Trauma Focused Therapists in Nashville, TN
Hi, I’m Katherine! I help people with complex trauma and dissociation feel more present, grounded, and connected. I do my best work with teens and young adults who have experienced abuse, neglect, attachment wounding, and grief and loss. My clients often feel overwhelmed by their emotions, struggling to understand them. They may have a hard time feeling safe in relationships. They sometimes feel unsure about who they are and what they want/need. Through coming to therapy, they are hoping to feel more stable, capable of handling what life throws at them, and secure in their relationships with themselves and the people they love.
Hi, I’m Katherine! I help people with complex trauma and dissociation feel more present, grounded, and connected. I do my best work with teens and young adults who have experienced abuse, neglect, attachment wounding, and grief and loss. My clients often feel overwhelmed by their emotions, struggling to understand them. They may have a hard time feeling safe in relationships. They sometimes feel unsure about who they are and what they want/need. Through coming to therapy, they are hoping to feel more stable, capable of handling what life throws at them, and secure in their relationships with themselves and the people they love.
I work with adults and couples to build attachment security and relational safety, helping clients gently understand and shift patterns that affect emotional well-being and connection. The Clinical Director of Nashville Integrative Therapy Co, I support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, life transitions, parenting stress, chronic illness, and relational challenges. My work is grounded in evidence-based, research-informed care, with a strong emphasis on attachment-informed treatment, Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), as well as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety-related disorders.
I work with adults and couples to build attachment security and relational safety, helping clients gently understand and shift patterns that affect emotional well-being and connection. The Clinical Director of Nashville Integrative Therapy Co, I support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, life transitions, parenting stress, chronic illness, and relational challenges. My work is grounded in evidence-based, research-informed care, with a strong emphasis on attachment-informed treatment, Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), as well as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety-related disorders.
I'm a Somatic Therapist passionate about giving the body and mind an opportunity to find new, more functional patterns and ways of being that lead to more freedom, ease and joy!
I'm a Somatic Therapist passionate about giving the body and mind an opportunity to find new, more functional patterns and ways of being that lead to more freedom, ease and joy!
We all hit rough patches. Whether it's overwhelming life changes, unhelpful patterns, or just feeling unsure of how to get back to yourself, it helps to have someone walk alongside you, ask thoughtful questions, and help you make sense of life’s ups and downs. Someone to listen and reflect things back with clarity. Whether we’re exploring the past or navigating the present, I’ll meet you where you are to help untangle your thoughts, break stagnation, and find clarity in the confusion. Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck and work toward meaningful change.
We all hit rough patches. Whether it's overwhelming life changes, unhelpful patterns, or just feeling unsure of how to get back to yourself, it helps to have someone walk alongside you, ask thoughtful questions, and help you make sense of life’s ups and downs. Someone to listen and reflect things back with clarity. Whether we’re exploring the past or navigating the present, I’ll meet you where you are to help untangle your thoughts, break stagnation, and find clarity in the confusion. Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck and work toward meaningful change.
You might look successful on the outside, but inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Maybe you’re navigating relationship stress, burnout, life transitions, or unresolved trauma. You want clarity, confidence, and healthier connections. Most of all, you want relief and a way forward that feels authentic and sustainable.
You might look successful on the outside, but inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Maybe you’re navigating relationship stress, burnout, life transitions, or unresolved trauma. You want clarity, confidence, and healthier connections. Most of all, you want relief and a way forward that feels authentic and sustainable.
I specialize in hypnotherapy and EMDR to help clients heal trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use at the root level. My work includes inner child–focused hypnosis, exploratory hypnotherapy, and evidence-based smoking cessation, alongside trauma-informed addiction treatment. By working with the subconscious and nervous system, we can gently release patterns that fuel addiction and emotional distress. I also integrate CBT and recovery-focused support to help you rebuild trust in yourself and create lasting change.
I specialize in hypnotherapy and EMDR to help clients heal trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use at the root level. My work includes inner child–focused hypnosis, exploratory hypnotherapy, and evidence-based smoking cessation, alongside trauma-informed addiction treatment. By working with the subconscious and nervous system, we can gently release patterns that fuel addiction and emotional distress. I also integrate CBT and recovery-focused support to help you rebuild trust in yourself and create lasting change.
As an sufferer of trauma, pain is your life. You could be a nurse, a stay-at-home mom, a student, or an accountant. Trauma does not discriminate. Whether you're a victim of childhood abuse or you're someone who witnesses disturbing events regularly, you know how it feels. You experience fitful nights of sleep, your emotions are all over the place, and you lack motivation. On top of that, friendships are not what they used to be, your spouse and family are annoying, and life seems to be falling apart. Lately, it’s been difficult to focus as a sense of fear has crept in. Everything important has lost meaning and you feel alone.
As an sufferer of trauma, pain is your life. You could be a nurse, a stay-at-home mom, a student, or an accountant. Trauma does not discriminate. Whether you're a victim of childhood abuse or you're someone who witnesses disturbing events regularly, you know how it feels. You experience fitful nights of sleep, your emotions are all over the place, and you lack motivation. On top of that, friendships are not what they used to be, your spouse and family are annoying, and life seems to be falling apart. Lately, it’s been difficult to focus as a sense of fear has crept in. Everything important has lost meaning and you feel alone.
Hi, I'm Samantha! I'm a therapist at Ashley Vicari Counseling.
I believe therapy is a beautiful journey that is unique to each person. My goal is for each person I sit with to feel seen, heard, and understood. I operate from a place of empathy and compassion because I believe that is what every human deserves.
I lean in with curiosity because I believe you are an expert on you and my job is to get to know you and understand your story as much as possible. Therapy is a collaborative process and my role is to help guide you, using evidenced-based tools, while we explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Hi, I'm Samantha! I'm a therapist at Ashley Vicari Counseling.
I believe therapy is a beautiful journey that is unique to each person. My goal is for each person I sit with to feel seen, heard, and understood. I operate from a place of empathy and compassion because I believe that is what every human deserves.
I lean in with curiosity because I believe you are an expert on you and my job is to get to know you and understand your story as much as possible. Therapy is a collaborative process and my role is to help guide you, using evidenced-based tools, while we explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Life transitions can stir up grief, uncertainty, identity questions, and old relational wounds. Sometimes it feels like carrying the weight of personal, cultural, or intergenerational experiences while trying to move forward. There may be a desire to better understand patterns in relationships, make sense of emotional pain, or feel more grounded and secure in who you are. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, explore these layers with care, and reconnect with a more authentic and integrated sense of self.
Life transitions can stir up grief, uncertainty, identity questions, and old relational wounds. Sometimes it feels like carrying the weight of personal, cultural, or intergenerational experiences while trying to move forward. There may be a desire to better understand patterns in relationships, make sense of emotional pain, or feel more grounded and secure in who you are. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, explore these layers with care, and reconnect with a more authentic and integrated sense of self.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, struggling with unresolved emotions, or seeking deeper meaning and connection? As a compassionate psychotherapist, I specialize in helping individuals navigate their inner landscapes to find clarity and healing. With a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, I assist clients in exploring the unconscious patterns and past experiences that may be influencing their current struggles. For those seeking innovative approaches, I offer ketamine-assisted therapy, which can facilitate profound insights and emotional breakthroughs.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, struggling with unresolved emotions, or seeking deeper meaning and connection? As a compassionate psychotherapist, I specialize in helping individuals navigate their inner landscapes to find clarity and healing. With a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, I assist clients in exploring the unconscious patterns and past experiences that may be influencing their current struggles. For those seeking innovative approaches, I offer ketamine-assisted therapy, which can facilitate profound insights and emotional breakthroughs.
It can feel exhausting trying to balance connecting to yourself and the rest of the world when life is already constantly changing! Do you ever feel like there’s never a right time to share or feel your emotions? Or relationships have gotten more complex and lonelier? I was originally drawn to pursue therapy when recognizing the societal paradox of being different and alike as well as connected and lonely through sociology. I believe therapy is a powerful tool in understanding and navigating this experience and yourself.
It can feel exhausting trying to balance connecting to yourself and the rest of the world when life is already constantly changing! Do you ever feel like there’s never a right time to share or feel your emotions? Or relationships have gotten more complex and lonelier? I was originally drawn to pursue therapy when recognizing the societal paradox of being different and alike as well as connected and lonely through sociology. I believe therapy is a powerful tool in understanding and navigating this experience and yourself.
I often use evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, Gottman Method, and Person-Centered with affirming, multicultural, relational, and trauma-focused techniques while tailoring treatment to meet the needs of clients and their intersecting identities.
Hi! I am a licensed professional counselor that primarily works with individuals and couples (traditional and non-traditional structures) that hold diverse identities. I specialize in couple’s work, attachment, trauma, anxiety, depression, and sense of self/identity work. If you are seeking to explore your relationship to yourself, partner/s, and/or community in a way that does not lead with fear and requires full-bodied presence, I am here to help.
I often use evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, Gottman Method, and Person-Centered with affirming, multicultural, relational, and trauma-focused techniques while tailoring treatment to meet the needs of clients and their intersecting identities.
Hi! I am a licensed professional counselor that primarily works with individuals and couples (traditional and non-traditional structures) that hold diverse identities. I specialize in couple’s work, attachment, trauma, anxiety, depression, and sense of self/identity work. If you are seeking to explore your relationship to yourself, partner/s, and/or community in a way that does not lead with fear and requires full-bodied presence, I am here to help.
It is my honor to work with clients on paths of exploration, personal growth, and healing. Because of the pain that often brings us to therapy, I believe that safety, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity are of the utmost importance in the therapeutic relationship. My theoretical orientation in counseling is primarily psychodynamic and interpersonal within a humanistic framework. I believe that past experiences inform current understanding, and exploring such issues can be healing. Change can also be related to a new understanding of relational patterns and a new experience of relationship with the therapist and others.
It is my honor to work with clients on paths of exploration, personal growth, and healing. Because of the pain that often brings us to therapy, I believe that safety, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity are of the utmost importance in the therapeutic relationship. My theoretical orientation in counseling is primarily psychodynamic and interpersonal within a humanistic framework. I believe that past experiences inform current understanding, and exploring such issues can be healing. Change can also be related to a new understanding of relational patterns and a new experience of relationship with the therapist and others.
I believe that everyone deserves to live the happiest and healthiest life they can possibly have.
I believe that everyone deserves to live the happiest and healthiest life they can possibly have.
I treat clients who seek to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they relate to the world around them. Learn skills to help you build a life that aligns with your core values. Master relationships, and begin to flourish toward your personal and professional goals. I use a client-centered, strengths-based approach, to help clients realize their full potential, and to learn how to overcome stress and anxiety.
I treat clients who seek to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they relate to the world around them. Learn skills to help you build a life that aligns with your core values. Master relationships, and begin to flourish toward your personal and professional goals. I use a client-centered, strengths-based approach, to help clients realize their full potential, and to learn how to overcome stress and anxiety.
Becoming a mother—or longing to become one—can be one of the most vulnerable experiences in a woman’s life. You may be coping with pregnancy loss, infertility, or the emotional and identity shifts of new motherhood. You’re holding complex feelings that few people truly understand. You want space to grieve, process, and feel supported as you make sense of this chapter and find a way forward that honors your experience.
Becoming a mother—or longing to become one—can be one of the most vulnerable experiences in a woman’s life. You may be coping with pregnancy loss, infertility, or the emotional and identity shifts of new motherhood. You’re holding complex feelings that few people truly understand. You want space to grieve, process, and feel supported as you make sense of this chapter and find a way forward that honors your experience.
Sometimes difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences take us away from the life we want to live. It may not seem clear how therapy can help. I provide a non-judgmental and secure space where, together, we can clarify your goals and develop a treatment plan. My approach to therapy is grounded in evidence-based clinical practices. Combining behavioral and mindfulness-based modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention, I help clients develop insight and take action in order to live engaged, meaningful lives.
Sometimes difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences take us away from the life we want to live. It may not seem clear how therapy can help. I provide a non-judgmental and secure space where, together, we can clarify your goals and develop a treatment plan. My approach to therapy is grounded in evidence-based clinical practices. Combining behavioral and mindfulness-based modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention, I help clients develop insight and take action in order to live engaged, meaningful lives.
Grief is complex. It is rarely just sadness.
It can present as anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion, identity disruption, or emotional numbness. When layered with trauma, family conflict, or sudden loss, it can feel overwhelming and isolating.
The Grief Center is a Nashville-based group practice specializing in grief, trauma, and complicated bereavement. Our clinical team works with children ages 11 and up adults navigating:
• Death of a loved one
• Suicide loss
• Traumatic or sudden loss
• Divorce and relationship loss
• Caregiver burnout and anticipatory grief
• Identity loss and major life transitions
Grief is complex. It is rarely just sadness.
It can present as anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion, identity disruption, or emotional numbness. When layered with trauma, family conflict, or sudden loss, it can feel overwhelming and isolating.
The Grief Center is a Nashville-based group practice specializing in grief, trauma, and complicated bereavement. Our clinical team works with children ages 11 and up adults navigating:
• Death of a loved one
• Suicide loss
• Traumatic or sudden loss
• Divorce and relationship loss
• Caregiver burnout and anticipatory grief
• Identity loss and major life transitions
Curiosity is a powerful and beneficial mindset when it comes to understanding your thoughts. I help clients learn how to become curious about their thinking and identify thoughts that truly support their overall goals.
During our work together, I explain why positive affirmations often do not work and why negative self-talk tends to persist. I have developed an evidence-based template that helps increase your ability to generate thoughts that genuinely serve you. This approach can help you move toward becoming the person you want to be and create lasting, meaningful change.
Curiosity is a powerful and beneficial mindset when it comes to understanding your thoughts. I help clients learn how to become curious about their thinking and identify thoughts that truly support their overall goals.
During our work together, I explain why positive affirmations often do not work and why negative self-talk tends to persist. I have developed an evidence-based template that helps increase your ability to generate thoughts that genuinely serve you. This approach can help you move toward becoming the person you want to be and create lasting, meaningful change.
Relationships get complicated when two busy uniquely minded people are building a life together. As a couples therapist specializing in neurodivergent relationships, I help partners understand the dynamics that keep them stuck, decide what they do want, and make the changes that will solidify new ways of being together.
This approach to therapy is different and often opposite of traditional psychotherapy. It's not about working harder — it's about discovering what happens when it's not working, clarifying the areas that need more understanding, and removing barriers to restore the joy that initially brought you together.
Relationships get complicated when two busy uniquely minded people are building a life together. As a couples therapist specializing in neurodivergent relationships, I help partners understand the dynamics that keep them stuck, decide what they do want, and make the changes that will solidify new ways of being together.
This approach to therapy is different and often opposite of traditional psychotherapy. It's not about working harder — it's about discovering what happens when it's not working, clarifying the areas that need more understanding, and removing barriers to restore the joy that initially brought you together.
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Nearby Trauma Focused Therapists Searches for Nashville
- Antioch
- Bellevue
- Berry Hill
- Brentwood
- Goodlettsville
- Hendersonville
- Hermitage
- La Vergne
- Madison
- Mount Juliet
- Oak Hill
- Old Hickory