Therapy for PTSD and Complex Trauma in Colorado
With Katie Davis, LCSW
In-Person in Denver and Virtual in CO
Whether you're living with the aftermath of a single frightening event or the weight of harm that happened over months or years, trauma can leave you feeling on edge, disconnected, or like a part of you got left behind. Trauma therapy can help you feel safe in your body and your life again.
Clients Come To Me When:
Something happened. An accident, an assault, a loss, a frightening medical event and you haven't felt like yourself since
You grew up in a home or spent time in a relationship where safety wasn't guaranteed
You find yourself reliving moments you wish you could forget
You feel keyed up, on guard, or unable to relax, even when nothing is "wrong" right now
You go numb, shut down, or feel disconnected from your own life
Trust doesn't come easily, even with people who've earned it
If any of this sounds familiar, you're not broken. These are common, understandable responses to overwhelming experiences.
Approaches I Use In Trauma Therapy
Trauma isn't just something that happened to you. It can shape how you feel, relate, and move through the world long after the events themselves are over. That's why I draw on several complementary approaches, tailored to what you need.
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Somatic Experiencing® is a body-based therapy that helps regulate the nervous system and resolve trauma and chronic stress manifesting in the body. Rather than retelling what happened, sessions focus on tracking present-moment sensations (tension, bracing, fight-or-flight patterns) and helping your body complete what it wasn't able to before. This approach is especially effective for anxiety, trauma, and stress responses that haven't fully resolved through talk therapy alone.
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EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess distressing memories. It's widely used to treat PTSD, trauma, anxiety, and grief, helping experiences that still feel emotionally "stuck" settle into the past where they belong. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR works directly with how the brain stores memory, often creating relief without requiring you to retell the story in detail.
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Especially helpful for complex or relational trauma, this approach recognizes that different parts of you may hold different roles such as a protector, a wounded part, a critic. We work to understand and integrate these parts rather than fight them.
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For many people, trauma happened in relationships - which means healing often needs to happen in relationship too. This work focuses on rebuilding trust, security, and healthier relational patterns, including within the therapy relationship itself.
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Before and alongside deeper trauma processing, we build concrete skills for managing overwhelming emotions, calming your nervous system, and grounded yourself in daily life. This may include breathwork, mindfulness, visualization, and working with sensations in the body.
After trauma therapy with me, clients report:
It gets easier to stay present, rather than being pulled into the past.
The body feels less on-guard. More able to rest, relax, and feel safe.
Emotions feel more manageable, rather than all-or-nothing.
Shame and self-blame start to loosen their grip.
Trusting and connecting with others feels more possible.
A clearer sense of identity outside of what happened to you.
