Therapy for Medical Trauma & Healthcare Anxiety
When care doesn’t feel safe anymore, trauma-informed therapy can help you feel safer in your body—and more supported in the care you receive.
Available in 40+ PSYPACT states
What happened to you in care still lives in your body.
You’ve had procedures, appointments, or diagnoses that left more than just physical impact. Maybe you felt dismissed, afraid, or out of control. Maybe no one explained what was happening—or listened when you said something was wrong.
Now, even routine care can feel overwhelming. You brace yourself before appointments. You freeze, shut down, or second-guess everything. Your body feels on edge, and your trust in the healthcare system has worn thin.
This isn’t just anxiety. This is medical trauma and it’s what happens when your nervous system remembers experiences you’re still trying to make sense of.
What Therapy Looks Like
Every session is grounded in trauma-informed, mind-body care that meets you where you are. Depending on your needs, we might use:
Trauma-informed somatic therapy to calm your body’s stress response
CBT and ACT to reframe internalized fear or shame
Mindfulness strategies to stay grounded in medical settings
Narrative processing (when ready) to integrate past medical trauma
Support for setting boundaries and building trust in healthcare again
Whether you're dealing with chronic illness, past medical neglect, or anxiety around upcoming procedures, we’ll find a path forward together. We’ll go at your pace—and I’ll explain each step as we go. You’ll never be expected to share more than you want to, or to relive things before you feel ready.
Signs You Might Be Living with Medical Trauma
You avoid medical appointments—even when you know they’re important
You feel anxious, panicked, or numb during healthcare visits
You’ve experienced dismissal, misdiagnosis, or invalidation from providers
You have trouble trusting medical advice or making health decisions
You feel stuck in hypervigilance, shutdown, or shame about your symptoms
Why Therapy Can Help
Medical trauma can be confusing and isolating. It often doesn’t “look” like trauma from the outside—and it’s rarely acknowledged in healthcare spaces.
Therapy gives you space to process what happened, understand how your body has adapted to keep you safe, and begin building safety from the inside out.
You don’t need to push through or just “be your own advocate.”
You deserve care that feels safe, collaborative, and compassionate.
You don’t have to keep navigating this alone.
Ready to feel more in control—in your care and in your body?
Let’s talk about what healing could look like for you.
