Trauma Therapist Georgia
You've spent years trying to outgrow the past. You've read the books, tried the coping strategies, maybe sat across from a therapist before. And still, the same dynamics keep showing up in your relationships, your reactions, the quiet voice that tells you you're too much or not enough.
Virtual trauma therapy is available to adults across Georgia through Inner Harmony Counseling, where my work centers on childhood trauma, family of origin wounds, and relational difficulties using Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. As a licensed professional counselor and licensed clinical mental health counselor with over 14 years of experience, my approach is grounded in the belief that you are not broken, and that lasting change is possible. Sessions are available statewide via a HIPAA-secure platform, with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield accepted in-network and private pay on a sliding scale from $100 to $165.
What keeps the past from staying in the past
The pattern I hear most often sounds something like this: you can't get over what happened, and it keeps showing up in your closest relationships. You feel disconnected from yourself, like you're watching your own reactions from the outside.
You've probably tried to think your way through it. Coping skills, maybe CBT, maybe a therapist who was kind but didn't quite reach whatever is underneath. That gap is real, and it's treatable.
How IFS therapy actually works for trauma
Internal Family Systems understands you as a person with many inner parts, each shaped by your history, each trying to protect you in some way. The part that shuts down in conflict. The one that keeps reaching for people who aren't emotionally available. The one driving the self-criticism that won't quit.
This work doesn't try to eliminate those parts. It tries to understand them, and in doing so, gives them permission to soften. The work here draws from the same IFS-rooted foundation that shapes trauma therapy at Inner Harmony Counseling, where healing is understood as a relational process, not a protocol.
Sessions are 50 minutes and held virtually. Most Georgia clients start weekly and shift to every other week as the work progresses.
Who this is actually for
This is individual therapy for adults 18 and up, with a primary focus on those in their mid-twenties through late forties. If your history includes emotional neglect, enmeshment, parentification, or chronic misattunement, this approach is built for exactly that kind of pain.
For clients who aren't sure whether what they experienced counts as trauma, the page on help for childhood trauma as an adult addresses exactly that question. Clients who carry layered histories of relational injury often recognize themselves in what's described in the therapy for complex trauma symptoms page, particularly the way those symptoms tend to surface in relationships rather than in isolation.
What I bring to this work
Over 14 years of clinical experience, including running the crisis unit at the largest women's prison in Georgia, shapes how this work unfolds in session, and you can read more about my background and approach to see how that history informs the work we do together.
My credentials include both LPC and LCMHC. My licensure covers Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and the same standard of care extends to anyone working with me as a trauma therapist in Florida or across any of those states.
Fees, insurance, and what getting started looks like
Virtual sessions are $165 for 50 minutes. My practice is in-network with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield, and a sliding scale is available to $100 for private pay clients.
Your first session covers what's bringing you to therapy right now, relevant history, practice logistics, and what you're hoping will be different. Before that, there's a free 15-minute phone consultation where you can ask questions and get a real sense of whether this feels like the right fit.
The process starts with a free 15-minute consultation designed to give you a real sense of whether this approach fits before any commitment is made.
Questions people ask before reaching out
I've tried therapy before and it didn't help. Why would this be different?
IFS works at a different level than many common approaches. If past therapy stayed focused on coping tools or reframing without reaching what's underneath, that gap is worth naming in our first conversation. This work addresses what's driving the patterns, not just the patterns themselves.
Do I have to know what my trauma is before I start?
No. A diagnosis, a clear story, or a specific label for what happened is not required to begin. If something feels persistently off, if relationships are harder than they should be, or if you keep reacting in ways you don't fully understand, that's enough to start.
How long does trauma therapy take?
This kind of work takes time, and I won't suggest otherwise. Clients typically begin noticing meaningful shifts over months, not weeks. Because the work reaches what's underneath the surface patterns, the changes tend to hold rather than fade.
Is virtual therapy effective for trauma?
Yes. For the relational, exploratory work IFS involves, virtual sessions are fully effective. Everything takes place through a HIPAA-secure platform, and Georgia clients access sessions from wherever they feel most comfortable. For many people, being in their own space makes it easier to go to harder places.
You don't have to have it figured out before you reach out
If something on this page felt true to you, that recognition is worth paying attention to. You don't need to be in crisis, and you don't need the right words.
The process starts with a free 15-minute consultation designed to give you a real sense of whether this approach fits before any commitment is made.