Madison & Waunakee, WI | Online Across Wisconsin
Trauma Therapy & EMDR
Support to help you process a painful event, calm your nervous system, and feel safe in your own body
What Is Trauma Therapy?
Trauma therapy helps you process a painful event or a hard chapter so it stops controlling your day-to-day life. Our trauma-trained therapists use evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), Brainspotting, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help your mind and body process and heal from distressing experiences.
You do not have to relive every detail to heal. We move at a pace you set, so the work feels supportive rather than overwhelming. We support your healing from trauma, including sexual, emotional, and physical trauma, childhood and adolescent trauma, grief and loss, and traumatic birth or NICU experiences.
What living with trauma can feel like
You avoid people, places, or reminders of an awful event or time in your life
You feel uneasy, restless, or panicked when your mind goes there
You sense dread when you think about your life
You do not feel good about who you were
You struggle to feel confident within yourself
Your past keeps surfacing in the present, even when you want to move on
How We Help
Our trauma-trained therapists draw from approaches proven to help with trauma:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): EMDR helps the brain reprocess traumatic experiences and memories so they feel less raw. It can work without long retellings, which makes it a gentler option when talking through every detail feels like too much.
Brainspotting: Our Brainspotting-informed care uses neuroscience-informed approaches to reach and release where trauma is held in the body, so you can process and heal from distressing experiences.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: We use Trauma-Focused CBT to help you heal through narrative work, gently making sense of what happened at a pace that feels safe.
Trauma-Informed Care: Across every approach, we keep safety and choice at the center, help you calm your nervous system and manage triggers, and work on the self-worth and beliefs trauma can leave behind.
What Can Change
You feel safer in your own body
Sleep and focus come more easily
The past starts to feel like the past
Reminders of the past lose their grip on you
Meet Our Trauma Therapists
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Sarah Strauss, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
EMDR -
Sarah Schupbach, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Trauma-Focused CBT -
Tina Cummins, LPC
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Phase I Certified in Brainspotting -
Alexis Gade, LPC
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Veterans & Active-Duty Members -
Karoline Walls, LPC-IT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Veterans & Active-Duty Members -
Amy Harvat, LPC
PSYCHOTHERAPIST, OWNER & FOUNDER
Taking The First Step
Step 1
Reach Out
Call 608-683-8188 or schedule a free consultation online. Our team helps with scheduling and insurance.
Step 2
Talk with Amy
Your consultation is with Amy, our founder. She learns what you are looking for and personally matches you with the right therapist.
Step 3
Begin Trauma Therapy
Start at a pace you set, with an approach matched to you and support at each step.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Trauma therapy helps you process a painful event or period so it has less hold on your daily life. Our therapists use approaches like EMDR, Brainspotting, and trauma-informed care.
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No. You do not have to relive every detail to heal. We move at your pace, and approaches like EMDR and Brainspotting can work without long retellings.
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EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they feel less raw. It is widely used for trauma and PTSD.
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It varies. Some people feel relief within a few months, while deeper work takes longer. We check in about your goals along the way.
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Yes. In network with Quartz, Dean Health Plan, Group Health Cooperative, and The Alliance. Superbill available for out-of-network.
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Yes, we offer sessions in person at our Madison and Waunakee offices and online.
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Ready to Get Started?
You do not have to carry this alone, and you do not have to relive it to heal. With trauma-trained support, the past can start to feel like the past. Reach out for a free consultation.