“Forging meaning and growing as a result of trauma does not make what was wrong right, it only makes what was wrong precious.”
Our founder, Brooke Sprowl has 20 years specializing in trauma, abuse, PTSD and complex trauma. Her signature approach, Nervous System-Based Therapy, works at an unconscious level to shift the patterns running the show beneath the surface.
If you're nodding, that's exactly where we begin.
While painful events are part of every life, when they leave you with flashbacks, hypervigilance, or numbness, it requires professional treatment.
These are signs that your nervous system needs support to shift the survival responses underlying emotional and cognitive patterns trauma left running. Below are a few of the most common signs of trauma:
We use research-based therapy approaches that are scientifically proven to treat every kind of trauma including:
When we experience trauma, sometimes it can begin to feel like our pain is who we are. Trauma can shatter our sense of safety in the world and our trust in others. It can make the world feel like a different and unfamiliar place. But your trauma does not define you — and in the long run, when faced fearlessly, it will make you stronger.
While trauma is not something we would wish upon ourselves or anyone else, putting our lives back together in the wake of a trauma can help us become more awake, more alive, and more resilient. Like the Japanese practice of wabi-sabi, we forge the broken pieces together with gold and ultimately are stronger as a result. We find meaning and strength as we heal and confront the battle within.
If you're a survivor of abuse and trauma, we're here to remind you that your trauma is not who you are — and you can get to the light on the other side.
Any form of abuse or harm can lead to trauma, and understanding the shape yours took is part of how you heal. Below are the trauma conditions we treat most and their telltale signs and symptoms:
In therapy we talk about big “T” and little “t” trauma — major, life-threatening events on one hand, and painful experiences we internalize in ways that harm our self-worth on the other. Both can leave us alienated from ourselves, our feelings, and even our own bodies — trauma in any form can cause us to leave parts of ourselves behind, to become disconnected, afraid, and self-protective. Understanding the different forms of abuse and trauma can ultimately help you heal your wounds and regain control of your life.
Little “t” trauma could be something as seemingly trivial as a parent telling you not to express your feelings, encouraging you to behave in ways that aren't authentically you, or discouraging you from pursuing a relationship, project, or vocation you care about. Even tacit and non-verbal cues from those close to us can have profound effects on who we are and how we show up in the world — and what we censor and leave behind.
Big “T” traumas such as shootings, severe car accidents, physical abuse, and sexual assaults can lead to symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder or even full-blown Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Regardless of the type of trauma we experience, the effects can be so significant that they interfere with our ability to know what we need and feel — and sometimes even compromise our ability to function.
It's important to recognize that any form of abuse or harm can lead to trauma. Below we break down the different forms of abuse and how they may play out in your life:
If you are in danger or need help leaving, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is free and confidential, 24/7: 800-799-SAFE (7233). No matter how unthinkable the abuse, your pain does not define you. You have the power to leave, and you can recover and find a renewed sense of meaning, strength, and peace.
Every therapist on our team is rigorously vetted and trained by our founder, Brooke Sprowl, LCSW, with 20 years of clinical experience. So when you come to us for trauma, we get to know your unique needs, personality and preferences then match you with the right specialist for you.
Personally vetted and trained by our founder, our team has special training in Nervous System-Based Therapy, offering real-time feedback on the defense mechanisms and survival responses trauma leaves behind.
“Forging meaning and growing as a result of trauma does not make what was wrong right, it only makes what was wrong precious.”
Our founder, Brooke Sprowl has 20 years specializing in trauma, abuse, PTSD and complex trauma. Her signature approach, Nervous System-Based Therapy, works at an unconscious level to shift the patterns running the show beneath the surface.
If you're nodding, that's exactly where we begin.
While painful events are part of every life, when they leave you with flashbacks, hypervigilance, or numbness, it requires professional treatment.
These are signs that your nervous system needs support to shift the survival responses underlying emotional and cognitive patterns trauma left running. Below are a few of the most common signs of trauma:
We use research-based therapy approaches that are scientifically proven to treat every kind of trauma including:
When we experience trauma, sometimes it can begin to feel like our pain is who we are. Trauma can shatter our sense of safety in the world and our trust in others. It can make the world feel like a different and unfamiliar place. But your trauma does not define you — and in the long run, when faced fearlessly, it will make you stronger.
While trauma is not something we would wish upon ourselves or anyone else, putting our lives back together in the wake of a trauma can help us become more awake, more alive, and more resilient. Like the Japanese practice of wabi-sabi, we forge the broken pieces together with gold and ultimately are stronger as a result. We find meaning and strength as we heal and confront the battle within.
If you're a survivor of abuse and trauma, we're here to remind you that your trauma is not who you are — and you can get to the light on the other side.
Any form of abuse or harm can lead to trauma, and understanding the shape yours took is part of how you heal. Below are the trauma conditions we treat most and their telltale signs and symptoms:
In therapy we talk about big “T” and little “t” trauma — major, life-threatening events on one hand, and painful experiences we internalize in ways that harm our self-worth on the other. Both can leave us alienated from ourselves, our feelings, and even our own bodies — trauma in any form can cause us to leave parts of ourselves behind, to become disconnected, afraid, and self-protective. Understanding the different forms of abuse and trauma can ultimately help you heal your wounds and regain control of your life.
Little “t” trauma could be something as seemingly trivial as a parent telling you not to express your feelings, encouraging you to behave in ways that aren't authentically you, or discouraging you from pursuing a relationship, project, or vocation you care about. Even tacit and non-verbal cues from those close to us can have profound effects on who we are and how we show up in the world — and what we censor and leave behind.
Big “T” traumas such as shootings, severe car accidents, physical abuse, and sexual assaults can lead to symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder or even full-blown Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Regardless of the type of trauma we experience, the effects can be so significant that they interfere with our ability to know what we need and feel — and sometimes even compromise our ability to function.
It's important to recognize that any form of abuse or harm can lead to trauma. Below we break down the different forms of abuse and how they may play out in your life:
If you are in danger or need help leaving, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is free and confidential, 24/7: 800-799-SAFE (7233). No matter how unthinkable the abuse, your pain does not define you. You have the power to leave, and you can recover and find a renewed sense of meaning, strength, and peace.
Every therapist on our team is rigorously vetted and trained by our founder, Brooke Sprowl, LCSW, with 20 years of clinical experience. So when you come to us for trauma, we get to know your unique needs, personality and preferences then match you with the right specialist for you.
Personally vetted and trained by our founder, our team has special training in Nervous System-Based Therapy, offering real-time feedback on the defense mechanisms and survival responses trauma leaves behind.
You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year!
From the beginning of our session, Brooke knew exactly what tools and questions would work for my particular psychology. No other therapist has been able to do that.
I felt very seen, understood, and supported. Brooke went right to the source of the issue while staying so gentle and kind.
Brooke has the true gift of insight and compassion, getting straight to the heart of your blind spots in a way that’s truly changed my life.
Therapy helped me untangle so much confusion and bring peace to where I once felt fear. I feel free and alive for the first time in a long time.
My vivid imagination wants to create terrifying monsters under the bed. In a lot of cases those monsters are nothing more than a heap of laundry that just needs to be aired out.
The original framework our founder developed over twenty years in practice, and the backbone of how we treat trauma: working with the survival response itself, not just the story it left behind.
Real-time nervous system regulation and autonomic tracking let us watch activation rise in the room and bring your system back toward safety before the work goes too far, too fast.
Trauma recruits defense mechanisms that once kept you safe and keep running long after the danger has passed, at the cost of feeling stability, trust, and connection. We identify and compassionately interrupt these defense mechanisms to break the cycle.
Trauma travels different pathways in different people — memory, body, belief, and the parts of us that got left behind. We work somatically, experientially, cognitively, and with parts, understanding that each pathway requires different interventions.
When it comes to abuse and trauma, often we internalize a sense of shame and feelings of worthlessness that can endure long after the abuse has stopped. And as much as we would like to, we can’t just rationalize it away. We have to do the work. And it’s really hard. Sometimes it feels unbearable. But learning we can bear what feels unbearable teaches us our own strength. We learn we are strong enough to get through anything.
The effects of abuse and trauma can sometimes be so severe that they can even interfere with our ability to do basic things, making it hard to get up in the morning, go to work, or even enjoy time with friends and family. Anxiety, flashbacks, low self-esteem, and difficulty trusting others can get in the way of forming new relationships and feeling at peace in life. Sometimes it can be difficult to see past the pain and even believe that healing is possible. But no matter how it feels, healing is within your reach if you are open to courageously face your pain. No matter how unthinkable what you have suffered is, we will help you discover that your pain is not who you are.
Recovering is all about overcoming what has felt insurmountable. Our goal is to create an empowering environment that fosters self-worth and autonomy. The focus in treatment is to help you uncover the patterns that keep you stuck and to help you find freedom, peace, and transcendence. Our approach is warm and collaborative, and we are fully committed to guiding you to restore the best version of you. You set the pace. Taking ownership for your healing, you take the power back. Feelings of grief, anger, and fear are all normal parts of working through trauma. By building trust together over time and moving at your pace, we restore a sense of safety within and rewrite the story of your trauma so that it no longer rules your life.
Our evidence-based, scientifically proven interventions are shown to be effective in overcoming trauma. Learn more about these empirically validated methods by visiting our Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and EMDR pages.
Every approach below has been tested in clinical research and proven effective for trauma, codependency, low self-esteem, and related depressive and anxiety disorders. Your therapist draws on the ones that fit what you lived through and the pace you set.
Our therapist matching specialist knows every therapist on our roster personally and who is the best fit for your unique needs and personality.
You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year!
From the beginning of our session, Brooke knew exactly what tools and questions would work for my particular psychology. No other therapist has been able to do that.
Brooke has the true gift of insight and compassion, getting straight to the heart of your blind spots in a way that’s truly changed my life.
I felt very seen, understood, and supported. Brooke went right to the source of the issue while staying so gentle and kind.
Therapy helped me untangle so much confusion and bring peace to where I once felt fear. I feel free and alive for the first time in a long time.
My vivid imagination wants to create terrifying monsters under the bed. In a lot of cases those monsters are nothing more than a heap of laundry that just needs to be aired out.
The original framework our founder developed over twenty years in practice, and the backbone of how we treat trauma: working with the survival response itself, not just the story it left behind.
Real-time nervous system regulation and autonomic tracking let us watch activation rise in the room and bring your system back toward safety before the work goes too far, too fast.
Trauma recruits defense mechanisms that once kept you safe and keep running long after the danger has passed, at the cost of feeling stability, trust, and connection. We identify and compassionately interrupt these defense mechanisms to break the cycle.
Trauma travels different pathways in different people — memory, body, belief, and the parts of us that got left behind. We work somatically, experientially, cognitively, and with parts, understanding that each pathway requires different interventions.
When it comes to abuse and trauma, often we internalize a sense of shame and feelings of worthlessness that can endure long after the abuse has stopped. And as much as we would like to, we can’t just rationalize it away. We have to do the work. And it’s really hard. Sometimes it feels unbearable. But learning we can bear what feels unbearable teaches us our own strength. We learn we are strong enough to get through anything.
The effects of abuse and trauma can sometimes be so severe that they can even interfere with our ability to do basic things, making it hard to get up in the morning, go to work, or even enjoy time with friends and family. Anxiety, flashbacks, low self-esteem, and difficulty trusting others can get in the way of forming new relationships and feeling at peace in life. Sometimes it can be difficult to see past the pain and even believe that healing is possible. But no matter how it feels, healing is within your reach if you are open to courageously face your pain. No matter how unthinkable what you have suffered is, we will help you discover that your pain is not who you are.
Recovering is all about overcoming what has felt insurmountable. Our goal is to create an empowering environment that fosters self-worth and autonomy. The focus in treatment is to help you uncover the patterns that keep you stuck and to help you find freedom, peace, and transcendence. Our approach is warm and collaborative, and we are fully committed to guiding you to restore the best version of you. You set the pace. Taking ownership for your healing, you take the power back. Feelings of grief, anger, and fear are all normal parts of working through trauma. By building trust together over time and moving at your pace, we restore a sense of safety within and rewrite the story of your trauma so that it no longer rules your life.
Our evidence-based, scientifically proven interventions are shown to be effective in overcoming trauma. Learn more about these empirically validated methods by visiting our Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and EMDR pages.
Every approach below has been tested in clinical research and proven effective for trauma, codependency, low self-esteem, and related depressive and anxiety disorders. Your therapist draws on the ones that fit what you lived through and the pace you set.
Our therapist matching specialist knows every therapist on our roster personally and who is the best fit for your unique needs and personality.
Our warm and experienced LA trauma specialists offer in-person therapy at 7 office locations across the city, plus online therapy anywhere in California, or a mix of both.
Our warm and experienced LA trauma specialists offer in-person therapy at 7 office locations across the city, plus online therapy anywhere in California, or a mix of both.
I spent more than 10 years seeking help for my own mental health with over a dozen different therapists. I know this territory so deeply because I've lived it personally. I know what it feels like to be told the danger has passed while your body insists otherwise, and to carry shame that was never yours to begin with.
You are not weak, and you are not too much. Trauma finds brilliant, capable, deeply feeling people. In twenty years of practice, my clients are some of the most extraordinary people I've ever met.
Trauma heals as you learn to work with the nervous system rather than against it, discerning the cues your body is sending you to slow down, pay attention, and tend to your own needs. In this way, you restore your capacity to trust yourself, repattern your nervous system, and reconnect with a sense of peace and aliveness
Learn scientifically proven CBT techniques to overcome trauma, depression, and irrational thoughts so you can see yourself in more realistic and empowering ways.
You deserve a life your trauma doesn’t get to control. One conversation is all it takes to know whether we’re the right people to help you take it back.
Find my trauma therapist →Still deciding? The free 30-minute consult exists for exactly this — no charge, no commitment.
I spent more than 10 years seeking help for my own mental health with over a dozen different therapists. I know this territory so deeply because I've lived it personally. I know what it feels like to be told the danger has passed while your body insists otherwise, and to carry shame that was never yours to begin with.
You are not weak, and you are not too much. Trauma finds brilliant, capable, deeply feeling people. In twenty years of practice, my clients are some of the most extraordinary people I've ever met.
Trauma heals as you learn to work with the nervous system rather than against it, discerning the cues your body is sending you to slow down, pay attention, and tend to your own needs. In this way, you restore your capacity to trust yourself, repattern your nervous system, and reconnect with a sense of peace and aliveness
Learn scientifically proven CBT techniques to overcome trauma, depression, and irrational thoughts so you can see yourself in more realistic and empowering ways.
You deserve a life your trauma doesn’t get to control. One conversation is all it takes to know whether we’re the right people to help you take it back.
Find my trauma therapist →Still deciding? The free 30-minute consult exists for exactly this — no charge, no commitment.
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