Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma

You notice your internal self-talk and beliefs embody familiar sentiments and values held by the current and previous generations in your family and culture. What once was a guiding force, helping you make critical decisions around careers, partner(s), and where you live, are now anxieties, ennui, and inexplicable anger. You realize you are living your parents' trauma and survival mechanisms. You seek to unburden from expired legacies and empower with generational strengths and wisdom.

Instances of trauma, loss, and tragedy that occurred in the lives of family members who came before us can influence the passing down of unresolved tensions and conflict to children. This can lead to the perpetuation of trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. I help clients process these dynamics, mourn the loss of what they did not have as children, and move toward a life wherein the past is acknowledged but not a determinant of the future.

My practice reflects an active commitment to social justice and intergenerational healing on an individual, community, institutional and global scale. I have been a lifelong learner, driven by my innate curiosity and passion for exploration of self and others. With an anti-oppressive framework, I hold a vision for providing modern mental health services that reflect the values of ethical and sustainable wellness.

I specialize in helping you understand the patterns of intergenerational trauma within your family, so you can make intentional choices and nurture loving relationships. Through the use of family constellations and parts work, we can uncover and heal these cycles, empowering you to honor the past and create new realities.

Years of grappling with trauma has shown me something beautiful. Yes, we inherit post-traumatic stress. But we inherit post-traumatic growth too! We can rewire the ways our wise adaptive minds read information. Soothe the fear. Reeducate the vigilance. Keep potential trauma from becoming embedded. Trauma comes to our bodies through relationship, but healing does too. When we reshape how we safely show up in world, we heal & reveal our full Selves & pave the way for healthy whole-hearted children

Intergenerational trauma can be from your own childhood when you didn't get the attention and love you needed from your parents. You are not blamed for a dysfunctional family that you had to live in and when you become a parent you don't want to pass down those traits to your own children. You want to love, be present and enjoy the time together with them instead of avoidance, yelling, and punishment to them.

Most people think about trauma as a war or a near death experience, but in therapy we know that trauma is present when we see some specific symptoms that are usually results of an embodied, neuro-biological experience from a time where our brains and bodies were overwhelmed. In those moments it can seem like we don’t have access to the more philosophical and emotionally intelligent parts of ourselves.

I support clients navigating intergenerational trauma, helping them understand how family patterns and past experiences impact their present. Together, we explore these cycles with compassion, empowering you to process inherited wounds, build resilience, and create new paths forward. My approach blends holistic, mind-body techniques with talk therapy, offering a safe space to heal and reclaim your story.

As a psychotherapist, I specialize in addressing Historical/Intergenerational Trauma. My approach involves understanding deep-rooted emotional patterns and their impact across generations. I help clients unpack complex family histories, heal past wounds, and break cycles of trauma. Through empathy and evidence-based practices, I guide individuals towards awareness, healing, and resilience, fostering a path to a more empowered and liberated future.

I specialize in supporting adults affected by historical and intergenerational trauma. Together, we explore how past events and inherited patterns impact your life today, helping you break cycles and reclaim your narrative. My approach provides a compassionate space to process pain, build resilience, and heal deeply rooted wounds. By addressing these complex layers, I guide clients toward greater self-awareness, connection, and empowerment, fostering lasting change for future generations.

I treat many different trauma conditions, such as historical/intergenerational trauma, complex trauma (C-PTSD), PTSD from life threatening situations, and trauma from sexual, physical, psychological, and emotional trauma. I focus on helping clients build safety and coping skills first in trauma therapy before deep diving into treating the trauma through somatic based interventions.

For many years, I have dedicated myself to understanding and studying historical trauma across the lifespan and how to heal. Doing my own work around what being Indigenous and Jewish means to me today, I have come to find that acknowledgement of the past, integrating our intersectional identities to accept the whole of who we are, creating community, and addressing systemic injustice are just a few major keys in accessing the resilience that is already within us.

Intergenerational trauma can be a difficult subject to talk about, because it involves naming how our family and community members have reenacted their traumas. There doesn’t need to be blame associated with naming the presence of intergenerational trauma. It will continue to be present in every generation until someone is ready to interrupt the cycle. This can involve healing together and/or naming boundaries. In some cases it means going no contact with our family or community members.

More new information is emerging about the effects of trauma on health & wellbeing. PTSD and CPTSD (complex - PTSD due to years of abuse/neglect) is when we feel hi-jacked by our senses/body connecting us back to past events that were (or seemed) life threatening. These experiences can be from Domestic abuse, events/accidents related to the lifestyle of substance abuse, and from chronic traumatic/neglectful childhood experiences. There is hope for recovery. It is time for you to heal.

I have extensive training and experience in working with historic, intergenerational, and complex trauma through my time providing mental health services for NARA, NW and Wolf Pack Consulting and Therapeutic Services. As a relationship therapist, I understand how impactful historical/intergenterational trauma can be on a relationship system and focus much of the work on helping the couple/family identify this trauma and create strategies to minimize it's impact.

When we start to heal from intergenerational trauma, it can be a lonely and difficult process. Together, we can gain insight on how the experiences of your family members is still impacting your life today. I have experience working with individuals from refugee families, BIPOC families, and military families.

My expertise in treating generational trauma is characterized by a compassionate and holistic approach that incorporates Sandtray Therapy as a powerful tool for healing. By fostering empathy and encouraging clients to explore their family narratives, I aim to create a safe space for transformation. Through this process, individuals can discover their strengths, honor their ancestral legacies, and ultimately pave the way for a healthier future for themselves and future generations.

"Are you looking for compassionate, affordable therapy that provides results? Therapy that is evidence based, with a practitioner who is relatable, makes you feel comfortable, and has years of experience helping clients suffering from various emotional and relationship issues, especially generational trauma. Specializing in treating: Anxiety, Depression, Panic Attacks, Trauma, Emotional Stress, Marital and Relationship Crisis, Substance Use, Diagnosis Navigation, Body Image Issues, Stress-relate

That weight on your shoulder will go away. We will talk about some new ways to think and look at this painful story. We will give you skills to manage your thoughts and feelings. You will build confidence as this process unfolds. And then one day you will be on the other side of this life experience. You will be able to talk about it with out crying. You will feel strong again. Your dreams will stop. You can then exhale and feel calm again. You can look forward without these painful experiences