Trauma and PTSD Treatment Services

Specialized Trauma Treatment for Women

Healing is Possible

Firstly, we are sorry that you have gone through something that has effected you so profoundly that you are seeking a trauma therapist. We recognize that seeking therapy is a vulnerable experience, especially when you have been through a significantly traumatic experience. Although we wish you had not experience something so difficult, we are glad you are seeking care and hopeful our practice can help you heal.

We provide a variety of evidence-based, highly specialized trauma treatments for women who have experience psychological trauma, including those who are formally diagnosed with PTSD.

Types of trauma treated include, but are not limited to, accidents and natural disasters, victims of violence, and women who have experienced traumatic births.

Our practice at the intersection of women’s mental health, perinatal mental health, and trauma treatment makes us uniquely trained to help you process and heal emotionally from psychologically traumatic experiences.

Our therapist Rachel Menge is a certified and registered Cognitive Processing Therapist, having undergone extensive training, consultation, and supervision in the model. Jessica also provides this type of support under Rachel’s supervision. Both Rachel and Jessica are training in a variety of other trauma approaches as well, and each looks forward to exploring these options with you in greater detail during your initial session.

You can read more about some of the types of therapy we most often use when working with women who have experience trauma below.

Support Options

Therapy is a personal process, and treatment is always individualized to the needs and preferences of the person receiving care. Below are some of the common types of therapy offered.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a semi-structured therapy that focuses on how our thinking patterns effect our day-to-day life. CBT has been shown to be an effective treatment method for both traumatic experience and PTSD. Sessions are generally weekly and taper as the you begin to feel better.

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy is a highly-structured, evidence-based therapy that is used to treat PTSD. CPT has been shown many studies to be helpful in reducing the symptoms of PTSD, and has a similar levels of effectiveness to EMDR. It is generally a good fit for someone who enjoys structured therapy and outside of session tasks. Sessions occur once to twice per week. Average length of treatment is 12 sessions.

  • Written Exposure Therapy is brief, structured treatment for PTSD. Client who choose this type of treatment often appreciate that it does not include outside of session homework.