Psychotherapy and Trauma-Informed Therapy in Vermont

At Aurora Center for Psychology & Wellbeing, psychotherapy is a collaborative, supportive space where you can explore what’s happening in your inner world with compassion, curiosity, and clarity. I work with adults, older adults, and caregivers who are navigating anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, identity changes, and major life transitions.

My approach integrates evidence-based therapy models with neuroscience, creativity, and a deep respect for your lived experience. The goal is simple: to help you feel more grounded, understood, and equipped to move through life with resilience.

Many people seek therapy during periods of transition — whether related to health, caregiving, identity shifts, or emotional overwhelm. If you’re curious why change can feel so destabilizing, you may find this article helpful: Why Change Is Hard (Even Good Change).

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Individual Therapy for Adults, Older Adults, and Caregivers

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Therapy is tailored to your unique story, strengths, and needs. Whether you are coping with a specific challenge or seeking support during a difficult chapter, psychotherapy provides space to make sense of what you’re experiencing — and to move forward with more confidence and self-understanding.

Support for Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Overwhelm

We’ll work together to understand the patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood, develop effective coping strategies, and reconnect with a sense of steadiness and direction.

Therapy for Stress, Burnout, and Life Transitions

Changes — even positive ones — can feel disorienting. I help clients navigate academic, career, health, family, caregiving, and identity transitions with clarity and emotional support.

Grief, Identity, and Adjustment Concerns

Loss and life transitions can reshape how we see ourselves. Therapy offers a space to integrate these experiences and reconnect with meaning.

Trauma-Informed Therapy for Complex and Intergenerational Trauma

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Trauma can live in the body, in emotions, and in the stories we tell ourselves. My work is rooted in a trauma-informed philosophy that prioritizes safety, agency, and attunement — no pressure, no assumptions, no re-traumatization.

Healing Complex Trauma and Chronic Stress Patterns

We gently explore trauma through a regulated, supportive process designed to build resilience rather than overwhelm.

Addressing Religious Trauma and Oppressive Environments

For those who have been harmed by rigid belief systems, controlling communities, or emotionally restrictive family dynamics, therapy helps rebuild trust in yourself.

Support for Medical Trauma and Oncology-Related Stress

I provide specialized support for individuals and caregivers navigating medical uncertainty, cancer journeys, or emotionally exhausting healthcare experiences.

IFS, ACT, and CBT: Evidence-Based and Compassionate Approaches

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Therapy is most effective when it is flexible, responsive, and grounded in methods that work. I integrate several evidence-based models depending on your needs:

Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Parts Work and Emotional Integration

IFS helps you understand the different “parts” of yourself — the anxious part, the protective part, the overwhelmed part — with compassion rather than judgment. This approach is transformative for trauma, shame, and emotional reactivity.

If you’d like a gentle introduction to how IFS works, you can read more in IFS for Navigating Big Life Changes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Values-Based Living

ACT helps you clarify what matters most to you and build a life aligned with your values, even when difficult emotions show up.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Skills and Coping Tools

CBT offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior, supporting day-to-day wellbeing.

Mind–Body and Creativity-Informed Techniques

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Your emotions don’t only live in your thoughts — they live in your body. Therapy may include gentle mind–body awareness, creativity-informed techniques, or exploration of how physical sensations relate to emotional experiences.

Addressing How Emotions Show Up in the Body

This helps reduce overwhelm, increase regulation, and build a stronger mind–body connection.

Art-Informed and Creative Approaches for Insight and Healing

No art skills required — creativity simply becomes another path to understanding your internal experience.

Integrating Neuroscience and Emotional Understanding

You’ll learn how brain function, stress, memory, and emotion interact, and how this knowledge can support healing.

If you’re curious about building cognitive resilience, explore our Brain Health Program

Therapy for Chronic Pain, Migraines, and Mind–Body Conditions

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For clients living with chronic pain, migraines, or somatic distress, therapy offers both emotional support and practical tools for navigating these conditions.

Treating Pain Through Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Reframing

Understanding how the brain processes pain can reduce suffering and increase control.

Support for Migraine-Related Anxiety or Burnout

Therapy helps you manage the emotional impact of unpredictable or recurrent symptoms.

Optional Integration with tDCS Treatment

Some clients benefit from combining psychotherapy with tDCS for enhanced pain, mood, or cognitive support.

What to Expect in Our Work Together

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Therapy with me is warm, collaborative, and grounded in research. I prioritize creating a space where you feel safe to explore your experiences at your own pace.

A Collaborative, Warm, and Research-Based Approach

You bring your insight and lived experience; I bring clinical and neuroscience expertise.

Therapy Tailored to Your Needs, Pace, and Goals

There is no one-size-fits-all model — we shape treatment together.

A Focus on Clarity, Integration, and Long-Term Resilience

The goal isn’t just symptom reduction; it’s lasting internal change and wellbeing.