Trauma Therapy in New York: Releasing What’s Hurt You & Guiding You On Your Journey To Healing
At Waves of Wellness MHC, I understand that trauma can feel like a powerful undertow, pulling you into the depths of your past experiences and leaving you struggling to stay afloat. With trauma therapy, I can help challenge unhelpful narratives, dive into your own resilience, and rise above the waves.
While trauma cannot be erased, I’m here to guide you towards reclaiming your life. If left untreated, trauma can cause you to feel lost, alone, and lead to ongoing struggles such as anxiety, low self-worth, relationship issues, and disconnection from yourself.
Whether you're healing from childhood trauma, past relationships, abuse, personal challenges, or other life-changing events, let’s pull you out of the tides you can’t escape. Like the constant rhythm of the ocean, your healing journey will unfold in your own time—gently, steadily, and with each wave, bringing you closer to a place of wellness, empowerment, and peace.
Trauma Therapy in New York:
Healing With The Flows Of The Waves
Just like the powerful, unpredictable waves of the ocean, trauma can leave you feeling overwhelmed, disoriented, and out of control.
Trauma therapy may be beneficial for you, if:
→ You experience flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive memories of the trauma.
→ You have difficulty trusting others and feeling safe in relationships.
→ You feel emotionally numb.
→ You constantly feel on-edge, always looking over your shoulder.
→ you experience feelings of shame, guilt, embarrassment, anger, hopelessness, or anxiety.
→ You avoid situations, places, or people that remind you of the trauma.
→ You experience low self-worth and blame yourself for what happened (even though it’s not your fault!).
→ You struggle to regulate your emotions when triggered.
→ You struggle to find meaning and purpose after what happened.
→ You use sarcasm and jokes to cope with your trauma, because it made you funnier.
→ You feel alone, lost, and disconnected from others.
→ You question your spiritual beliefs, wondering how and why this happened to you.
→ Your perception of yourself, others, and the world has now changed.
→ You’ve begun to withdraw from social interactions, work, people, or activities that you previously enjoyed.
→ You engage in unhealthy coping skills to cope with your emotions.
→ You have have a variety of unexplained physical symptoms such as:
Sleep disturbances
Chronic fatigue
changes in your eating patterns
While trauma affects everyone, women experience unique challenges related to societal roles, expectations, and experiences of gender-based violence or discrimination. Trauma can impact a woman’s sense of safety, her body image, her role in relationships, and her ability to trust and feel empowered.
Trauma Therapy for Women in Their 20’s & 30’s in New York
You do not have to suffer in silence and to carry the weight of your trauma alone. I’m here to walk with you through the waves of healing, offering the support and guidance you need to rediscover your strength, resilience, and sense of self.
Benefits of Trauma Therapy with Waves of Wellness MHC:
Allow yourself to release bottled up emotions and experiences, freeing yourself from the weight of the trauma and the past.
Emotional Release & Freedom
Reduction in Symptoms
Find long-lasting relief from distressing symptoms such as nightmares, hypervigilance, and impacted relationships by processing your trauma, instead of learning to just manage them.
Build Resilience & Tap Into Your Inner Strengths
Tap into your strengths and be able to navigate distressing waves by learning important grounding and coping strategies.
Develop ways to communicate your feelings authentically and without fear of judgment, feel safe within relationships, and learn to trust again.
Find Connection in Relationships
Feel Empowerment & Have A Renewed Sense of Self
Although painful and at times difficult, take control of your healing, by rewriting your narrative and allowing yourself to transform your pain into growth.
Find Serenity, Stillness, & Inner Peace
Feel renewed and find inner peace as you learn to regulate your emotions, quiet your mind, challenge limiting beliefs and thoughts, & prioritize your needs.
At Waves of Wellness MHC, I understand that healing requires patience, safety, support, and often, discomfort. Let’s ride the waves together towards a more empowered version of yourself.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy/ MBCT: Learn to challenge unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, while developing coping skills that are rooted in grounding yourself, meditation, and feeling connected to your body.
My Approaches To Trauma Therapy:
Sand Tray Therapy: Connect your unconscious, internal world, inner feelings, perceptions, & memories, to the outside conscious world through the sand tray. Safely break down defenses and barriers, while re-integrating and healing from past trauma.
Narrative Therapy: Rewrite the story that occurred because of trauma, and shift your focus to find a new, empowering narrative.
Internal Family Systems/ IFS: Through a compassionate approach, understand and heal all of the parts of yourself, including what feels heavy, painful, and too vulnerable.
Why Choose Waves of Wellness MHC?
Samantha Southard, LMHC
Trauma Therapist in NYC
Having witnessed firsthand how trauma can leave lasting imprints on the mind, body, and spirit, I am deeply committed to offering a safe, compassionate space where healing from trauma is possible. I understand that processing trauma isn’t just about talking through the pain—it’s about reconnecting with your body, your emotions, and your inner strength.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy that utilizes components of therapeutic modalities and holistic practices, to meet clients where they’re at. By building strong rapport, we can collaboratively work together to help you build resilience, regain control, and honor your unique story at your own pace.
Have Questions About Trauma Therapy?
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Trauma therapy is designed specifically to address the deep emotional and psychological wounds caused by past traumatic experiences. While regular therapy can be beneficial for a wide range of mental health concerns, trauma therapy goes deeper, recognizing the unique ways that trauma impacts the mind, body, and spirit. Trauma therapy can help you feel empowered, grounded, safe, and in control of your life again.
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If you’ve experienced past events that still affect your daily life and cause you to feel like you’re drowning, trauma therapy might be a gentle but powerful way to start your healing journey. Whether it’s through flashbacks, feeling disconnected from yourself or others, mistrust in relationships, or patterns of self-doubt, trauma therapy provides you a safe, nonjudgmental space to navigate these issues, without the pressure to rush to the surface.
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Using a holistic approach, trauma therapy focuses on restoring balance and wellness through mind-body connection, mindfulness, and emotional resilience. Instead of just talking through problems, it includes grounding techniques that help you process emotions safely, release stored trauma, and strengthen your sense of self. This approach may include breathing exercises, somatic techniques, and guided visualizations, all aimed at helping you navigate the waves of your emotions with compassion and forgiveness.
You can also expect to have moments of feeling weak, vulnerable, and scared. All of these are consistent with trauma healing as it’s painful to process what’s happened to you. Don’t be alarmed if things feel worse, before they feel better. We will be here to help you navigate the scary waves to find the waves of wellness.
For all other questions about trauma therapy, please fill out a contact form and schedule your free consultation to discuss your needs and see if it’s a good fit!
Are You Ready To Shift The Tides And Reclaim Your Life?
If you’re ready to explore the depths of your healing, I am here to help you rise above the waves and find your way to calmer waters.