What I help with.

Trauma doesn't always come from one big event. For people who work in emergencies and hospitals, it often builds up one shift at a time. It shows up as a body that won't stand down, anger that comes too fast, a flat feeling at home, or a memory that lands with the same force it had the first time.

PTSD and trauma therapy is about working on those memories directly, at a pace you can handle, while also working on the parts of life taking the hits: sleep, relationships, and the ability to feel off duty.

A lot of drinking starts as a way to come down. The first drink after shift turns into three, then into the only way to sleep. Pills, cannabis, and other substances can follow the same path. None of that makes you a bad person. It usually means something is working hard to numb what the job left behind.

Addiction counseling starts where you are. You don't need to be sober to begin, and there is a short article on why: do you have to be sober to start therapy? If a higher level of care like medical detox, IOP, or residential treatment makes more sense, I will say so and help you find it.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy are two structured ways to work on specific memories. Both use guided eye movements while you hold a memory in mind. Both aim to take the charge out of it, so it can become something that happened instead of something that keeps happening.

Neither requires you to describe every detail out loud. That matters to people who have spent years being the calm one on scene and have no interest in reliving it for an audience. I also use solution-focused therapy, which keeps attention on what you want to be different this week: sleep, patience with your kids, a night without a drink.

You don't have to pick the right page before you call. If one memory keeps coming back, trauma work is usually the place to begin. If drinking or using is the thing everyone around you is worried about, we may start there, or work on both at once, since they tend to feed each other.

If you're not sure, that is normal. Look at who I work with to see whether your line of work is covered, read how counseling works, and then use the free call to sort it out together.

The first step is a free 15-minute call. You tell me a little about what is going on, I tell you honestly whether I think I can help, and you decide whether to book. There is no pressure and no commitment. Sessions are $150 for 50 minutes, paid at the time of the appointment, with an out-of-network superbill on request.

I see people in person in Midvale and by telehealth anywhere in Utah. When you're ready, book a free consultation or call (801) 554-6372.

If you're in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.