Trauma therapy in Edmonds is available through Seattle Trauma Counseling. We approach therapy with a somatic, body-based care for trauma and PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety and panic, and dissociation.
Care is available in person in Edmonds and Kirkland, online across Washington.
You do not need to know which method you need before you contact us, the free consultation is where we can talk about what is happening and whether our approach fits.
You may understand what happened and still find your body reacting before you can reason with it. Sleep may stay light. Conflict may feel much bigger than it looks from the outside. A tone of voice, a place, a smell, or a moment of closeness may put you on alert, or you may go numb and lose access to words when something feels unsafe.
Those patterns do not tell us by themselves what diagnosis you have. They do tell us what needs attention in therapy, not only the story and beliefs around the trauma, but the nervous system responses that keep showing up in the present.
Trauma treatment is often phase-based. For some people, the first work is stabilization, learning what increases activation or shutdown, building ways to return to the present, and making daily life more workable before direct trauma processing. For others, processing can begin sooner. The pace depends on your history, current stability, goals, and how your nervous system responds.
The methods available in Edmonds include EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Lifespan Integration and Trauma Release Exercises, often called TRE. These approaches are not interchangeable, and none is automatically the best treatment for every person. Your therapist may use one method or integrate several, with the approach matched to what you are actually experiencing.
Clients come to this office from Edmonds, Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Everett, Mukilteo, Brier and the north Seattle communities. If the drive doesn't suit your week, secure online sessions are a full alternative, many clients alternate between the office and telehealth, and our Kirkland office serves the Eastside.
Choosing Edmonds does not lock you into one format. If work, travel, privacy, or the week itself makes an office visit difficult, online therapy across Washington is available, and the Kirkland office remains another in-person option. The practical question is which setting gives you enough consistency and privacy to do the work.
Everything the practice does is available in Edmonds: trauma and PTSD therapy, complex and developmental trauma, anxiety and panic treatment, dissociation, and the full range of our somatic methods, EMDR with certified EMDR therapists, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Lifespan Integration and Trauma Release Exercises. Your therapist matches the method to your history and your nervous system, never the other way around.
Two people can carry the same diagnosis and need very different pacing. One may be dealing with intrusive memories and constant alertness, while another mainly notices shutdown, disconnection, or losing access to words under stress. Treatment planning starts with those present-day patterns rather than assuming everyone needs the same protocol.
8923 240th St SW, Edmonds, WA 98026, in a quiet residential part of south Edmonds near the SR-104 and Highway 99 corridors, minutes from Mountlake Terrace. The Get Directions link on this page opens the precise location in Google Maps, and we confirm arrival details including parking when you book.
Yes. EMDR is one of our core methods, provided by certified EMDR therapists, alongside Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and our other somatic approaches. Tell us what you're working with and we'll match you to the right therapist and method. EMDR is not the only option, and we do not assume it is right for every client. The consultation can help clarify whether EMDR or another approach fits what you need.
Availability at each office shifts with therapists' schedules, so rather than publishing a fixed roster, we match you through the free consultation: tell us what you're facing and your location preference, and we'll pair you with the right specialist who has room, in Edmonds, in Kirkland, or online.
Yes, and many clients do. In-person in Edmonds and secure telehealth are the same care with the same therapist; alternating between them is common and easy to arrange. The practical question is which format gives you enough privacy and consistency to do the work well.
Somatic trauma therapy works with what you think and remember, while also paying attention to what happens in your body and nervous system in the present. That can include activation, shutdown, tension, numbness, breathing changes, or protective movements. It is not one single technique. At STC, somatic work may be integrated with EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Lifespan Integration, or TRE.
No. You do not have to give a detailed account of everything that happened before trauma therapy can begin. Different methods use different amounts of verbal retelling, and good treatment should include discussion of pace, consent, and what you can tolerate without becoming overwhelmed. Sometimes the early work is stabilization rather than direct processing. Your therapist can explain what a proposed method involves before you use it.
CBT and Cognitive Processing Therapy, or CPT, are established talk-based treatments that can be helpful for trauma-related problems, particularly when thoughts, beliefs, and avoidance are important treatment targets. Somatic trauma therapy adds close attention to body-based threat responses and nervous system patterns. These approaches are not mutually exclusive. The better fit depends on your symptoms, history, preferences, and how you have responded to previous treatment.
There is no single method that is best for every trauma history. The choice depends on what you are experiencing now, how easily you become activated or shut down, whether dissociation is present, your treatment history, and what feels workable to you. A therapist may begin with stabilization before trauma processing, or integrate more than one approach. You do not need to make that decision before the free consultation.
Yes. Feeling too overwhelmed for direct memory processing does not mean you have to wait until you feel completely better before starting therapy. Trauma treatment can begin with stabilization, present-day regulation, and understanding what pushes your nervous system toward activation or shutdown. Direct processing is only one part of trauma therapy, and it should not be forced before you have enough capacity to stay present.
Seek urgent medical or emergency help when the problem may be a medical emergency, when you cannot keep yourself or someone else safe, or when symptoms are severe enough that waiting for a therapy appointment would be unsafe. Trauma therapy is not a substitute for medical evaluation, emergency care, or medication management. STC therapists do not prescribe medication. In crisis or need immediate support, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7.
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Address: 8923 240th St SW, Edmonds, WA 98026
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