Trauma & Couples Therapy in Summit County, Colorado
CONNECTION | EMBODIMENT | ADVENTURE
For decades I lived with the lie that I was too broken for love. I thought I had to quarantine myself from others and it stole years of love and joy from my life.
The lie that you’re too broken for love swirls around in your head, too?
I see you–I see the ways you’ve had to make yourself small, pour energy into reading the room and shape-shifting to keep the peace. I see how exhausted you are from triggers plunging you and your partner into conflicts that feel like ground hog day. Your nervous system feels like it’s fraying.
You just want your trauma to stop sabotaging your life and relationships.
I’m glad you’re here because working with me is all about untangling yourself from these lies and creating enough safety in your life and relationships that you can step into this world as the compassionate, loving, radiant person you are.
The work we will do together will allow you to show up in your life and relationships in ways you can celebrate–not because you are a different person, but because you are no longer someone just trying to survive.
You’ll be centered, grounded, confident, fiercely compassionate, and fully alive.
I hope you never give up on your desire to feel fully seen and embraced by the people in your life.
Because while trauma taught you that you could only have one, the truth is, you are so lovable exactly as you are today.
Your healing work isn’t a prerequisite for being lovable.
Your healing work is for you–to give you the chance to see who you really are when you come out from under all the trauma.
You desperately want freedom from the trauma, shame, distrust, and self-sabotage that keep getting between you and a connected relationship. Your trauma taught you that you are too broken to belong and be loved. You tried to develop close relationships, only to find that your trauma seems to sabotage your attempts at connecting with others. You want to feel stable in your relationships and have a thriving, intimate relationship with your partner. You want to be able to love yourself and receive the love that is around you.
Don’t give up on these desires. They are not fantasies. They can become your reality.
When we experience trauma sabotaging us day after day, we become terrified of triggers and emotions. Together, we will learn how to lean into those triggers and emotions as guideposts guiding your way back home to yourself.
Your emotional wounds, transformed, will create opportunities for the connection you long for. Together, we will help you heal these deeper wounds, restore your relationships, and create lasting change.
Here, at Embodied & Embraced Psychotherapy, I provide Couples, Individual, & Adventure Therapy in Summit County and Online in Colorado to give you embodied experiences that heal your trauma and restore your relationships.
Hi, I’m Christie.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
I’m a relational trauma therapist, who is passionate about being that person in your corner, helping you break free from your trauma, restore your relationships, and experience a deep sense of belonging.
I believe that safe, compassionate relationships are powerful tools for healing. You can expect our sessions to be warm, compassionate spaces where you feel seen and known. I may tear up with you–not from a place of overwhelm, but from a place of feeling deeply with you. I’m human, and I believe that experiencing someone who is genuinely connected to your experience is part of the healing work.
You can also expect me to be honest and straightforward with you when I see you showing up in ways that work against you. I’m warm, but I also have mama bear energy. I’m in your corner and am committed to seeing you come fully alive again.
My goal is for our sessions to be safe spaces for you to try out new ways of being in this world without the risks that come from trying it out for the first time in real life. I model that safety for you and your relationship until you can take it on as your own.
There is not a single part of you that is too broken or “too far gone." Whether you struggle with C-PTSD, depression, anxiety, a personality disorder, or relationship issues, I am ready to support you in healing these wounds and restoring your relationships.
Let’s have a conversation and talk about how I can support you on this journey.
AREAS I LOVE TO SUPPORT YOU IN:
Breaking Free From Painful Relationship Struggles
Painful Conflict Cycles
Distrust
Emotional Loneliness
Experiencing Triggers in Your Relationship
Trauma Impacting Your Relationship
Healing From the Effects of Complex Trauma:
Childhood Trauma
Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse
Betrayal Trauma
Self-Abandonment Patterns
Perfectionism
People-Pleasing
Healing from Family Dysfunction
Shame
I believe healing happens when we give ourselves opportunities to put insight into action.
If you’re wanting to heal your past, reconnect with your true self, and restore your relationships, in an embodied way, you’re in the right place.
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SOMATIC TRAUMA THERAPY
If you are seeking healing from PTSD, childhood abuse, a narcissistic relationship, the trauma of betrayal, or religious trauma:
Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-based approaches, and experiential therapy, I support you in inviting your body into the healing process. Together, you will receive support in regulating and reconnecting with your body, reworking your trauma narrative, and gaining a sense of stability and safety in your life.
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THERAPY INTENSIVES
If you are feeling stuck in your weekly therapy routine or have a specific issue you want to go deep in:
Therapy intensives give you the opportunity to heal your trauma, accelerate your healing, and explore your story in an immersive, uninterrupted setting.
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ADVENTURE THERAPY
If you’ve gained insights through traditional talk therapy and/or psychedelic therapy, and are ready to take it a step further by embodying these insights and experiencing healing in real-time,
I support you in carefully crafting outdoor experiences that are uniquely tailored to you and your therapeutic goals. Whether it be therapeutic rock climbing, wilderness retreats, or an adventure therapy intensive, together, we use present moment experiences in wild places to intentionally give you first-hand experiences that facilitate change and allow you to experience that change in action.
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COUPLES THERAPY
If you feel disconnected and alone in your relationship, or if you struggle to trust your partner and find yourself stuck in the same painful conflicts:
I support you and your partner in uncovering and healing the underlying issues in your relationship, deepening your emotional intimacy, and learning effective ways to repair your relationship, rebuild trust, and respond to each other’s relational needs.
You are worthy of love and belonging just as you are.
Yet your nervous system has learned something different, and no convincing will teach it otherwise.
It has to experience a new normal until it knows it to be true.
That’s what we get to do together. We get to give your nervous system enough experiences of connection and safety until it is ready to emerge from the old patterns and embrace a new normal.
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Trauma does not disqualify you from having meaningful relationships and a deep connection with yourself.
Let’s Talk!
Book a free 15 minute phone consultation with me.