Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Vermont
Hayden Elmendorf
Counselor, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Montpelier, VT 05602
I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor specializing in psychotherapy for pregnant and postpartum individuals. My practice aims to create a safe, collaborative, non-judgmental space to process, grow and heal from the immensity of challenges you may be facing as new or returning parents. My philosophies align with attachment-based approaches and cultivating a trauma-informed space for healing. I am passionate about inclusivity and creating an accessible space for everyone regardless of their identity, background, or experiences.
I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor specializing in psychotherapy for pregnant and postpartum individuals. My practice aims to create a safe, collaborative, non-judgmental space to process, grow and heal from the immensity of challenges you may be facing as new or returning parents. My philosophies align with attachment-based approaches and cultivating a trauma-informed space for healing. I am passionate about inclusivity and creating an accessible space for everyone regardless of their identity, background, or experiences.
Crystal Poirier Fisher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LADC
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403
My areas of clinical expertise include grief and loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, and stress management.
The world renowned teacher, Pema Chodron, once said that "compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It is a relationship between equals". This quote speaks to the heart of my clinical practice. I view therapy as a journey that we take together, one step at a time. We will travel together on this path and find ways to support a life of health and wellbeing that are meaningful to you.
My areas of clinical expertise include grief and loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, and stress management.
The world renowned teacher, Pema Chodron, once said that "compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It is a relationship between equals". This quote speaks to the heart of my clinical practice. I view therapy as a journey that we take together, one step at a time. We will travel together on this path and find ways to support a life of health and wellbeing that are meaningful to you.
Wendy Lenk McClary
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Waitlist for new clients
If problems seem overwhelming, if a history of trauma impacts your current life, if family relationships are challenged, if you are considering divorce, if substance dependence has overshadowed your life, if you have questions related to gender or sexual identity, I would like to help.
The quest to live authentically is challenging but ultimately transformative. With hard work and supportive professional guidance, clients have the opportunity to examine persistent, troubling patterns without judgment or shame, and in doing so create space for growth and possibility. I work with clients age 6 to end of life -- individuals, partners, and families -- to explore individual and relational challenges that may lead to feeling depressed, anxious, or "stuck." I offer support with life transitions, including separation and divorce. My work is LGBTQ+ affirmative, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, confidential.
If problems seem overwhelming, if a history of trauma impacts your current life, if family relationships are challenged, if you are considering divorce, if substance dependence has overshadowed your life, if you have questions related to gender or sexual identity, I would like to help.
The quest to live authentically is challenging but ultimately transformative. With hard work and supportive professional guidance, clients have the opportunity to examine persistent, troubling patterns without judgment or shame, and in doing so create space for growth and possibility. I work with clients age 6 to end of life -- individuals, partners, and families -- to explore individual and relational challenges that may lead to feeling depressed, anxious, or "stuck." I offer support with life transitions, including separation and divorce. My work is LGBTQ+ affirmative, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, confidential.
Lisa Louise Daniels
Counselor, MA , LCMHC
Verified Verified
Morrisville, VT 05661 (Online Only)
I have spent most of my career working with clients who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, anxiety, and depression.
Greetings! My approach is client- centered; I work to build a positive, trusting relationship that focuses on your concerns and goals. I believe that our positive and negative thoughts often control or motivate our behaviors and feelings. if we can learn to question and change our negative thoughts, we can then start to shift our feelings and behaviors towards more positive outcomes.
I have spent most of my career working with clients who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, anxiety, and depression.
Greetings! My approach is client- centered; I work to build a positive, trusting relationship that focuses on your concerns and goals. I believe that our positive and negative thoughts often control or motivate our behaviors and feelings. if we can learn to question and change our negative thoughts, we can then start to shift our feelings and behaviors towards more positive outcomes.
Elizabeth Hammond
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403 (Online Only)
As an experienced eating disorder and trauma therapist, I believe that you already have the capacity to heal.
Your relationship with food and your body has taken over your life, and you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and alone. You may be fed up with the shame, tired of having no control, or sick of feeling isolated. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to leave the eating disorder behind. You want to feel confident and in control of your emotions. Most of all, you’re ready to reconnect with yourself.
As an experienced eating disorder and trauma therapist, I believe that you already have the capacity to heal.
Your relationship with food and your body has taken over your life, and you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and alone. You may be fed up with the shame, tired of having no control, or sick of feeling isolated. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to leave the eating disorder behind. You want to feel confident and in control of your emotions. Most of all, you’re ready to reconnect with yourself.
Bonnie Glass
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, E-RYT
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05401
My Clinical Social Work practice is rooted in over 20 years of providing trauma-informed care and integrative mind-body-spirit support to diverse populations who have experienced trauma, grief, violence, victimization, life-threatening illness, and loss as well as those who desire space to navigate life waves and transitions.
My Clinical Social Work practice is rooted in over 20 years of providing trauma-informed care and integrative mind-body-spirit support to diverse populations who have experienced trauma, grief, violence, victimization, life-threatening illness, and loss as well as those who desire space to navigate life waves and transitions.
Tawnya McDonald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Williston, VT 05495 (Online Only)
My clinical experience includes working with individuals in multiple areas including: anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, stress management, mindfulness, relationships.
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My clinical experience includes working with individuals in multiple areas including: anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, stress management, mindfulness, relationships.
The challenges of cancer do not stop after treatment. The National Cancer Institute defines cancer survivorship as “focusing on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. This includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis and continue through treatment and beyond.” This resonates with me because it acknowledges the whole cancer journey and the unique concerns and needs of each individual as they change over time. Loved ones and caregivers are also impacted by cancer and are also a part of the survivorship experience.
Jessica Johnson
Pre-Licensed Professional, NCC
Verified Verified
Saint Albans, VT 05478 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with individuals experiencing suicidality, anxiety, and those who have experienced trauma.
We don't heal in isolation, but in community - SK Harrell. As a therapist I believe in the power of community, in the vital need for support to grow beyond who we are in this moment into who we want to be. I acknowledge the strength it takes to seek and accept supports, and I am honored to walk with you in this journey.
I specialize in working with individuals experiencing suicidality, anxiety, and those who have experienced trauma.
We don't heal in isolation, but in community - SK Harrell. As a therapist I believe in the power of community, in the vital need for support to grow beyond who we are in this moment into who we want to be. I acknowledge the strength it takes to seek and accept supports, and I am honored to walk with you in this journey.
Emily Long
Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Barre, VT 05641 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My passion comes from helping people move past the losses and traumas of their past and into a rich and full life. Trauma and the losses we experience in life can wound us on every level - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My desire is to see you pick up the pieces and create a beautiful life beyond the struggle of grief, anxiety, postpartum difficulties, infertility, disordered eating, childhood abuse, and other painful life events. My approach is one of compassion, honesty, and a little bit of sass - to help you rediscover a life of passion, beauty, joy, fulfillment, and empowerment.
My passion comes from helping people move past the losses and traumas of their past and into a rich and full life. Trauma and the losses we experience in life can wound us on every level - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My desire is to see you pick up the pieces and create a beautiful life beyond the struggle of grief, anxiety, postpartum difficulties, infertility, disordered eating, childhood abuse, and other painful life events. My approach is one of compassion, honesty, and a little bit of sass - to help you rediscover a life of passion, beauty, joy, fulfillment, and empowerment.
Heidi L Weaver
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Saint Albans, VT 05478
If you have experienced trauma of any form, suffer from alcohol/drug addiction, anxiety, depression, abuse, self harm or suffer from suicidal thoughts and are seeking help to heal, reach out.
Accepting new clients. Hi, there! I am interested in building our relationship's foundation on trust. I believe client and therapist relationship is the only way to produce positive outcomes. When this is established, a beautiful environment is formed to which you, the client, may take steps to heal. We will work together as a team to change negative thinking patterns to positive thinking patterns, fill your tool belt with healthy coping mechanisms and ultimately smash your goals of therapy. This is a non judgmental zone, there are no power struggles and you will feel welcomed.
If you have experienced trauma of any form, suffer from alcohol/drug addiction, anxiety, depression, abuse, self harm or suffer from suicidal thoughts and are seeking help to heal, reach out.
Accepting new clients. Hi, there! I am interested in building our relationship's foundation on trust. I believe client and therapist relationship is the only way to produce positive outcomes. When this is established, a beautiful environment is formed to which you, the client, may take steps to heal. We will work together as a team to change negative thinking patterns to positive thinking patterns, fill your tool belt with healthy coping mechanisms and ultimately smash your goals of therapy. This is a non judgmental zone, there are no power struggles and you will feel welcomed.
Heather Lander
Counselor, M, S
Verified Verified
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that everyone has the ability to heal and find their happiness in life. At times, we experience an event or events that may impact us in a way that we are unsure how to deal with and this can manifest in many ways. Whether you are a child coping with anxiety, trauma, or big emotions, or an adult struggling with a life change or mental health concerns, we all deserve empathy and support when tackling those difficult and often uncomfortable topics. It is my goal to create an environment where I am able to support and guide clients in being the best versions of themselves.
I believe that everyone has the ability to heal and find their happiness in life. At times, we experience an event or events that may impact us in a way that we are unsure how to deal with and this can manifest in many ways. Whether you are a child coping with anxiety, trauma, or big emotions, or an adult struggling with a life change or mental health concerns, we all deserve empathy and support when tackling those difficult and often uncomfortable topics. It is my goal to create an environment where I am able to support and guide clients in being the best versions of themselves.
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Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wolcott, VT 05680
I have worked in the mental health field for over 15 years in a variety of roles. I have been practicing for 3 years with a focus on bipolar, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia-type conditions. I have a passion to work with individual with PTSD.
I have worked in the mental health field for over 15 years in a variety of roles. I have been practicing for 3 years with a focus on bipolar, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia-type conditions. I have a passion to work with individual with PTSD.
Annie M-A Jordan
Depth, PhD
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403
If you reach out due to generational trauma, a single event, curiosity about your inner world or existential exploration, Dr Annie is here to walk with you through the depths safely.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
If you reach out due to generational trauma, a single event, curiosity about your inner world or existential exploration, Dr Annie is here to walk with you through the depths safely.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
Carolyn Crotty
Art Therapist, MA, ATR, LCMHC, RYT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Underhill, VT 05489
Life can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to move forward. If you yearn to find the beauty in life that you know is there but has seemed just out of reach lately, please know you don't have to move through this journey alone. You have all that you need to create the life you want for yourself but may just need a guide to help you get there. Do you feel ready to heal past trauma, gain the skills to overcome anxiety and learn how to set and hold healthy boundaries in order to cultivate the relationships and work/life balance you desire? I am here to help.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to move forward. If you yearn to find the beauty in life that you know is there but has seemed just out of reach lately, please know you don't have to move through this journey alone. You have all that you need to create the life you want for yourself but may just need a guide to help you get there. Do you feel ready to heal past trauma, gain the skills to overcome anxiety and learn how to set and hold healthy boundaries in order to cultivate the relationships and work/life balance you desire? I am here to help.
Christopher Player
Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Morrisville, VT 05661
I utilize a client centered approach- talk therapy- with a goal of providing clients an opportunity to develop an improved sense of self. With heightened self awareness, clients can realize how their attitudes, feelings, and behaviors are being negatively affected by their current mental health. Trauma and DBT informed, my practice philosophy is to work collaboratively with clients to develop an understanding of the presenting problems and to find strategies to cope and improve their lives. My work focuses on emotional, cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques.
I utilize a client centered approach- talk therapy- with a goal of providing clients an opportunity to develop an improved sense of self. With heightened self awareness, clients can realize how their attitudes, feelings, and behaviors are being negatively affected by their current mental health. Trauma and DBT informed, my practice philosophy is to work collaboratively with clients to develop an understanding of the presenting problems and to find strategies to cope and improve their lives. My work focuses on emotional, cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques.
Karen Chalom
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Woodstock, VT 05091
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Bhuttu Mathews
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winooski, VT 05404
I live with invisible disabilities and have experienced interpersonal and social trauma.
Each person experiences mental distress uniquely. My aim is to partner with my client to ensure their safety in our shared space, create a bond of trust, and then dive into problems and solutions. Whether one experiences identity- or event-based problems and whether those are caused by individual development or social conditions, I strongly believe in the innate ability of trusting partnerships to overcome the troubles in our lives. If I'm not the right therapist for a person, I will work hard to keep them safe until they decide how to move forward.
I live with invisible disabilities and have experienced interpersonal and social trauma.
Each person experiences mental distress uniquely. My aim is to partner with my client to ensure their safety in our shared space, create a bond of trust, and then dive into problems and solutions. Whether one experiences identity- or event-based problems and whether those are caused by individual development or social conditions, I strongly believe in the innate ability of trusting partnerships to overcome the troubles in our lives. If I'm not the right therapist for a person, I will work hard to keep them safe until they decide how to move forward.
Mary Studley
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
Winooski, VT 05404
I use a trauma informed perspective with the skills found in Internal Family Systems theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy with individuals and couples.
The human condition includes times of lightness, times of darkness, and everything in between. Sometimes finding our way back to the light can be confusing but no matter how unlikely it may seem, you have all the answers inside of you and with gentle guidance many of your stuck places will find their own natural solution once you get curious. I'm here to support your goals, working in collaboration with you, meeting you as one human being to another.
I use a trauma informed perspective with the skills found in Internal Family Systems theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy with individuals and couples.
The human condition includes times of lightness, times of darkness, and everything in between. Sometimes finding our way back to the light can be confusing but no matter how unlikely it may seem, you have all the answers inside of you and with gentle guidance many of your stuck places will find their own natural solution once you get curious. I'm here to support your goals, working in collaboration with you, meeting you as one human being to another.
Finding Ways LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403 (Online Only)
Through Finding Ways LLC I work over telehealth with individuals that identify as LGBTQIA+. Often people come to me with depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders and a desire to live with less shame and more ease. Through Deep Dance LLC coaching work I use more somatic movement and dance practices to help support people with their goals and through blockages to them. I am passionate about serving LGBTQIA+ folks and acknowledge intersectionality of various identities within each individual. Sliding scale options are full at this time
Through Finding Ways LLC I work over telehealth with individuals that identify as LGBTQIA+. Often people come to me with depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders and a desire to live with less shame and more ease. Through Deep Dance LLC coaching work I use more somatic movement and dance practices to help support people with their goals and through blockages to them. I am passionate about serving LGBTQIA+ folks and acknowledge intersectionality of various identities within each individual. Sliding scale options are full at this time
Merin Perretta
Counselor, LCMHC, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Montpelier, VT 05601
My goal as an integrative counselor is to help you reduce suffering and increase your capacity for joy, resiliency and life fulfillment. I am interested in understanding your unique experience of stress, how you hold these memories and what patterns of response have formed. I enjoy helping people free their whole being (mind, body and spirit) to greater ease and personalize my approach based on your needs. I draw from both talk and somatic therapies, including narrative, systems and yoga therapy principles. Specialties include: anxiety/depression, PTSD, feeling "stuck", chronic conditions, stress management and life transitions.
My goal as an integrative counselor is to help you reduce suffering and increase your capacity for joy, resiliency and life fulfillment. I am interested in understanding your unique experience of stress, how you hold these memories and what patterns of response have formed. I enjoy helping people free their whole being (mind, body and spirit) to greater ease and personalize my approach based on your needs. I draw from both talk and somatic therapies, including narrative, systems and yoga therapy principles. Specialties include: anxiety/depression, PTSD, feeling "stuck", chronic conditions, stress management and life transitions.
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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.