Tara Sorenson

Trauma has a way of following us forward, even when we've done everything we can to leave the past behind. Many of the people I work with have already tried to move forward. They've talked about what happened, understood it intellectually, & still found themselves back in the same patterns, the same responses, the same exhaustion. If that sounds familiar, you're not failing at healing. You may just need a different kind of help.

A significant part of what I do involves helping clients understand their own nervous system — why it responds the way it does, what it's been protecting, and how to work with it rather than against it. This isn't abstract. It's practical, specific, and often the missing piece for people who have done a lot of work but still feel stuck at a level they can't quite reach through insight alone. I specialize in first responders and healthcare professionals who carry the particular weight of chronic crisis exposure — people who understand resilience professionally but are navigating what it costs them.

I take the responsibility of trauma work seriously — more seriously, perhaps, than most. I stay current with research, I think carefully about the ethics of this work, and I pay close attention to where each client is in their healing journey before taking the next step. That deliberateness isn't caution for its own sake. It's respect — for the complexity of trauma, for the courage it takes to address it, and for the person sitting across from me. My presence in sessions is quiet and attentive. I notice things. I offer feedback and suggestions carefully.

My approach adapts as you grow — attending to your history, your relationships, and the patterns that have formed around your experiences. We'll build emotional awareness, develop practical tools, and work toward something genuinely sustainable.

EMDR changed the way I think about healing — because it works not just on what you think about your experiences, but on how your body and nervous system still carry them. For clients who have tried talking about their trauma without feeling truly free of it, this work often feels different. Quieter. More precise. The past doesn't disappear, but it loses its grip. Alongside EMDR, I draw on EFT and CBT to address both the cognitive and physiological roots of trauma — because lasting change happens at every level, not just the surface. That's what I'm here to help you find.

Most people don't come to therapy looking for a formula — they come because something isn't working and they're ready to figure out why. I bring an approach that's evidence-based but never rigid, and I pay careful attention to where you are before deciding where we're going. Trauma, relationship patterns, the weight of a high-stress career — we'll get to the root of it, not just the surface. Clarity and confidence aren't destinations. They're things we build, session by session, in real time.