Trauma Therapy for Parents in Metro Detroit
Healing at the root. For you. For your family.
Hi, I’m Amy
I’m a trauma therapist in Southfield, Michigan. I work with parents who are ready to do something about what they're carrying, not just for themselves, but for the family they're building. I've been doing this work for 15 years, and I still believe that real change is possible, even when it hasn't felt that way for a long time.
Maybe you're reacting to your kids in ways that scare you a little. Maybe you're watching patterns from your own childhood show up in your home and you're determined to do something about it. Or maybe parenthood has surfaced wounds you didn't know were still there, and you're realizing for the first time that something needs to change.
You might already know why you're struggling. If you are here, I know that you’ve tried to get on top of it. And something still hasn't moved.
I work with parents who are ready to do something about it, not just for themselves, but for the family they're building.
Becoming a parent has a way of bringing things to the surface.
repeating patterns you swore you wouldn’t
reacting before you can think
carrying something your kids can feel
You feel like you are…
Specializing in…
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Most parents who come to me have already done therapy. They understand their patterns. Something just hasn't moved yet. That gap between knowing and feeling it is exactly where this work lives.
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Parenting aggravates what's already there. The hypervigilance that won't turn off. The reactions that feel bigger than the moment warrants. Anxiety is often what trauma looks like from the outside, and that's exactly what we work on together.
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Sometimes it looks like sadness. More often it looks like cloud cover: going through the motions of a life that should feel fuller than it does. Depression is rarely just depression, and getting to what's underneath it is how things actually shift.
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EMDR is one of the most researched treatments for trauma available. It works with how painful experiences are stored in the body and nervous system, not just how we think about them. For parents ready to do deep work, it can reach places nothing else does.
How I Work
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Reach out
Send me a message through the link below. I’ll get back to you by e-mail within one business day. If our availability for sessions align, we will schedule a 15- minute phone consultation.
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Explore
During the 15-minute phone consultation, we’ll talk briefly about what you are looking for and ensure that we could be a good therapeutic fit.
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Start digging
We’ll meet weekly to help you start getting at the root. I use EMDR and IFS to work at the root, not just the surface.
Amy is a fully Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with over 15 years of experience serving clients in Southfield and virtually across Michigan.
Healing at the root. For you. For your family.
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Healing at the root. For you. For your family. —