Is Trauma Secretly Driving Your Anxiety or Shutdown?

You’re smart. Driven. Maybe even successful on paper.

But underneath? You’re tired, anxious, reactive, or numb, and no one knows.

Maybe relationships feel unsafe.
Maybe your body constantly feels on edge, or completely checked out.
Maybe therapy hasn’t helped because no one ever got to the root.

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Trauma changes how we see the world and how we see ourselves. Whether it stems from a single event or years of overwhelming stress, trauma can leave lasting effects on your body, mind, and relationships and career. But healing is possible. You don’t have to carry it alone.

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What is Trauma?

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Let’s clear something up. Trauma isn’t about how bad something was; it’s about how your nervous system responded. Trauma is your body’s and brain’s response to something deeply distressing or overwhelming. Unresolved trauma can look like:

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• Overthinking everything

• Sabotaging healthy relationships

• Shutting down emotionally

• Avoiding success or visibility

• Constant tension or fatigue

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How Trauma Shows Up

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Trauma responses are your brain’s way of trying to protect you. These responses might include:

• Anxiety, panic, or chronic stress

• Flashbacks or nightmares

• Dissociation or feeling disconnected

• Difficulty trusting others

• Hypervigilance or startle response

• Guilt, shame, or self-blame

• Emotional numbness or avoidance

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Trauma can affect your ability to feel safe, regulate emotions, form relationships, and trust yourself. Therapy can help you reconnect with your inner resilience and sense of safety.

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People's Stories

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One person longed to connect deeply with their partner, but past wounds kept getting in the way. Every time they tried to open up, their walls went up instead, almost automatically.

 

Another found themselves trapped in constant overthinking at work, convinced they’d be fired, all because past experiences with difficult employers still haunted them.

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How Trauma Therapy Can Help

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I’m Lourdes Ibarra, a trauma-informed therapist who works with high-functioning young adults ready to heal at the root.
If talk therapy hasn’t helped, it’s because your body still thinks you’re unsafe.
That can change. My goal is to create a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where you feel supported, empowered, and in control of your healing journey.

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Together, we’ll work to process what’s happened, reduce overwhelming symptoms, and help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that have always deserved care and healing.

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You Deserve to Heal

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Trauma may be part of your story, but it doesn’t define you. Healing is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.​​ 

Your body isn’t broken.
It’s responding exactly how it was trained to survive. Suppose you’re ready to begin your healing journey. Reach out to book your first telehealth session today.