Trauma Therapist in Dallas, TX
If you’ve been carrying something heavy for a long time — something that keeps showing up in your relationships, your reactions, or your sense of self — trauma therapy can help you finally start to move through it. At East Dallas Therapy, our trauma therapists in Dallas work with adults who are ready to understand their past and build a life that doesn’t feel controlled by it.
What is Trauma Therapy?
Trauma therapy is a type of counseling that helps people process and heal from painful past experiences. This includes childhood trauma, relational trauma, religious or spiritual trauma, loss, and experiences that left you feeling unsafe, unseen, or out of control. Unlike general talk therapy, trauma-informed counseling pays close attention to how your nervous system and body store painful experiences — and helps you build the safety and tools to work through them.
Signs You Might Benefit from Trauma Therapy
- You feel stuck in patterns you can’t explain — shutting down, overreacting, or pulling away from people you love
- You struggle with chronic anxiety, shame, or a feeling that something is wrong with you
- Past memories or experiences keep intruding on your present life
- You have difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships
- You feel disconnected from yourself or like you’re going through the motions
- You grew up in a home with emotional immaturity, instability, or high criticism
Our Trauma Therapists in Dallas
Summer Greenlee, LPC
Summer Greenlee is our lead trauma therapist. She specializes in helping adults who are dealing with the lasting effects of trauma, chronic people-pleasing, and growing up with emotionally immature parents. Summer’s approach is grounded in creating safety first — giving you a space where you can process what happened without feeling overwhelmed or re-traumatized. She uses somatic awareness and attachment-based approaches to help you reconnect with yourself and build a fuller, more grounded life.
Andrew Mitchell, LPC Associate
Andrew Mitchell works with men and couples navigating relational trauma, emotional disconnection, and the patterns that form when past wounds go unaddressed. His approach draws from attachment theory and the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) to help clients understand and shift the ways their history shapes their present relationships.
Brooke Thomason, LPC Associate
Brooke Thomason works with adults and teens navigating trauma, anxiety, burnout, and major life transitions. She offers a trauma-informed approach that helps clients process difficult experiences, understand their impact, and develop tools for healing. Brooke creates a warm, non-judgmental space where clients feel safe to explore what they’ve been through and move forward with greater resilience.
Sarah Martinez, LPC (Bilingual – English & Spanish)
Sarah Martinez is a bilingual therapist who works with adults navigating relational trauma, family wounds, and the emotional patterns that form when our nervous systems have been under chronic stress. She focuses on body-based awareness and self-compassion to help clients feel safer in themselves and their relationships. Sarah offers therapy in both English and Spanish.
What Trauma Therapy Looks Like at East Dallas Therapy
We don’t expect you to walk in and start reliving everything. Trauma therapy is paced according to what you’re ready for. In early sessions, we focus on building safety, understanding your nervous system responses, and developing tools that help you stay grounded. Over time, you’ll have the space to process past experiences in a way that leads to real relief — not just talking about what happened, but shifting how it lives in you.
Common Areas We Work With
- Childhood trauma and family of origin wounds
- Relational and attachment trauma
- Religious and spiritual trauma, faith deconstruction, church hurt
- People-pleasing and chronic self-doubt rooted in past experiences
- Trauma from emotionally immature or narcissistic parents
- Grief and loss
- Identity disruption after trauma
Ready to Start?
East Dallas Therapy is located at 1151 N Buckner Blvd, Suite 101, Dallas, TX 75218. We offer free 15-minute phone consultations so you can get a feel for your therapist before committing. Call us at 469-290-2883 or book online below.