We help adults across the greater Seattle area recover from trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, religious trauma, and dissociation — using EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and other approaches that work with the nervous system, not just the story.
We see clients in person at our Edmonds and Kirkland offices and online throughout Washington, and every therapist offers a free initial consultation.
Most people who find us have already tried talk therapy. They understand their story, they can narrate what happened with real clarity. And yet for some of us, the body still hasn't gotten the message: the chest still tightens, the mind still goes blank, the danger still feels present. If we could resolve our problems just by thinking about them, most of us would be problem-free by now.
That's because trauma isn't stored only in your thoughts and memories. It's held in your body and nervous system, the body is the keeper of traumatic memory. This is the understanding at the center of the research our work draws on: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's writing on, how the body keeps the score, Janina Fisher's work on stabilizing trauma and dissociation, Stephen Porges's polyvagal research, and Gabor Maté's work on trauma and its long shadow.
Lasting healing has to involve the body as well as the mind.
Below are the experiences we most often help with. You might recognize yourself in one, or in several. If nothing quite fits, that's normal; most people aren't sure at first, and that's exactly what the free consultation is for.
Most of us who are drawn to treating trauma are survivors of it ourselves, that's true on this team, and we consider it part of our training.
All of us know the importance of doing our own psychological work. Our co-founders bring more than three decades of clinical experience, six years of Buddhist monastic training, and a career that began as a Navy officer; our team includes a Level II Sensorimotor psychotherapist certified at the highest level of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) under its creator, Dr. Janina Fisher, multiple certified EMDR therapists including an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, and clinicians with lived experience of leaving high-control religion.
Every therapist is fully licensed in Washington State. You'll find each license number on their profile, verifiable through the Washington Department of Health.
Yes. Availability varies by therapist, and the fastest way to find the right opening is the free consultation. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll match you.
It varies by therapist, but we aim to respond to every inquiry within a few hours, and we'll tell you honestly who has openings. If nobody here is the right fit or available soon enough, we'd rather point you elsewhere than have you wait.
We're private-pay, which keeps your care between you and your therapist — no insurance company involved in your diagnosis or treatment decisions. Every therapist can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement, which many plans (including Regence, Premera, and Blue Cross Blue Shield) offer. We'll happily explain how to check your out-of-network benefits.
Each therapist in our collective is an independent practitioner who sets their own fees — you'll discuss this directly in your free consultation, with no obligation.
Yes — complex and developmental trauma is one of our central specialties. It's the kind that builds over time rather than from a single event, often where the people who harmed you were also the people who cared for you. It responds well to the somatic and parts-based approaches we use.
Yes — PTSD is central to what we do, whether it comes from a single event or years of prolonged experience. We use somatic, evidence-based approaches like EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy that work with how PTSD lives in the body, not just in memory. In person in Edmonds and Kirkland, or online across Washington.
There's no single answer, it depends on your history, your goals, and how your nervous system responds. Some people feel meaningful change within a few months; deeper or complex trauma work takes longer. Effective trauma therapy doesn't begin by diving into memories, it starts by building the safety and stability to approach them without being overwhelmed. Intensives can accelerate the process when appropriate.
Therapy that works with the body and nervous system alongside talk, tracking physical sensations, completing interrupted survival responses, and rebuilding a felt sense of safety. Trauma is stored physically, not just in memory, and this is often what finally helps when years of talk therapy have brought understanding but not relief.
Yes — secure telehealth anywhere in Washington State, and in person in Edmonds and Kirkland.
Adults, 18 and over. If you're seeking help for a teen, we're glad to suggest adolescent trauma specialists.
