Elizabeth Peters LMSW

Effective anxiety treatment is also tailored to you as an individual. Not everyone has the same kind of anxiety – some people have a very cognitive experience of anxiety with specific worries, while other people have a very somatic experience of anxiety where they don't exactly “worry” but their body always feels braced for trouble.

Not everyone has the same kind of anxiety – some people have a very cognitive experience of anxiety with specific worries, while other people have a very somatic experience of anxiety where they don't exactly “worry” but their body always feels braced for trouble. Effective anxiety treatment is also tailored to you as an individual.

Not everyone has the same kind of anxiety – some people have a very cognitive experience of anxiety with specific worries, while other people have a very somatic experience of anxiety where they don't exactly “worry” but their body always feels braced for trouble. Effective anxiety treatment is tailored to you as an individual.

I've worked with survivors of domestic abuse for a decade, specializing in the intersection of domestic abuse with religious trauma. I'm a person of deep and joyful faith but I've worked equally with clients of faith, no faith, and uncertain faith: where you are is where we'll meet, moving toward healing of brain and body through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

Not everyone has the same kind of anxiety – some people have a very cognitive experience of anxiety with specific worries, while other people have a very somatic experience of anxiety where they don't exactly “worry” but their body always feels braced for trouble. As we work together, we'll figure out what your anxiety is doing and tailor the approach to what you need.

I've worked with survivors of domestic abuse for a decade, specializing in the intersection of domestic abuse with religious trauma. I'm a person of deep and joyful faith but I've worked equally with clients of faith, no faith, and uncertain faith: where you are is where we'll meet, moving toward healing of brain and body through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

We're collectively coming to understand that the nervous system can also be impacted by chronic situations like a neglectful caregiver, an abusive partner, a toxic community – situations that felt like they went on and on without a clear escape, without enough safety and support. We'll be curious about how these things impacted you and work together toward a brighter tomorrow, through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

We're collectively coming to understand that the nervous system can be deeply impacted by chronic situations like a neglectful caregiver, an abusive partner, a toxic community – situations that felt like they went on and on without a clear escape, without enough safety and support. We'll be curious about how both acute and chronic trauma impacted you and work together toward a brighter tomorrow, through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

We're collectively coming to understand that the nervous system can be deeply impacted by chronic situations like a neglectful caregiver, an abusive partner, a toxic community – situations that felt like they went on and on without a clear escape, without enough safety and support. We'll be curious about how both acute and chronic trauma impacted you and work together toward a brighter tomorrow, through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

We're collectively coming to understand that the nervous system can be deeply impacted by chronic situations like a neglectful caregiver, an abusive partner, a toxic community – situations that felt like they went on and on without a clear escape, without enough safety and support. We'll be curious about how both acute and chronic trauma impacted you and work together toward a brighter tomorrow through EMDR, somatic, and cognitive tools.

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) explores the beliefs, guilt and shame that occupy your brain and dictate your behaviors, allowing you to restore a sense of agency and self, based on the values you truly hold.

Somatic therapy is a broad category of “bottom up” trauma work that includes EMDR and other modalities. Somatic work influences almost every session I conduct; I'll be asking what you're noticing in your body on a regular basis and providing support as you provide care for your own internal experiences. We won’t just process your cognitive memories: we’ll bring your body’s memories into the room at the same time.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) focuses on both what your brain is thinking and what your body is experiencing. Using eye movements or hand pulsators while processing traumatic material helps the brain integrate distressing experiences. Your brain wants to move itself toward healing and EMDR facilitates that process.