Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Oklahoma City, OK

Are you or your teenager struggling to adjust to life. Are you bogged down with stress, negative thoughts and feelings? Have you experienced trauma in your past and it continues to haunt you? If so, you are not alone. I would love to help you.

Beyond fear are pathways of hope and new beginnings! Essential Pathways Counseling, Wellness and Consulting, PLLC strives to foster an environment that promotes healing, wellness, and positive transformation. Recognizing that trauma, substance misuse, depression, and anxiety can complicate building a life worth living, we promote recovery and healing by diminishing fear and creating new pathways and skills towards intentional living.

My passion is to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for those struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life changes, and individuals within the LGBTQ+ community. I work with teens, young adults, and adult clients. Anxiety and depression can be overwhelming, impacting every aspect of your life. Together, we will explore the root causes of these emotions and develop coping strategies to manage them effectively. Trauma can leave deep emotional wounds, affecting your sense of self and relationships. I offer a safe and gentle space to process and heal from past traumas, using trauma-informed practices.

I understand that trauma, regardless of its impact, can deeply affect your mental and emotional well-being. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression or with self-acceptance, self-validation, self-love, or have a sense of being unfulfilled in life, I am here to help. I believe that anyone seeking a better life is deserving of it and can attain it by embracing a new point of view and actively working towards positive change.

I work with individuals (adults and children), couples, and families who aspire to heal, grow, and find fulfillment. While some elements of life are our choice, some issues are outside of our control. I offer guidance and support in navigating life’s challenges while developing resilience and setting boundaries to protect yourself in a difficult world. My deep understanding of diverse backgrounds and generational trauma ensures a therapeutic environment where I will listen to your unique experiences, and acknowledge that your experiences may not be the same as mine or others.

Trauma leaves us feeling stuck in a loop of stress, doubt, fear, & shame. You may be fed up with reliving unpleasant memories & experiencing the world disconnected, looking out from behind the veil of trauma. Perhaps you don’t even remember a time when this was not your reality - but one thing is certain: you deserve some relief. You’re ready to let go of fear & face the world with confidence. Most of all, you are ready to regain self-worth and emotionally heal.

Hello, I am accepting new clients. I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) through EMDR International Association and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and Trauma informed care. If you are dealing with a recent trauma or event, life changes, childhood trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and you're ready for change, I can help you on this journey.

You’re wanting therapy to not only be a space to offer you safety, and understanding but also a space where you could attain lasting skills and insight for reprieve and resolution. You are sick of masking the pain that you have endured from the stress and trauma in your life. You wake up each morning just trying to put it all together and keep your routines running, but are often flooded with irritability, worry, nerves and overwhelm. It feels like you can barely keep your head above water for longer than a day or two at a time and you long for a season where you can feel contentment, peace and satisfaction

Whitney Breshears, LPC, Somatic Attachment Therapist. I come to Palo Santo with more than 10 years of experience in trauma therapy after working with an Inpatient Facility for children and an outpatient therapist with TFC. I also work with children, adolescents and adults at Anchored in Hope, focusing on developmental and attachment trauma. I offer an intuitive and highly skilled healing process that blends trauma training with traditional and holistic modalities to meet the needs of each unique individual and nervous system.

As your mental health therapist, I believe it is vitally important to really listen to your needs and the issues that are important to you. Working together to develop a therapeutic bond built upon trust, empathy, and mutual respect, coupled with evidence- based approaches, we can explore the sources of life’s challenges and develop solutions that work for you.

Caleb is Certified in the Treatment of Sexual Addiction, is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Ordained Minister, Certified Life Coach, with a Masters of Psychology in Counseling and a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Caleb specializes in helping men work through sex addiction but provides counseling services for all kinds of addictions. He also works with clients that are struggling with anxiety, addictive behaviors, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, mental abuse and trauma of various kinds. His passion is to provide a safe space for his clients and to walk hand-in-hand with them, guiding them through the healing process.

Gina’s journey to counseling was anything but direct. After completing her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling (with a specialization in crisis and trauma) at Walden University in 2015, Gina worked at the University of Central Oklahoma as an academic advisor. Her life took an unexpected turn when in November 2019, Gina’s husband was killed in a tragic military aviation training accident. The tremendous loss of her husband affected her in many ways, including gaining a greater understanding of the impact of grief and trauma as well as the secondary losses that occur as part of reconciling the death of a spouse.

I am passionate about working with trauma and sexual assault survivors, adults and adolescents, veterans, or service members.

Are you tired of feeling fearful, anxious, confused and angry? These feelings do not have to control your life. At Townsend Therapy Services, we strongly feel that each client possesses the power to heal themselves. We see ourselves as guides who are present to help nurture the client in order to promote true emotional healing. Townsend Therapy Services utilizes creative solutions to help clients achieve freedom from their fears, create resiliency, build empathy and to nurture empowerment.

Does it seem like you’ve resolved to this being “as good as it gets”? Are you struggling with healing or feeling like your past just won’t let go? Are you struggling with past abuse, neglect, or toxic relationships that have resulted in lasting anxiety, depression, or negative thoughts about yourself? Have you tried to solve these problems on your own and realize you need help from someone? If you answered yes then you have made the right choice by being here. Seeking help can be hard. You’ve likely been debating seeking help for months, years, or feel like steps you've tried didn't work. You don't have to do it all alone.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed & disappointed with the way your life has turned out? Anxiety causing you to miss out on important things and you are ready for a change? Low self-esteem and negative thoughts weighing you down? Let me help. Over the last 23 years of counseling, I have seen amazing transformation in people's lives and know real change is possible. I specialize in EMDR (an excellent technique in healing trauma and anxiety), and CBT. I love helping older children, teenagers, college students and adults work through traumatic events, anxiety, depression, anger and negative self-thoughts.

Feel your kiddo is more challenging than others? Struggling personally? Let's get everyone back on track and functioning better to enjoy each day. My passion lies in assisting the parents and children to gain the confidence and skills necessary to properly help those challenging behaviors. Or working with adults on self improvement! We all struggle with something. I have experience with family dysfunction, trauma, ADHD (my jam) and anxiety (kids and adults); let's work together in getting you where you want to be. I am an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and neurdodivergent friendly office!

The patients I work with have experienced a traumatic event or have a complex trauma history. They may be experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This might include; nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, irritability, or anxiety. These patients deserve a safe space to work through their traumatic experiences. It is my goal to help patients reduce their trauma symptoms and heal.

Healing requires honest care without judgment. In order to provide individualized treatment and support, I will work cooperatively with you to clarify your treatment goals and draw from a variety of methodologies to create a plan that fits your needs. My style is warm, open, encouraging, and direct. I consider myself an active therapist, combining experience, education, creativity, with a realistic and effective approach to treatment. To me, an individual should be treated as a whole, including the mind, the body, and the (soul/self)- whatever that is to them.