You matter.

Your body matters.

TRAUMA, COMPLEX PTSD, AND ANXIETY THERAPY IN PASADENA, ECHO PARK, AND WEST LA

I SEE YOU

working so hard and feeling exhausted

I get it. Because I’ve been there and also because many of the people I work with arrive feeling exhausted and overwhelmed from years of pushing through and keeping up appearances. But there’s another way. And if you’ve landed here, chances are you feel that too.

Trauma is stored in our body, not just our mind.

As a therapist specializing in trauma, anxiety, and living as a highly sensitive person, I bring a supportive, engaged, and holistic perspective to our work together. My goal is to provide a space where you can pause, release the pressure, and explore aspects of yourself or your relationships—helping you create new possibilities and choose a different path than the one handed to you.

WHO I WORK WITH

Complex PTSD

High-achieving millennials and Gen Z adults who grew up with emotionally immature parents. Navigating generational trauma. Feeling your feelings, even when no one taught you how.

Anxious Achievers

Recognizing and befriending your inner critic. Learning about your nervous system. Finding more presence. Bringing your body to therapy.

Empaths & HSPs

Honoring your emotional awareness and learning you are okay, even when others are not. Setting boundaries. Finding new freedom to be your authentic self.

Perfectionists & People Pleasers

Managing the stress and burnout of trying to do everything “just right.” Letting go of the responsibility for everyone else’s feelings. Turning towards yourself. Learning that you are enough.

Trauma therapist + Healing Millennial

I would love to connect with you!

I’m Carly, a trauma therapist and healing millennial. I offer modern approaches to trauma, anxiety, and therapy for complex PTSD with a relational and somatic focus. I show up as a real human, honoring that our brain-body systems are wired for social connection. This includes integrating a variety of modalities and perspectives, including bringing awareness to the unconscious daily activity of our autonomic nervous system. I incorporate IFS therapy as a unique approach to becoming acquainted with and understanding our internal world. Our work together will be collaborative, experiential, and adaptable based on your needs.

I believe that we all deserve a place to talk with someone who we know will not judge or shame us, but instead walk along side us, holding hope and strength until we we can hold it ourselves.

I hold a graduate degree in social work from San Diego State University with an emphasis on direct clinical practice. People are often curious about the path to becoming a psychotherapist which includes pursuing licensure and completing 2-3 years of supervised clinical work and a national board exam. I have been in practice for 12 years and founded Embodied Living Therapy in 2023. In addition to my formal education I have completed several specialized courses/certifications including trauma therapy, somatic therapy, IFS (internal family systems), parts work, and the theory and practice of embodiment.

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