carries lasting harm from negative experiences in a significant relationship. Attachment trauma most often results from an unsafe or disrupted bond with a primary caregiver as a child. When we become adults, we generally shift our primary attachments from a caregiver to a partner or other significant adult relationship. If the trauma from your childhood attachments hasn’t been healed, you are likely to find yourself in other traumatic relationships into adulthood, unfortunately. These types of trauma often go hand in hand.

If you have experienced abuse, neglect, or betrayal in any form from someone who was supposed to be a source of safety and care for you, you likely have relational trauma. The good news is, there are tons of effective ways to help you heal from your past and move into healthier relationships that honor your personhood more fully.

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I’m Rachael

I’m a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. Welcome to my office, where I see clients both in person and online. I specialize in working with women who are navigating the pervasive impact of relational trauma. Through a gentle and collaborative relationship, we will help you move beyond your trauma into a place of internal peace and hope.

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How does trauma therapy work?

ESTABLISHES SAFETY + TRUST

First and foremost, it’s important for you and I to build a relationship grounded in safety. We will explore your experience of relationships, engage how it feels to explore trauma together in sessions, enhance your understanding of the impact of trauma, and discover how you uniquely feel supported. We develop a roadmap that is specific to you as we get to know one another. It takes time to build trust but this step is critical toward lasting healing. 

PROCESS THE IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES

Going back in your mind to traumatic memories or experiences is difficult. We will cautiously engage your experiences with whichever modality feels the most gentle to you. There are a number of trauma treatments, not limited to EMDR, Lifespan Integration, Somatic Trauma Treatment, and Internal Family Systems. We will explore which approach helps you to reprocess your memories in a way that helps us make progress without re-traumatizing you. 

SKILL BUILDING + SHIFTING OF RELATIONAL DYNAMICS

As we begin to reprocess the events of your past, we will integrate skill building so that you have coping mechanisms to help with emotional distress when you are not in therapy. We will work on ways to rebalance your nervous system and decrease fear responses that no longer serve you. Part of healing from relational trauma is learning how to choose and exist in relationships differently. We develop skills around boundaries, codependency, intimacy tolerance, and communications to help you find and stay in relationships that feel healthy and safe.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

  • I provide both! I have an office in East Providence, Rhode Island, where I see clients in person. I also have a HIPPA secure electronic platform that I use to meet with folks via video appointments, if that is preferred or if you are not local to Rhode Island.

  • Therapy sessions are generally weekly or every two weeks. As our work progresses, there are options to reduce frequency as needed.

  • I am not a prescribing provider. I can provide referrals to prescribers if that is deemed appropriate during our work together.