Safety and collaboration
We begin with a clear understanding of the work and what feels manageable.
Trauma & PTSD
Online trauma and PTSD therapy, paced with care.
Trauma can remain present through memories, body responses, relationship patterns, avoidance, numbness, or a persistent feeling that the world is unsafe. You deserve an approach that respects your pace.
40+years of clinical work
10,000+sessions
ABPPboard-certified CBT psychologist
about this concern
When the danger has ended, but your body still remembers it.
Trauma can remain present through memories, startle responses, avoidance, numbness, sleep changes, or difficulty trusting. Trauma-informed therapy begins with safety and choice, not pressure to revisit more than you are ready to hold.
recognize yourself
When the past still shapes the present.
You may have coped for years and still wonder whether what happened “counts” as trauma. What matters is how your experience affects life now: sleep, emotions, your body, relationships, focus, or your sense of choice.
Therapy does not require you to tell every detail before you are ready. Safety, collaboration, and a clear understanding of the work come first.
Your body may keep responding as if danger is close.
The past can show up through images, sensations, emotions, or dreams.
Avoidance may help in the moment while limiting what feels possible.
Earlier experiences can shape how safe connection feels now.
moving forward
Careful work that respects your pace.
You do not have to tell every detail before you are ready.
We can look at what your responses have been trying to protect you from.
I can help you notice how earlier experiences may still shape current life.
The work can include practical ways to respond when strong reactions appear.
What guides the work
Beliefs and meaning
Explore conclusions you may have had to form around overwhelming experiences.
Body responses
Include the physical experience of feeling unsafe in the conversation.
Current choices
Keep attention on what would give you more room in the present.
a possible pathway
Therapy can unfold in more than one way.
The sequence is flexible. We may return to earlier steps or change the focus as we learn what is useful.
- 01
Brief screening
We discuss what brings you to therapy and whether my approach is a good fit.
- 02
Understanding the pattern
We begin to identify recurring thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and experiences.
- 03
Building understanding
We connect present difficulties with patterns that may be maintaining them.
- 04
Working differently
We apply understanding to the situations and choices that matter in your current life.
- 05
Longer-term change
We continue refining what is useful and helping you become more effective in navigating your life.
understanding the work
A few practical questions.
Who trauma therapy may help
Adults affected by experiences that continue to influence safety, relationships, emotions, or choice.
How trauma can affect the present
It may shape sleep, attention, body responses, trust, avoidance, or mood.
What sessions may look like
Careful conversations that respect your pace and keep the work collaborative.
Online format
Sessions take place by secure video, subject to PSYPACT/APIT authorization by location.
experience and context
Serious clinical depth, in a human setting.
40+
years in practice
10,000+
sessions
ABPP
board certification
Publications
listed in the CV
I bring more than four decades of clinical experience to work that stays personal, practical, and grounded in real life.
“The goal of therapy isn't lifelong dependence. It's helping you become your own therapist, equipped with the skills to navigate life's challenges with confidence.”
common questions
A few practical answers.
a possible next step
Start where you are.
If trauma-related symptoms are interfering with the life you want, a brief screening can help us discuss fit, the online format, and whether the practice is a good fit.
Direct contact
You can reach Robert directly.
A brief phone call is the first step. These links open your own phone, messaging, or email app; this page does not collect an enquiry form.
other services
Start with a phone call.
The first step is a brief phone call to get a rough idea of whether we are a good fit before the Diagnostic and Treatment Evaluation. You may call, text, or email simply to request a conversation.
A brief phone or video screening can help us get a rough idea of whether the work may be a good fit before the Diagnostic and Treatment Evaluation.