Individual Therapy
Come Home to Yourself: A Safe Space to Heal, Explore, and Transform
At Embodied Wholeness, we understand that life can feel overwhelming, confusing, and even painful—especially when you’ve been carrying burdens for years that were never yours to carry in the first place. You may be functioning well on the outside, yet internally feel disconnected, anxious, stuck, or unsure of who you truly are. If you're here, it's likely because a part of you is longing for healing, clarity, and relief.
Individual therapy is an invitation to come back home to yourself—to untangle the old patterns that no longer serve you, to reclaim your voice, and to learn how to feel safe in your body, your relationships, and your truth. We hold space for your healing journey through a trauma-informed, attachment-aware, and nervous system-sensitive lens.
Whether you're seeking support for anxiety, depression, past trauma, relationship challenges, self-esteem, or a deep desire to finally feel whole, our work together is a space of possibility and transformation.
Why Choose Individual Therapy?
People come to individual therapy for many reasons. Some are navigating recent life stressors—such as a breakup, loss, or career transition—while others are confronting longer-term struggles like perfectionism, chronic anxiety, or the aftermath of childhood trauma. You don’t need to have everything “figured out” to begin therapy. In fact, part of the work is learning how to feel safe in not knowing.
You may seek individual therapy if you:
Feel anxious, overwhelmed, or chronically stressed
Experience symptoms of depression, hopelessness, or disconnection
Struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, or perfectionism
Have difficulty setting boundaries or expressing your needs
Feel stuck in repetitive patterns in relationships or work
Are healing from developmental, relational, or attachment trauma
Want to better understand and regulate your nervous system
Desire to reconnect with your inner child or authentic self
Are exploring your purpose, identity, or spirituality
Want to heal from codependency or trauma bonds
Simply want a safe space to be seen, heard, and supported
Individual therapy isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong” with you—it’s about honoring what happened to you, understanding how it shaped you, and gently creating new possibilities for how you relate to yourself and the world.
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Therapy
At Embodied Wholeness, our therapy is grounded in a trauma-informed approach, which means we understand that emotional, psychological, and even physical symptoms often stem from unresolved traumatic experiences.
What Is Trauma?
Trauma isn’t just about what happened—it’s about how your nervous system responded when it happened and the kind of support you did or did not receive afterward. Trauma lives in the body. It shows up when your system was overwhelmed beyond capacity and had no safe outlet to process or integrate the experience.
Trauma can result from:
Childhood neglect or emotional absence
Unpredictable or unsafe caregiving
Chronic stress in unsafe environments
Relational betrayals, abuse, or abandonment
Developmental trauma (pre-verbal, attachment wounds)
Accidents, medical trauma, or illness
Racial, systemic, or intergenerational trauma
Daily microaggressions or invalidation over time
Through a trauma-informed lens, we recognize your symptoms not as pathologies, but as wise adaptations your body and mind developed to protect you. We honor those survival strategies, even as we work together to gently shift what no longer serves you.
I never force or rush your healing. Instead, we co-create a therapeutic space that centers safety, choice, collaboration, empowerment, and trust. Healing happens at the pace of your nervous system.
The Role of the Nervous System in Therapy
One of the most essential aspects of trauma-informed therapy is understanding the nervous system and its influence on your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. When you've lived in prolonged stress or emotional danger, your nervous system adapts to prioritize survival, often by living in states of hyperarousal (fight/flight), hypoarousal (freeze/shut down), or chaotic swings between the two.
Individual therapy supports you in:
Recognizing your survival responses (anxiety, depression, numbness, fawning, etc.)
Learning nervous system regulation tools
Expanding your window of tolerance so you can respond instead of react
Practicing co-regulation with your therapist as a safe, attuned presence
Reconnecting with your body as a place of wisdom instead of threat
As you develop more internal safety, the external parts of your life—relationships, work, boundaries, voice—begin to shift in empowering ways.
Family Systems and Your Inner Landscape
I also work from a family systems lens, which means we understand that many of our struggles today stem from the systems we grew up in; particularly the roles, beliefs, and attachment patterns that were shaped within our families of origin.
Whether you were the caretaker, the invisible child, the overachiever, the scapegoat, or the “strong one,” these roles often become unconscious templates for how you navigate adulthood. We internalize family patterns, even when they are harmful, because they are familiar.
In individual therapy, we may explore:
How your attachment style developed based on your early caregiving experiences
What unspoken rules or roles were present in your family system
How you learned to abandon yourself to gain love, safety, or approval
The way intergenerational trauma or unhealed wounds were passed down
How current symptoms or relationship struggles link back to family patterns
The difference between true self and adapted self
Ways to release loyalty to painful roles and reclaim your own truth
This process is not about blaming your family—it’s about liberating yourself from unconscious patterns so you can choose a new way forward.
Understanding Self-Abandonment and Codependency
When we grow up in environments where emotional safety was inconsistent or unavailable, we learn to abandon ourselves in order to survive. This may look like staying small, becoming overly responsible, caretaking others at your own expense, or constantly seeking validation. Over time, these patterns lead to codependency, chronic self-doubt, or feeling lost in relationships.
Through individual therapy, you can begin to:
Identify where you’ve been over-functioning or people-pleasing
Explore the roots of your self-abandonment
Develop healthy boundaries and a secure sense of self
Learn to say no without guilt and yes to your needs
Build relationships rooted in mutual respect and authenticity
Reclaim your inner voice and personal agency
Healing from self-abandonment is about returning to yourself—learning how to be with your emotions, trust your intuition, and know that your worth is not defined by what you do for others.
What to Expect in Individual Therapy
Individual therapy at Embodied Wholeness is a collaborative and evolving journey. In our work together, we will gently explore the parts of your life that feel heavy, unclear, or painful—always at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
We may integrate a variety of approaches based on your needs and goals, including:
Somatic psychotherapy and nervous system regulation
Attachment-based healing
Parts work (inspired by Internal Family Systems)
Mind Body Spirit Release (MBSR) for subconscious clearing
Psycho education about trauma, attachment, and the nervous system
Experiential and spiritual integration practices
Support for integrating lifestyle, nutrition, and self-care for wholeness
This isn’t just “talk therapy.” It’s a deep healing space where your mind, body, and spirit are honored as equally important parts of your wholeness.
You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
So often we try to think or push our way out of suffering, but healing doesn’t happen through pressure. It happens in relationship. It happens when someone offers you a safe space to be fully seen and supported in your most vulnerable moments.
If you’ve spent years trying to hold everything together, if you’ve been the “strong one,” or if you're afraid to take up space—individual therapy offers something radically different: a space where your needs matter, your pain is valid, and your healing is possible.
Common Topics Clients Work Through in Therapy
Each person’s therapy journey is unique, but common themes we explore include:
Anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
Depression, low self-worth, or hopelessness
Healing attachment wounds or anxious/avoidant patterns
Reconnecting with your body after trauma
Codependency and people-pleasing
Grief, loss, and inner child healing
Relationship challenges or emotional unavailability
Burnout, perfectionism, and inner criticism
Reclaiming identity, purpose, or spiritual connection
Developing emotional resilience and boundary skills
Whether you're in crisis or simply curious about your growth, this work is for you.
Begin Your Healing Journey
You were never meant to carry it all alone.
At Embodied Wholeness, I am here to support you in reconnecting with your body, your truth, and your sense of possibility. Individual therapy is not a quick fix, but it can be a profoundly life-changing path.
It’s a commitment to yourself. A devotion to your healing. A reclamation of your story.
If you’re ready to begin or just curious to learn more, we invite you to reach out. I offer a complimentary consultation to explore how we might work together.
You are worthy of healing. You are worthy of wholeness. And you are not alone.
Begin your journey today. Let’s walk together.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I know if individual therapy is right for me?
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply curious about understanding yourself more deeply, individual therapy can be a supportive and transformative path. You don’t need to be in crisis to begin. Many clients start therapy because they sense there’s more available to them—more peace, more clarity, more self-trust—but they’re unsure how to get there. Therapy is a space where you can explore that, at your own pace, with compassionate support.
2. What happens in a typical therapy session?
Each session is shaped by your needs, experiences, and goals. Some sessions may focus on exploring thoughts, emotions, or patterns from your past; others may involve somatic work, nervous system regulation, or inner child healing. You are always in the driver’s seat. I provide structure and guidance, but we move at a pace that honors your safety, capacity, and readiness. Over time, sessions tend to feel like a blend of reflection, discovery, and nervous system support.
3. Do I have to talk about my trauma right away?
Not at all. In trauma-informed therapy, we understand that safety must come first. You will never be pressured to share anything before you’re ready. In fact, therapy often begins with building a sense of trust and establishing tools for grounding and self-regulation. We may gently explore your story over time—but only when it feels supportive and manageable for your nervous system.
4. What if I feel like I should have “gotten over this by now”?
That feeling is incredibly common and it’s often a sign of internalized shame. Healing doesn’t follow a timeline, and your symptoms are not a reflection of failure; they are reflections of wounds that need care. In our work together, we hold space for compassion, not judgment. Therapy is not about rushing to “fix” you; it’s about creating a space where all parts of you are welcomed, honored, and integrated.
5. How long will I need to be in therapy?
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Some clients come for short-term support around a specific issue, while others engage in longer-term work to explore deeper patterns and create lasting transformation. We’ll discuss your goals together and check in regularly to ensure therapy continues to feel aligned and useful for you. Ultimately, therapy is your space, you get to choose what your journey looks like.