Post-Trauma Support

Gentle, Body-Based Care for Life After Trauma

 

Healing from trauma is not just about moving on—it’s about moving through. Long after the event has passed, your body may still be holding the imprint: tension that won’t release, a nervous system that stays on high alert, or a sense of disconnection from yourself and the world around you.

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In East Asian Medicine, we recognize trauma as a disruption in the body’s natural rhythms of protection and recovery. It can fragment the communication between mind and body, disrupt circulation, and deplete the resources that anchor our sense of safety. We don’t treat trauma as a singular event, but as a complex experience that lives in the whole system.
 

Our approach is quiet, respectful, and deeply attuned. We support your healing by working with the body’s capacity to regulate, soften, and integrate—without reactivating or retraumatizing.
 

Common Experiences We Support

• Hypervigilance, startle response, or chronic tension

• Dissociation or emotional numbness

• Somatic symptoms with no clear physical origin

• Cycles of shutdown, collapse, or overwhelm

• Sleep issues related to trauma

• Anxiety, depression, or mood swings post-trauma

• Physical symptoms related to past emotional injuries

• Feeling unsafe or ungrounded in your own body
   

Our Approach

We begin where you are. Some patients arrive with a clear trauma history, while others carry signs of old wounds without a specific story attached. We never rush your process or ask you to relive the past—we focus on what your body is telling us now, and how we can help it come back into rhythm.

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Many people pair this work with talk therapy to support healing on multiple levels. While therapy helps you process and make meaning of your experiences, East Asian Medicine offers a way to shift how those experiences live in the body—restoring regulation, safety, and connection from the inside out.
 

Treatments may include:

• Acupuncture to help stabilize and regulate the nervous system

• Herbal medicine to gently support mood, sleep, and systemic repair

• Collaborative care if you’re working with a therapist or other trauma-informed provider

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting—it means reclaiming your body as a place of safety and possibility.
 

What to Expect

Your comfort and consent are central to the process. We’ll check in about your treatment preferences and adjust as needed. You don’t need to have the right words—your body already knows where to begin. Our role is to listen, offer gentle support, and help restore what trauma may have fragmented.
 

Related Services

This condition is most often supported through:

• Reclaiming Calm – for post-traumatic healing and nervous system repair
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• Clarifying the Path – herbal consultations without acupuncture
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