Trauma therapy in Redding and by California telehealth
Trauma is not only the event. It is what the nervous system still does to keep you alive after the event is over.
Trauma-informed work can help you come back without forcing a story you are not ready to tell.
Yvette Brown, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee at Attune Center for Healing. Supervised by Christina Whitney, LMFT #111050.
You might notice you are
- Scanning rooms
- Bracing in your body
- Going blank in conflict
- Managing your family while you feel far away from yourself
How I treat trauma
We go in a deliberate order. Stabilization comes before processing, and you set the pace throughout.
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Safety and pacing
Sleep, grounding, choice, and a clear plan for what happens if you flood or shut down.
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Working with what is still carrying the threat
We work with the parts of you that still carry the old threat, and with what the body has not finished.
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Internal Family Systems
Gives language for protectors, exiles, and the Self that can stay with them.
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Brainspotting
Uses eye position and focused mindfulness to reach material that talk alone often cannot reach.
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Talk therapy
Holds the relationship, so you are not doing any of this in isolation.
Concerns I see often
- PTSD and complex PTSD
- Developmental and relational trauma
- Grief that never had a witness
- After effects of controlling or narcissistic relationships
- Dissociation, freeze, and fawn patterns
- Hypervigilance that looks like competence
What the first month can look like
Sessions 1 through 3 are history at your pace, consent, goals, and skills you can use between visits.
Around sessions six to eight, we check in together: is your grounding shifting, is there less self-attack after being triggered, and do you have a clearer map of which parts take over? If not, we revisit goals and fit. That is not a promise of a timeline. It is a way to check that this is working for you.
What I will not do
- I will not guarantee a quick cure.
- I will not require you to recount every detail in the first session.
- I will not treat faith, supplements, or any single method as the only path.
Trauma work here is collaborative and paced.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in crisis in the United States, call or text 988. If you are in active crisis, we stabilize first.
Questions people ask
Do I have to talk about everything that happened?
No. We work with what is present now. Detail is optional and paced.
What if I flood or shut down in session?
We plan for that from the start. If it becomes too much, we slow down, resource, and stop the processing for that day.
Is this EMDR?
I use Brainspotting and IFS, not EMDR. If you specifically want EMDR, I can help you think about referral options.
Can trauma therapy be done by telehealth?
Yes, when you are in California and we have a stabilization plan. Some people prefer the office in Redding for body-based work.
Keep exploring
Thinking about what to look for in a therapist? Read Finding the right trauma therapist.