11/06/2025
hey friends 💜
I’m excited to invite you to a 10-week therapy group designed for folks who are living with the tough intersection of complex trauma and chronic pain. Together, we’ll explore and share things like understanding what’s happening in our bodies and minds, learning ways to advocate for ourselves with healthcare, and trying out some hands-on exercises in somatics and parts work. The goal is to build a toolkit of helpful skills to manage trauma and pain more effectively, all while connecting with others who really understand what you’re going through. The group is scheduled to start in January, will happen over Zoom, and open to those in NY state. Consultations are happening now until the end of November.
We know from research that survivors of childhood trauma often experience more persistent pain, and many of us feel that these two things are deeply linked. It’s like emotional distress and physical pain feed into each other—our brains react with heightened limbic activity (that’s the “danger! danger!” part), while the prefrontal areas that help us see things clearly become less active. That can send us into a cycle of feeling overwhelmed, where pain and emotion keep fueling each other in a way that feels endless and hard to break.
This group’s aim is to help you pause that cycle, find gentle ways to tend to your inner experience and develop compassion for all parts of yourself that play a role in your pain and distress. We’ll also work on understanding and reducing somatic dissociation (which, surprisingly, can make pain worse!), and foster a kinder, more loving relationship with your body.
I’ll be bringing my background in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Neurodivergent Somatics, Trauma-Informed Stabilization, and Internal Family Systems, along with expertise in trauma, pain science, and the challenges of navigating the medical industrial complex — as well as my personal experience as a disabled survivor. I look forward to sharing this supportive space with you!
If this sounds like a good fit for you or someone you know please fill out or send this interest form: bit.ly/futurecptsdgroups (link in bio as well)
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