Trauma Therapist in San Diego
Specialized therapy for adults healing from relational trauma, attachment wounds, and the patterns that keep you stuck. In-person in La Jolla and virtually across California.
Life doesn’t feel the way you hoped it would.
You look put together on the outside. But inside you feel stuck, anxious, and caught in patterns you can't seem to escape.
Old wounds keep showing up in your relationships and your sense of self. Shame and self-criticism run quietly in the background of everything you do. You find yourself pulling away when people get close, or clinging when they pull back. You've tried to understand it, talk yourself out of it, and change it through sheer willpower.
You've already done so much self-work. But something deeper still needs to shift.
Through trauma therapy in San Diego, I help adults understand the roots of these patterns, process what's driving them, and build a life that feels more secure, connected, and like yours.
Finding Healing Through Trauma Therapy in San Diego
There is nothing wrong with you. But the way you're feeling isn't the end of the story.
Most of what brings adults into therapy, the anxiety, the relationship struggles, the feeling of being too much or not enough, traces back to early experiences that shaped how your nervous system and attachment system learned to operate. That's not a character flaw. It's biology and history.
In our work together, I'll help you understand the connections between your past and present so you can begin to release old wounds, reconnect with yourself, and build relationships that feel safe and real.
Using EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic approaches grounded in attachment theory, I work with self-aware adults who are ready to move beyond insight and into lasting change.
What I Offer
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Complex & Relational Trauma
I work with clients who carry the weight of childhood emotional neglect, attachment wounds, and other relational trauma. Using a trauma-informed, nervous-system-centered approach, I help you gently process the past so you can live with more clarity and ease.
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EMDR Therapy & Intensives
EMDR helps the brain and body process trauma without needing to relive it. I offer EMDR in both weekly sessions and EMDR intensives—ideal for clients ready for deeper, more focused healing when you're ready for it..
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps you understand the inner voices and emotional protectors that shape how you relate to yourself and others. Through IFS, we build internal trust, soften shame, and create space for healing and integration.
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Attachment & Couples Therapy
Whether you're navigating anxious or avoidant patterns, or feeling stuck in painful cycles with your partner, I help individuals and couples rebuild trust and connection using an attachment-based approach.
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Anxiety & Nervous System Healing
Anxiety often stems from a nervous system stuck in survival mode. I help you understand the deeper roots of your anxiety and offer tools that combine somatic awareness, mindfulness, and trauma healing to bring lasting relief.
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Walk and Talk Therapy
Sometimes the best therapy happens while walking side by side. These sessions take place along the San Diego Bay, combining movement, nature, and conversation to support nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and grounded healing.
Hi, I’m Aleah!
At Holistic Flow Therapy, I specialize in trauma therapy for adults in San Diego and virtually across California.
I work with people who carry the weight of early relational wounds into their adult lives. The ways you've learned to protect yourself make complete sense given what you've lived through. My job isn't to pathologize those strategies. It's to help you understand them, process what's underneath, and build something different.
Using EMDR, IFS, and somatic work rooted in attachment theory, I create a space where deep, lasting healing is actually possible, not just coping that gets you through.
Ready to Start Healing? Let's Work Together.
If you're ready to do more than cope, I'd love to connect. Reach out to get started with trauma therapy in San Diego. Your first step is a free 15-minute consultation call where we'll talk about what's bringing you to therapy and whether we're a good fit!