Trauma therapy for adults in Shalimar & Fort Walton Beach, Florida
A more thoughtful approach to trauma therapy.
Bespoke therapy for adults who are capable, insightful, and outwardly functional, yet feel exhausted, self-critical, or quietly overwhelmed beneath the surface.
Many of my clients are the ones who hold everything together, do what’s expected, and still feel like it’s never quite enough. They’ve often tried talk therapy, self-help, or “pushing through,” but the change they hoped for hasn’t translated into real relief day-to-day.
I offer trauma-focused therapy using evidence-based approaches, including EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to help relieve patterns rooted in trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system overload.
For people who do everything and still feel like it’s not enough.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions are common when you’re considering therapy. Here are answers to a few things people often want to know before getting started.
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I work with thoughtful, high-functioning adults who understand their patterns but still feel internally burdened by them. Many of the people I help are responsible, capable, and self-aware, yet feel mentally taxed, emotionally over-responsible, or unable to fully rest. They have often tried therapy, self-help, or coping strategies before and are looking for deeper, more lasting change rather than ongoing management.
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This work is not about trying harder or learning better coping skills. It focuses on releasing what has been quietly driving stress, self-doubt, and over-responsibility.
Many people notice they sleep through the night more often, experience fewer mental loops, and feel less on edge during the day. Relationships tend to feel calmer and more connected, including with partners and children. Work stress stays more contained, downtime feels more enjoyable, and daily life becomes easier to be present for.
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This work is for people who want more than insight. They want their life to actually feel different. It is for those who want to feel calm and secure in their relationships instead of constantly managing tension. To feel more confident and grounded at work, trusting their decisions rather than second-guessing themselves. To feel organized and settled at home, not perpetually behind or mentally scattered. And to trust their inner guidance instead of living in doubt or self-criticism.
If you are seeking therapy because you want your relationships, work, and daily life to feel more peaceful, empowered, and aligned, not just understood, this approach may be exactly what you are looking for.
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Yes. I offer in-person therapy in Shalimar and Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as well as secure telehealth sessions for adults throughout the state of Florida.
Sound familiar?
“I should...
be able to figure this out.”
not be struggling this much.”
be over this by now.”
“I should...
just be grateful for the life I have.”
be able to figure this out.”
not be struggling this much.”
be over this by now.”
You’re someone who’s used to holding it together, pushing through, and figuring things out. Which makes it even more discouraging when all the effort, insight, and strategies that should help don’t actually bring relief. You’ve read the books, tried to reason your way through, maybe even gone to therapy. You keep showing up and doing the work, but it never seems to add up to the life you know you should be living.
Effective healing without endless sessions.
I’m Stephanie.
I’ll walk alongside you toward freedom and clarity.
On the outside, people see someone successful, capable, and put together. What they don’t see is the pressure, the overthinking, and the exhaustion it takes to hold it all together. You’ve worked hard, done all the right things, but no matter how much effort you pour in, it never feels like enough. And the joy you thought all that effort would bring never really seems to last.
I help people move out of survival mode so their life actually feels easier to live.
Therapy with me goes deeper than soft smiles, silent nods, and asking how you feel about things. We’ll take the time to understand what’s going on beneath the surface, using evidence-backed methods that support greater confidence, deeper relationships, and a feeling of being more emotionally available and connected.
how i can help
Find relief that actually changes how life feels.
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Trauma therapy that doesn’t require reliving everything or retelling your story over and over.
ART allows us to work with the brain’s natural processing systems in a way that feels safe, intentional, and respectful of your pace.
Sessions are focused, but never rushed.
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When “doing well” never quite feels like enough.
Therapy helps uncover why perfectionism became necessary and supports your nervous system in letting go of constant self-monitoring and pressure, without asking you to lower your standards or lose who you are.
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Trauma isn’t just about one major event. It can also come from years of smaller hurts that leave lasting imprints.
If you feel stuck in old patterns, anxious for no clear reason, or weighed down by painful memories, trauma therapy can help.
I use Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). It goes beyond talking, helping your brain reprocess what’s been stuck so you can finally experience relief and freedom.
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When you’re functioning on the outside, but struggling on the inside.
Therapy offers space to slow things down, understand what’s happening beneath the symptoms, and gently shift patterns that keep you feeling overwhelmed, numb, or disconnected.
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An evidence-based therapy that works with how the brain processes distress.
EMDR supports healing by helping the brain make sense of experiences that never fully resolved, without requiring you to relive or retell everything in detail.
You don’t have to stay stuck.
Lying awake, replaying conversations and worries
Sleeping more restfully and thinking less when you wake up at night
Holding things in to keep the peace
Expressing yourself more confidently without over-explaining
Work stress bleeding into everything
Being able to mentally leave work at work
Carrying emotional responsibility that isn’t yours
Letting other people have their feelings without taking them on
to…
from…
Calmer responses to everyday stress and feeling more present
Feeling tense, scattered, or on edge throughout the day
You don’t have to figure this out alone.
finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming.
The best therapy happens when you feel safe, supported, and truly understood.
You deserve a therapist who sees the whole picture, who understands how much effort you’ve already put in, and who makes the process feel like a collaboration, not another checklist—someone who knows that healing begins when you stop treating yourself like a problem to solve.
I offer a free consultation as a low-pressure way to connect. It’s a chance for you to ask questions, get a sense for how I work, and notice whether this feels like the right fit.
And if it doesn’t, I’ll gladly help connect you with someone who might be better suited to your needs.
Change is possible.
And it can start right now.