Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) Therapy Online in California & Virginia

My C-PTSD therapy is fully online for adults in California and Virginia, centering safety and pacing for developmental trauma, identity, and relationship impacts. I lead with ACT and blend CBT, CPT, and mindfulness to build regulation, self-trust, and relational stability—without rushing exposure before you’re ready.

Who I Work With

I focus on adult care and provide specialized support for:

  • Adults with developmental or attachment trauma (childhood neglect, abuse, inconsistent caregiving)

  • Veterans & Active-Duty Military — addressing combat trauma, MST, and moral injury

  • Federal employees & clearance-holding professionals — with therapy that is confidential and insurance-free

  • Immigrants & refugees experiencing displacement, raids, or cross-cultural stressors

  • Marginalized communities (LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and individuals affected by systemic trauma)

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What C-PTSD Often Looks Like—and Why It Makes Sense

C-PTSD can follow chronic, repeated, or relational trauma (e.g., childhood abuse/neglect, coercive control, community/systemic harm). In addition to core PTSD symptoms, people often experience “disturbances in self-organization” such as:

  • Emotion regulation swings: shutdown, overwhelm, or feeling “all gas/no brakes”

  • A wounded self-view: shame, self-blame, or confusion about identity and worth

  • Relationship turbulence: fear of closeness or abandonment, boundary challenges

  • Dissociation or feeling detached from body/emotions

  • Sticky beliefs about danger, trust, or control that won’t shift

None of this means you’re broken. These are intelligent adaptations. Treatment focuses on safety, regulation, meaning-making, and gentle reconnection with self and others.

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  • ACT — Identity, Values, and Self-Compassion:

    Strengthen “self-as-context,” reduce avoidance, and practice values-guided actions that rebuild dignity and choice.

  • CBT — Everyday Stability:

    Practical skills for sleep, routines, and emotion labeling; gentle experiments that test new, safer behaviors.

  • CPT — Meaning-Making After Chronic Trauma:

    Work through core themes (safety, trust, power/control, esteem, intimacy) that often underlie shame and isolation.

  • PE — Carefully Applied, If Appropriate:

    Choice-based, titrated exposure for narrowed lives—used only when stabilization skills are in place.

  • Mindfulness & Grounding:

    Body-based regulation and anti-dissociation strategies to widen the window of tolerance and reconnect with self/others.

    When helpful, we collaborate with medical providers for sleep or pain care.

How I Treat C-PTSD (Phase-Based, ACT-Led)

We follow a phase model—stabilize → process → reconnect—prioritizing consent, pacing, and identity repair.

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What Therapy Looks Like

C-PTSD therapy begins with stabilization and skills: grounding, emotion regulation, and restoring safe routines. As trust builds, we move into meaning-making — gently processing memories, reworking shame, and rebuilding identity and connection. Finally, we focus on living your values — creating sustainable habits that reflect what matters most now. Sessions are 50 minutes weekly or bi-weekly; short courses (8–16 sessions) or longer-term work are available depending on your needs.

Where I Provide Care (California & Virginia)

Licensed in California (PSY36022) and Virginia (0810007130), I provide care fully online.

Fees & Policies

Sessions are $300 per 50 minutes. I don’t accept insurance directly but can provide superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Cancellations under 24 hours are billed 50%, and no-shows are billed in full.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • C-PTSD often follows prolonged or repeated trauma and can involve regulation challenges, identity/esteem wounds, and relational difficulties in addition to core PTSD symptoms. Visit my blog post to learn more about the differences between C-PTSD and PTSD.

  • We start with stabilization and skills, add meaning-making and trauma-related belief work (often CPT-informed), and support values-based living with ACT.

  • No. We pace carefully. You decide what to work on and when; safety and consent guide the plan.

  • Yes—care is online across CA & VA, including Bay Area, North Coast, Shasta/Redding, Sacramento Metro; Los Angeles/OC/San Diego/IE; and Northern Virginia/DC Metro.

  • $300 per 50-minute session; self-pay. Superbills are available for possible OON reimbursement.

  • We’ll use grounding, orientation, and paced body-based skills to build tolerance and reduce overwhelm before any deeper processing.

Have more questions? Visit my frequently asked questions about online trauma therapy page.