Trauma & Somatic Therapy in Racine, WI for Women & Adults
Currently accepting clients in-person in Racine, WI or Virtually in Wisconsin
You wake up tired, even after a full night’s sleep.
Your days are full, but something inside you feels heavy or empty.
You smile through the day, but underneath you feel numb…
or quietly overwhelmed…
or on the edge of tears for reasons you can’t fully explain.
You give so much—to your partner, your kids, your work—
yet when you need support, you often feel alone.
At night, your mind won’t slow down.
You scroll to quiet the ache, eat when you’re not hungry,
cry over small things, and wonder,
Why does this feel so hard when I’m doing everything I can?
And yet, no one would guess.
To the outside world, you seem fine.
Capable. Kind. Strong.
But inside, you’re carrying grief, exhaustion, and a longing
you don’t know where to put.
You’re the one who holds it all together — until you can’t.
I see YOU. And what you’re feeling makes perfect sense.
You didn’t wake up one day and decide to feel this way.
You learned how to adapt—how to stay strong, capable, and responsive to what others needed from you.
For a long time, that worked.
But when the pace slows…
when you start setting boundaries…
when you stop pushing through…
old feelings begin to surface.
Sadness. Anger. Longing.
Grief for the support you didn’t receive.
A quiet ache for being seen, encouraged, and emotionally held.
The anxiety, the tears, the numbness—they aren’t signs that something is wrong with you.
They’re signals from a nervous system that learned how to survive without enough safety or support.
And now, it’s asking for something different.
Not more effort.
Not more self-improvement.
But space to feel, to grieve, and to begin relating to yourself—and others—from a place of greater security.
Specialized Healing Work I Offer
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Brainspotting
Unlike therapies that rely only on talking, Brainspotting reaches the deeper parts of the brain that hold unprocessed trauma and pain. By gently guiding your nervous system, it helps unlock patterns that keep you stuck in survival mode. Over time, this process not only eases triggers but also opens the door to lasting peace, connection, and emotional freedom.
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Trauma Therapy
Many therapies focus on managing thoughts and behaviors, but trauma runs deeper than words. I use somatic, brain-body approaches that meet you where the pain is stored, helping your system complete the healing it never had the chance to finish. The result is not just relief, but a sense of safety and wholeness you may not have thought possible.
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Grief Therapy
Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a loss that words can’t capture, grief can leave you feeling stuck and alone. In therapy, I provide a safe space to process both the emotional and physical pain of loss. Together, we’ll find ways to honor your grief while making room for healing and life again.
At Rooted Counseling & Wellness in Racine, WI, I work with women who are no longer just trying to get through the day, but are beginning to feel the emotional cost of years spent adapting, enduring, and holding it all together.
Many of the women I work with are thoughtful, capable, and deeply self-aware. They understand their patterns. They’ve often been in therapy before. And yet, something still feels unresolved — especially in relationships.
They may be grieving the care or encouragement they didn’t receive.
They may be learning how to set boundaries without losing themselves.
They may be realizing that some relationships can’t meet them in the ways they once hoped.
My approach is trauma-informed and body-based, because insight alone is rarely enough when pain lives in the nervous system.
Using somatic therapy, Brainspotting, EMDR, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation, I help clients:
Connect past experiences to present-day reactions without becoming overwhelmed
Build internal safety and self-trust rather than relying on external validation
Process attachment and relational wounds at a pace the nervous system can tolerate
Respond with steadiness and clarity instead of anxiety, urgency, or shutdown
Integrate grief, boundaries, and differentiation in a way that feels sustainable
This work isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about helping your system release what it has been carrying — so you can relate to yourself and others with more security, confidence, and ease.
You don’t need to have everything figured out.
You don’t need to explain your pain perfectly.
You just need a space that understands how healing actually happens.
You deserve more than just coping — you deserve to heal.
Therapy in Racine, WI for people who want more than just coping — real, deep healing
So many of my clients arrive here saying, “I understand why I feel this way—but I still can’t change it.” That’s because trauma and emotional pain live in the body, not just the mind.
Through Brainspotting and somatic therapy, we work together to help your nervous system finally release what it’s been holding.
You might notice small shifts at first—sleep improving, a softer tone in your self-talk, the ability to pause before reacting. Over time, these small changes ripple outward into every part of your life.
You begin to trust yourself again.
You begin to feel safe in your body again.
You begin to come home—to you.
How Brainspotting Has Helped Clients Like You
Many of the clients I work with have been in and out of therapy for years. They’ve gained insight, learned coping tools, and can often explain their patterns with incredible awareness — yet somehow, the same feelings still return.
They describe it like this:
“I understand why I feel this way, but I can’t seem to stop it.”
“I’ve worked on myself for so long, but it still feels like something’s missing.”
“I guess therapy is just something I’ll always need.”
That belief — that therapy will always be a part of your life — often comes from never having experienced nervous system-level healing.
When we work together using Brainspotting, something shifts. Instead of talking about the pain, we access the deeper layers where it’s stored — the part of you that’s been trying to protect you all along. This isn’t about reliving trauma; it’s about helping your brain and body complete what was once unfinished.
Clients often begin this process feeling:
Stuck in old emotional patterns they can’t talk their way out of
Trapped in cycles of anxiety, overthinking, or perfectionism
Chronically tense, fatigued, or disconnected from their body
Aware of their pain, but unsure how to feel differently
As the work unfolds, they begin noticing small but profound changes — often before they even realize it’s happening.
They sleep more deeply.
They react less intensely to stress.
They stop rehearsing conversations in their head.
They laugh more easily.
They find themselves speaking up with calm confidence instead of guilt or fear.
And one day, they realize that the things that once consumed them don’t carry the same weight anymore.
For the first time, they don’t just understand their healing — they feel it.
Their nervous system feels steadier. Their mind feels clearer. Their body feels safe.
And the most beautiful part?
Many of these same clients — the ones who assumed they’d always need therapy — find themselves ready to “graduate.” They’ve built enough safety, self-trust, and embodiment to carry their healing forward in daily life.
That’s the heart of this work.
Brainspotting doesn’t just help you cope — it helps you complete what your system has been trying to finish for years. It’s not the beginning of endless therapy; it’s the pathway to freedom.