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Online Trauma Therapy for CPTSD, Childhood Trauma & Anxiety in Vancouver & Across Washington State
CPTSD Therapy for Adults Healing from Childhood Trauma, Emotional Neglect, and Complex Trauma
If you are searching for CPTSD therapy, you may be living with the long-term effects of childhood trauma, emotional neglect, or complex relational trauma.
Many adults seeking therapy for complex trauma describe patterns such as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling disconnected from themselves in relationships.
These experiences are often connected to early environments where emotional safety, consistency, or attuned care were limited or unavailable.
I provide online CPTSD therapy for adults throughout Washington State, including Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Olympia, Bellingham, Everett, Yakima, and surrounding communities.
What CPTSD is and What it Can Feel Like
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) develops after repeated or ongoing trauma, often during childhood. Unlike PTSD, which is commonly associated with a single traumatic event, CPTSD is often linked to experiences such as childhood abuse, emotional neglect, chronic criticism, domestic violence, or growing up in an unpredictable or unsafe environment.
Many adults living with complex trauma struggle with emotional regulation, shame, relationship difficulties, people-pleasing, perfectionism, hypervigilance, and a persistent feeling that they are "too much" or "not enough." These responses are understandable adaptations to long-term stress and are treatable with trauma-informed therapy.
CPTSD therapy (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress therapy) focuses on the impact of chronic or repeated trauma experiences over time.
You may be experiencing CPTSD-related symptoms if you notice:
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chronic anxiety, hypervigilance, or feeling “on edge”
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emotional overwhelm or difficulty regulating emotions
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fawning, people-pleasing, or over-adapting in relationships
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difficulty with boundaries or saying no
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shame, self-criticism, or persistent feelings of inadequacy
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emotional numbness, shutdown, or dissociation
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difficulty trusting yourself or your decisions
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relational triggers that feel intense or confusing
These are common responses to complex trauma and childhood trauma, not personal failures.
What CPTSD Therapy Focuses On
CPTSD therapy helps you understand how your nervous system adapted to early experiences of trauma, stress, or emotional neglect.
Rather than trying to eliminate symptoms, therapy focuses on helping you recognize and shift long-standing survival patterns that once protected you.
In complex trauma therapy, we may focus on:
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trauma responses such as fight, flight, freeze, or fawn
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nervous system regulation and emotional awareness
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healing patterns rooted in childhood trauma
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strengthening internal safety and self-trust
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IFS-informed parts work (working with protective and younger parts)
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shifting relational patterns linked to complex trauma
My Approach to CPTSD Therapy
My approach to CPTSD therapy for adults is trauma-informed, relational, and integrative.
I draw from:
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IFS-informed parts work (Internal Family Systems-informed therapy)
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somatic and body-based trauma therapy
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cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) tools
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attachment-focused and relational therapy
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mindfulness and grounding skills for nervous system regulation
This work is paced gently and collaboratively, based on what feels safe and manageable for your system.
CPTSD Therapy Is For
Therapy for complex trauma may be a good fit if you:
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identify with CPTSD or complex trauma symptoms
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grew up in emotionally inconsistent, critical, or neglectful environments
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experience childhood trauma-related patterns in adulthood
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struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or over-functioning
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experience anxiety, shutdown, or emotional overwhelm
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feel disconnected from your needs, identity, or emotions
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notice recurring relational patterns connected to trauma
*You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin CPTSD therapy*
Online CPTSD Therapy in Washington State
I provide online CPTSD therapy for adults throughout Washington State, including Vancouver, Seattle, Spokane, Bellingham, Tacoma, and surrounding areas.
Online complex trauma therapy allows you to engage in CPTSD treatment from a space where you already feel safe and grounded, which can be especially important when working with complex trauma.
Getting Started with CPTSD Therapy
If you are considering CPTSD therapy, you are welcome to reach out to schedule a free consultation. We can talk about what you are experiencing, what you are looking for in therapy, and whether CPTSD-focused trauma therapy feels like a good fit for you.
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