Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Madison, CT
As an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)-trained therapist, I help clients who have experienced trauma to find long-lasting healing through restructuring negative beliefs into healthy, positive emotional freedom.
I work with adults moving through life transitions, trauma, couples counseling and depression and/or anxiety. Many of my clients are in the LGBTQIA+ community. I have been trained in EMDR and also EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples counseling.
As an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)-trained therapist, I help clients who have experienced trauma to find long-lasting healing through restructuring negative beliefs into healthy, positive emotional freedom.
I work with adults moving through life transitions, trauma, couples counseling and depression and/or anxiety. Many of my clients are in the LGBTQIA+ community. I have been trained in EMDR and also EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples counseling.
Nuriye Rumeli
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
Trauma anniversaries bring flashbacks, nightmares, or moments of feeling on edge.
As an EMDR, Mindfulness, ego state therapist, I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, childhood emotional neglect, and PMDD/PMS. As an experienced therapist, I also specialize in helping individuals recover from attachment wounds and build healthy relationships in the present, be in the present and thrive in the present. I am there with you!
Trauma anniversaries bring flashbacks, nightmares, or moments of feeling on edge.
As an EMDR, Mindfulness, ego state therapist, I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, childhood emotional neglect, and PMDD/PMS. As an experienced therapist, I also specialize in helping individuals recover from attachment wounds and build healthy relationships in the present, be in the present and thrive in the present. I am there with you!
Estela Lopez, LCSW, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I provide EMDR, trauma-focused therapy.
You are motivated to improve your mental health, but despite all the effort, something is getting in the way of you feeling better about yourself.
I provide EMDR, trauma-focused therapy.
You are motivated to improve your mental health, but despite all the effort, something is getting in the way of you feeling better about yourself.
I am a trauma-informed Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Owner/Founder of Trauma Dump LLC and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist who is fiercely passionate about supporting individuals on their journey in healing from trauma, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, OCD, grief/loss and life transitional stressors.
I am Yale-trained and have extensive experience in working with adolescents and adults who are struggling with past trauma that may be impacting emotions and behaviors in the present. I also love supporting clients in developing a healthier relationship with food and their bodies using an anti-diet and body-neutral approach.
I am a trauma-informed Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Owner/Founder of Trauma Dump LLC and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist who is fiercely passionate about supporting individuals on their journey in healing from trauma, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, OCD, grief/loss and life transitional stressors.
I am Yale-trained and have extensive experience in working with adolescents and adults who are struggling with past trauma that may be impacting emotions and behaviors in the present. I also love supporting clients in developing a healthier relationship with food and their bodies using an anti-diet and body-neutral approach.
Samantha Parsons
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RSMT, CLMA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
I empower individuals to navigate their life’s challenges, heal trauma, and achieve emotional wellness.
To enhance my clients’ mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being, I use a combination of talk therapy and holistic tools such as dance, movement, breathwork, and mindfulness. I am specially trained in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
I empower individuals to navigate their life’s challenges, heal trauma, and achieve emotional wellness.
To enhance my clients’ mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being, I use a combination of talk therapy and holistic tools such as dance, movement, breathwork, and mindfulness. I am specially trained in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Jocelyn Ness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma and .
I work with adolescents in preventing diagnosing and treating mental and behavioral health disorders . I work directly with adolescents to help them with various struggles of life and learn how to develop better coping skills to understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive long term changes in their lives. I use multiple modalities approaches to address and target presenting issues.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma and .
I work with adolescents in preventing diagnosing and treating mental and behavioral health disorders . I work directly with adolescents to help them with various struggles of life and learn how to develop better coping skills to understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive long term changes in their lives. I use multiple modalities approaches to address and target presenting issues.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor with a specialized focus on trauma and anxiety, I am dedicated to guiding individuals toward a better understanding of themselves.
Through a collaborative and evidence-based approach, I tailor therapy to the unique needs of my clients.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor with a specialized focus on trauma and anxiety, I am dedicated to guiding individuals toward a better understanding of themselves.
Through a collaborative and evidence-based approach, I tailor therapy to the unique needs of my clients.
Daniel Mirandi
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
I help people address a number of concerns ranging from enhancing their self-esteem and coping skills to treating Trauma, Anxiety, Grief, and severe Depression.
I practice a very effective therapy called Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). ART is short in duration and is used to treat trauma, anxiety, depression, and a variety of other psychological conditions. ART uses eye movements to help people see troubling memories in a more healthy and adaptive way.
I help people address a number of concerns ranging from enhancing their self-esteem and coping skills to treating Trauma, Anxiety, Grief, and severe Depression.
I practice a very effective therapy called Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). ART is short in duration and is used to treat trauma, anxiety, depression, and a variety of other psychological conditions. ART uses eye movements to help people see troubling memories in a more healthy and adaptive way.
We explore what is getting in the way of you creating the life and/or relationship you desire; examining the impact of the past & possible trauma,but focusing on the future!
Intimate relationships are fluid and complex. Conflict does not mean you are incompatible. It is a signal that you should start paying more attention to the relationship. Problems do not magically go away! Conflict can feel like a crisis, but can be an opportunity for growth and change. It does takes courage to facing what is in front of you, no longer being willing to live with pain, or loneliness. After 45 years experience and years of post graduate training in couples work I can help shift the dynamic and allow you to each move forward. If your partner is unwilling, contact me independently. It is the first step toward changing.
We explore what is getting in the way of you creating the life and/or relationship you desire; examining the impact of the past & possible trauma,but focusing on the future!
Intimate relationships are fluid and complex. Conflict does not mean you are incompatible. It is a signal that you should start paying more attention to the relationship. Problems do not magically go away! Conflict can feel like a crisis, but can be an opportunity for growth and change. It does takes courage to facing what is in front of you, no longer being willing to live with pain, or loneliness. After 45 years experience and years of post graduate training in couples work I can help shift the dynamic and allow you to each move forward. If your partner is unwilling, contact me independently. It is the first step toward changing.
Jaritza Meléndez-Hernández
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, LPC, ADS
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Online Only
This is used to promote wellness for behavioral health, including addiction, mental health, and disaster and emotional trauma.
Welcome! I am a caring, bilingual (Spanish-English) Licensed Psychologist, in Florida and Connecticut, that believes in the importance of self-care. In approaching therapeutic interventions, I consider the establishment of a healthy balance between mental and physical health, to be a primary focus. I center my practice on providing a safe and nurturing setting to enhance all individuals' performance, and improve their life.
This is used to promote wellness for behavioral health, including addiction, mental health, and disaster and emotional trauma.
Welcome! I am a caring, bilingual (Spanish-English) Licensed Psychologist, in Florida and Connecticut, that believes in the importance of self-care. In approaching therapeutic interventions, I consider the establishment of a healthy balance between mental and physical health, to be a primary focus. I center my practice on providing a safe and nurturing setting to enhance all individuals' performance, and improve their life.
I work with longer term therapies to understand issues of self and personality, including formal disorders and complex trauma responses.
Have you finished other therapies (by 'graduating,' leaving, or 'failing out'), without lasting change? Have you never felt safe to remove your masks even in therapy, or you can't tell the difference between you and the masks? Have you struggled to experience another person truly understanding you, or even genuinely making the effort? These experiences may involve questions about sense of self and identity (including personality), which many therapies do not meaningfully understand or address. They often come out as depression, anxiety, and relationship concerns, but with a different root cause. And missing the cause keeps us stuck.
I work with longer term therapies to understand issues of self and personality, including formal disorders and complex trauma responses.
Have you finished other therapies (by 'graduating,' leaving, or 'failing out'), without lasting change? Have you never felt safe to remove your masks even in therapy, or you can't tell the difference between you and the masks? Have you struggled to experience another person truly understanding you, or even genuinely making the effort? These experiences may involve questions about sense of self and identity (including personality), which many therapies do not meaningfully understand or address. They often come out as depression, anxiety, and relationship concerns, but with a different root cause. And missing the cause keeps us stuck.
Meet Our Trauma and PTSD Therapists
I am a "generalist" so I treat a wide spectrum of issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions and trauma but my specialty is loss ( trauma, grief, untimely death including loss of children, terminal illness, grief).
Current Openings: If you are feeling uneasy and fearful, if you are constantly worrying, feeling "lost" or "directionless", you are not alone. Its hard to ask for help but you have come this far. Take the next step and reach out.
You can learn more about me and my therapeutic process by going to personal website listed on this page under "Locations".
I am a "generalist" so I treat a wide spectrum of issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions and trauma but my specialty is loss ( trauma, grief, untimely death including loss of children, terminal illness, grief).
Current Openings: If you are feeling uneasy and fearful, if you are constantly worrying, feeling "lost" or "directionless", you are not alone. Its hard to ask for help but you have come this far. Take the next step and reach out.
You can learn more about me and my therapeutic process by going to personal website listed on this page under "Locations".
I am a LPC out of Deep River, CT practicing trauma in formed and brain based approach meeting you, the client, where you are and providing the interventions that meet your needs in the moment.
I am passionate about women finding their voices and strengths and authenticity - I worked with Stephanie Covington summer or 2019 learning her Voices program of self discovery and empowerment for girls. I took a journey training with people outside of the therapy industry learning how to help girls and women be more authentic, assertive and resilient while
I am a LPC out of Deep River, CT practicing trauma in formed and brain based approach meeting you, the client, where you are and providing the interventions that meet your needs in the moment.
I am passionate about women finding their voices and strengths and authenticity - I worked with Stephanie Covington summer or 2019 learning her Voices program of self discovery and empowerment for girls. I took a journey training with people outside of the therapy industry learning how to help girls and women be more authentic, assertive and resilient while
I have extensive training in treating trauma, as well as often associated symptoms of anxiety and depression.
I am also in the process of training my Australian Shepherd to become a therapy dog- animals can be incredibly attuned to human emotions and helpful in the healing journey!
I have extensive training in treating trauma, as well as often associated symptoms of anxiety and depression.
I am also in the process of training my Australian Shepherd to become a therapy dog- animals can be incredibly attuned to human emotions and helpful in the healing journey!
I enjoy working with women and survivors of trauma.
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in psychology and art at Connecticut College before obtaining my Masters from Columbia University in counseling psychology. I'm trained in meditation and perinatal counseling (pregnancy, loss, postpartum). I've also taught and conducted research in mood, sleep, human development, and the nature of the therapeutic relationship.
I enjoy working with women and survivors of trauma.
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in psychology and art at Connecticut College before obtaining my Masters from Columbia University in counseling psychology. I'm trained in meditation and perinatal counseling (pregnancy, loss, postpartum). I've also taught and conducted research in mood, sleep, human development, and the nature of the therapeutic relationship.
You may be dealing with past or recent trauma; anxiety; depression; feelings of emptiness; relationship difficulties; artistic impasse; chronic or terminal illness; existential anxiety; or other concerns.
Therapy may involve coming to understand old patterns of thinking and feeling; identifying and processing trauma, grief, and loss; cultivating your strengths; and helping you move more fully into your unique expression.
You may be dealing with past or recent trauma; anxiety; depression; feelings of emptiness; relationship difficulties; artistic impasse; chronic or terminal illness; existential anxiety; or other concerns.
Therapy may involve coming to understand old patterns of thinking and feeling; identifying and processing trauma, grief, and loss; cultivating your strengths; and helping you move more fully into your unique expression.
I specialize in adolescent and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
My therapy practice focuses on creating a warm, welcoming, safe space to foster creativity, openness, and genuine sharing, empowering individuals to make positive changes. My therapeutic approach is individualized to client needs, and incorporates evidence-based techniques to improve self-awareness, cognitive restructuring, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, protective factors, and self-esteem, for overall improvement in emotional and behavioral regulation. In addition to talk therapy, I embrace role playing, problem-solving activities, mindfulness, and between session skill practice into my work.
I specialize in adolescent and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
My therapy practice focuses on creating a warm, welcoming, safe space to foster creativity, openness, and genuine sharing, empowering individuals to make positive changes. My therapeutic approach is individualized to client needs, and incorporates evidence-based techniques to improve self-awareness, cognitive restructuring, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, protective factors, and self-esteem, for overall improvement in emotional and behavioral regulation. In addition to talk therapy, I embrace role playing, problem-solving activities, mindfulness, and between session skill practice into my work.
I have experience working with combat trauma, sexual trauma, childhood abuse, and other events.
Feeling unmotivated, worried, hurt, angry, and/or exhausted but don't know how to take the next step toward change and need help? Oftentimes we need someone to listen to us, reflect, and challenge our negative thinking, while supporting/acknowledging our feelings as we work through an issue. Other times, there are deeper issues from our past that hold us back from being the confident, engaging person we want to be, and this is where I can help you help yourself. You will do the work and I will be your guide.
I have experience working with combat trauma, sexual trauma, childhood abuse, and other events.
Feeling unmotivated, worried, hurt, angry, and/or exhausted but don't know how to take the next step toward change and need help? Oftentimes we need someone to listen to us, reflect, and challenge our negative thinking, while supporting/acknowledging our feelings as we work through an issue. Other times, there are deeper issues from our past that hold us back from being the confident, engaging person we want to be, and this is where I can help you help yourself. You will do the work and I will be your guide.
Utilizing a trauma-informed lens; complex relationships, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, identity development, and stressful life events can be explored.
As an integrative therapist, the approach is centered with curiosity and collaboration through various talk therapy modalities including person-centered, psychodynamic, mindfulness, DBT, and Internal Family Systems "parts" work. Services can also include preparation and integration sessions for Psychedelic assisted therapy.
Utilizing a trauma-informed lens; complex relationships, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, identity development, and stressful life events can be explored.
As an integrative therapist, the approach is centered with curiosity and collaboration through various talk therapy modalities including person-centered, psychodynamic, mindfulness, DBT, and Internal Family Systems "parts" work. Services can also include preparation and integration sessions for Psychedelic assisted therapy.
I offer methods that promote behavioral change (Motivational Enhancement Techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and DBT relaxation/mindfulness exercises) to reduce feelings of trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, and depression.
Are you unsatisfied or in emotional pain from a life transition, sudden loss, barriers to life goals, relationship problems, or just feel stuck and unfulfilled? By examining your past experiences and current issues with you, we can determine thinking patterns and behaviors that enhance your potential and then you decide from the offered strategies.
I offer methods that promote behavioral change (Motivational Enhancement Techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and DBT relaxation/mindfulness exercises) to reduce feelings of trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, and depression.
Are you unsatisfied or in emotional pain from a life transition, sudden loss, barriers to life goals, relationship problems, or just feel stuck and unfulfilled? By examining your past experiences and current issues with you, we can determine thinking patterns and behaviors that enhance your potential and then you decide from the offered strategies.
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.