Every December, the work feels heavier — sessions take more out of us, and even the air in our offices feels thick with unspoken grief and urgency. This season pulls at trauma therapists in ways we often ignore. In The BRAVE Holiday Survival Guide for Trauma Therapists, I share five grounded ways to steady your nervous system, protect your bandwidth, and move through the holidays without losing yourself in the process.

AI isn’t coming for therapy, it’s already here. And for trauma therapists, it’s a current shift that’s reshaping how we work, how clients access care, and what “therapy” even means. In this post, I’m breaking down what’s already happening with AI in mental health care, what’s coming next in 2026, and what every trauma therapist needs to know to stay informed, ethical, and human in the process.

If you’ve ever questioned whether your client — or you — were truly ready for EMDR, you’re not alone. In this honest conversation with EMDR consultant Katie Grant, we dig into what readiness really means, why safety matters more than speed, and how to do EMDR like a human, not a technician.

I used to think regulation meant staying calm no matter what. But as Lynn Fraser reminded me, our nervous systems tell the truth before our words ever do. This conversation is a reminder that presence, not perfection, is what heals.

As trauma therapists, we’re trained to start with structure — the intake, the assessment, the data that helps us understand our clients’ stories. But sometimes the most therapeutic thing we can do isn’t to keep asking questions, it’s to pause, regulate, and make space for safety. In this post, inspired by a conversation with sexual abuse recovery coach Rachel Grant, I explore how we can hold both structure and humanity in our work.

What if rest wasn’t a reward but a radical act of care?

In this conversation with therapist and Cozy Couch Crew founder Lindsay Boudreau, we explore how chronic illness reshapes boundaries, burnout, and what it means to build a sustainable therapy practice that works with your body, not against it.

Therapist spaces are supposed to be safe places where we can show up as our full, human selves. But what happens when those very spaces make us feel small, dismissed, or even attacked? In this post, Jenny shares a recent rupture in a local therapist group, the impact it had on her nervous system, and what it’s taught her about repair, regulation, and building trauma-informed spaces that truly feel safe enough to be seen.

So many trauma therapists have been hurt in therapist spaces: judged, dismissed, or made to feel like being human made them less professional. In this reflection, I share what happened when I finally experienced a different kind of room, one where I didn’t have to perform or prove anything to belong.

You help your clients celebrate progress all the time. But your own wins? You skip past them like they don’t count. If pride feels unsafe or performative, this blog is for you. We’ll unpack where that shame comes from, introduce a nervous system-friendly practice for integration, and help you feel the good — without needing to earn it.

Peer support isn’t a luxury for trauma therapists — it’s real mental health care. In this post, we’re naming the power of peer connection to interrupt isolation, regulate our nervous systems, and remind us we were never meant to do this work alone.

When equity is missing in trauma therapy, it doesn’t always look loud or dramatic. More often, it looks like brilliant, compassionate trauma therapists quietly leaving the work they love—not because they can’t handle the weight of the stories they hold, but because the systems around them make it almost impossible to stay.

Some days, you leave your office feeling like a ghost of yourself. 

You’ve held space for client after client, absorbed stories of deep pain, made SO MANY clinical decisions—all while holding yourself together.

But when the workday ends and you slam the laptop shut for the day, the work doesn't just disappear.

Some days, you leave your office feeling like a ghost of yourself. 

You’ve held space for client after client, absorbed stories of deep pain, made SO MANY clinical decisions—all while holding yourself together.

But when the workday ends and you slam the laptop shut for the day, the work doesn't just disappear.

As trauma therapists, we often take care of everyone else and forget that we need support too. I’ve been there—burned out and isolated—but finding community has been a game-changer in my career. It’s not about solving every problem, but simply connecting and feeling seen. Learn more about how building community can support your well-being as a trauma therapist.

What if some therapy frameworks we’ve been taught actually reinforce harm, especially for clients from marginalized communities? Many traditional models reflect colonial, Eurocentric values, often leaving clients feeling unseen and isolated. Let’s explore how these frameworks prioritize neutrality, distance, and individualism—creating barriers for marginalized clients—and why embracing humanity and cultural identity is essential for fostering real, transformative change in trauma therapy.