trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals, couples & families · EMDR-trained

Elizabeth Paul, LCSW

psychotherapy services

individual

Individual therapy supports adults and adolescents in understanding and working through patterns shaped by experience, stress, and trauma. My work is trauma-informed and collaborative. When indicated, treatment may include EMDR, a structured, phase-based model, used alongside talk therapy, preparation, and integration.

This work may be helpful for:

  • trauma and PTSD

  • anxiety and mood-related concerns

  • relational and attachment patterns

  • life transitions and identity shifts

  • chronic stress and burnout

couples

Support for partners navigating communication, conflict, rupture, or transition. Couples therapy is trauma-informed, with attention to how stress, attachment histories, and unresolved experiences shape relationship patterns.

Work often focuses on:

  • communication and repair

  • trust and rupture

  • navigating transitions

  • impact of trauma on intimacy

I work with couples across a range of relationship structures, including monogamous and non-monogamous partnerships, and offer kink-aware, consent-informed care.

family

Support for families and caregivers working with stress, conflict, and intergenerational trauma. Family therapy focuses on understanding patterns, increasing accountability, and supporting change within real-world family systems.

My background includes evidence-based, family-centered models used in preventive child welfare settings.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is an evidence-based treatment for trauma and trauma-related symptoms, and is widely recognized as a gold-standard intervention for PTSD and C-PTSD. It works by helping the brain reprocess distressing memories that have become “stuck,” allowing them to be integrated in a way that feels less activating in the present.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, tapping, or auditory cues, within a structured, phase-based protocol to support adaptive processing. Over time, this can allow memories to be held with greater distance, flexibility, and self-compassion, rather than being experienced as if they are happening again in the present.

I completed EMDR basic training with Deany Laliotis and began offering EMDR in January 2026. EMDR is provided as a formal treatment model when indicated and may be integrated with talk therapy, preparation, and resourcing to support safety, pacing, and integration throughout the therapeutic process.

when you’re ready.

I’d love to learn what’s happening in your world. Share whatever feels important right now — what’s been happening at home, in your relationships, or anywhere you could use support. I’ll reach out soon so we can explore the next steps that feel right, together.