You understand your trauma intellectually. It still runs your life. Let's heal that.
Talking is a start, but trauma lives in the body. With EMDR and IFS, we work at the root of what keeps you stuck, so you can move forward for good. And when you’re ready, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can offer another way in.
You've been doing your best. You've pushed through, figured things out, kept going. But something is still there — in your body, in your relationships, in the back of your mind.
That's what I help with.
I’m Jess, a trauma therapist working with adults carrying family-of-origin trauma and complex PTSD — many of them LGBTQ+ or neurodivergent — across DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. I use EMDR, IFS, and ketamine-assisted therapy, because some things need more than a conversation to heal.
If you've tried therapy before and felt like something was missing, that's exactly why I'm here.
Who I work with
Is this for you?
Complex & family-of-origin trauma
For adults who grew up having to cope, and are still carrying it in their body and relationships.
Learn more →LGBTQIA+ folks
An affirming space where you don't have to explain or educate your therapist.
Learn more →ADHD & neurodivergent adults
ADHD and trauma often go together. Therapy that fits how your brain actually works.
Learn more →How I work
Approaches that reach the body, not just the story
EMDR
Helps painful memories lose their charge, so they stop running the show.
Learn more →Internal Family Systems
Get to know the parts of you that protect, criticize, or hold old pain, with curiosity instead of fear.
Learn more →Ketamine-assisted therapy
For people who feel stuck despite years of work and are ready to explore a different way in.
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