Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Auburn, CA

Hello and welcome! I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working in a small practice in Auburn. In addition to being an Associate Therapist, I am also a Registered Nurse, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide, and a Poetry Therapy facilitator. I draw upon the energy and skills of all of these healing practices in order to offer clients a wide variety of perspectives and experiences. My approach to therapy is warm and down-to-earth. I believe that therapy is, at its core, a conversation that can open our hearts. Through this conversation we create a relationship that has the potential to inspire growth, insight, and change.

I have over 30 years experience counseling children and adolescents. I have always had a passion to help people and my interests and experience as a therapist have led me to working with children and trauma. When a person is very upset, their brain cannot process information as it does ordinarily. Highly emotionally charged experiences become ‘frozen in time’ and are not processed in the usual way. My goal is to help reprocess those events to a resolution that is life-affirming and strength-building.

During 38 years as a licensed therapist, I have experienced working with people in times of difficulties, phases of growth, and at unexpected crossroads. I listen with compassion, understanding and support while providing an opportunity for a new vision. Together we develop a treatment program based on your own personal desire for change. I utilize techniques that can help change habitual negative beliefs and perceptions at a very deep level. Together we work from the premise that what you believe - you become. Therapy can be brief or long-term, depending on what you want to achieve.

Dr. Ekemo recently relocated his practice to Auburn, CA from Bellevue Washington. He has been providing psychological services for over 20 years mainly to public safety agencies (pre-employment screening, fitness for duty, critical incident debriefings, job coaching and management consultations). He also specializes in individual Neuropsychological evaluations (brain injuries, dementia etc.) and Risk Management consultations to private sector organizations and HR departments. If you are an employer or school concerned about violence in your work setting; training programs and workshops are available for your staff.

Let’s get to the root of your suffering together. Many people seek out therapy because they feel trapped in an endless loop of suffering. This is especially true of trauma survivors. I believe that we can only begin the journey toward wholeness by uncovering the roots of suffering. Then, we can heal by integrating the unconscious aspects of ourselves and our experiences into the conscious fullness of who we are as human beings.

Do you want to be understood and receive effective support and answers? Are you an athlete needing help with your sports performance? There are solutions. I have been privileged to work with many adults and adolescents in resolving their difficulties. They have found hope, as well as, a new outlook on life. You will find that I have valuable experience working with people affected by trauma, depression, anxiety, defiance, negative self-talk, PTSD, physical and sexual abuse, school/work/sport performance and related issues.

Feeling Stuck? Struggling with turning points of your life? Trauma is pervasive in our society in varying degrees and intensities. If you’ve been working hard to resolve the anxiety that go with early and middle life. Perhaps you should consider Intensive retreat. We work 6 hours person-to-person per day in three or five days to break through the impasse. Trauma (of any intensity) can impair the ability to imagine, particularly to imagine an open future. It can disrupt the ability to form positive meaning. Trauma floods the present and captures the future in terrifying images.

Are you struggling to live the life you want and hope for? Are your relationships failing, or bringing you disappointment and pain? Are you feeling defeated, overwhelmed? I've walked alongside clients for over 19 years, and I know that by the time someone reaches out to a therapist, they really need help. I consider it a privilege and honor to work with clients and I do so in a collaborative, compassionate, educational and efficient manner. Therapy utilizes precious resources (time, money, energy) and I respect and honor clients through ethical, quality care that brings about healing and growth at the deepest levels.

You are courageously seeking help navigating your mental health journey. You want an expert to guide you with warmth, insight and intelligence. You want to get unstuck from the pain and intensity of old, challenging behaviors. You want to find new ways to care for yourself and others. You want both freedom and connection. You long for deeper self-awareness. You are ready to grow beyond the stress, conflict and trauma in your life.

Are you struggling with relationship issues? Are your loved ones weighing on your own mental health? Those closest to us can be our greatest asset, but often these relationships can be fraught with pain. I specialize in therapeutic modalities that support positive interpersonal health, and can provide healing and growth that affects the whole relationship. I believe we all have times when we need help journeying through life’s pains, and that through working together these problems are resolved and families restored.

My name is Alexis, I’m the founder and director here at Known Therapy House. I’ve had a private practice in Auburn for over a decade and the mental health needs of the community have become abundantly clear to me during this time! I'm excited to now have the opportunity for a broader impact with the opening of KTH. Our dedication to quality mental health includes thorough assessment, a wide variety of trauma informed treatment modalities, and the unique opportunity to be outdoors in the therapy garden.

I am passionate about working with women who are postpartum, pregnant, or experiencing infertility or loss. The journey of bringing new life into this world is a tender time for women. The isolation, hormonal changes, and unknown can lead to feeling overwhelmed and underseen. I know. You are not alone. Together we will work to restore your identity, balance, and confidence. I'm also deeply passionate about working with partners and children of first responders; those healing from trauma, or managing depression or anxiety; parents seeking to increase connection with their children; and supporting children/teens as they navigate life.

Have you been through a lot in your life? Do you sometimes feel beaten down by all that you’ve gone through? Has it left you feeling stuck and anxious? No matter what their stories have been, I sit with my clients and help them to find the joy and freedom in their lives they have longed for. We move from surviving to thriving. My clients walk away recognizing how resilient they are and what it takes to live a fully free life. I make first responders and their families a priority. I keep things real. I know how to laugh, relax and join with my clients in their journeys. It doesn’t have to be this hard.

Worried? Anxious? Blue? Feelings can be the result of your situation,or they can be triggered by deeper issues such as attachment, trauma, and unprocessed memories. EMDR "turbocharges" the processing of painful memories. Adults, teens, and children with a history of abuse, trauma, and loss can heal quickly. I also specialize in resolving relationship issues and helping families become stronger. Whether you need help to navigate life transitions or to realize your full potential for emotional growth, therapy is a highly interactive process. Together we develop a plan for treatment involving care and commitment. Feel better!

As a client-centered therapist, I provide a supportive and non-judgmental approach in which you can feel safe to begin the healing journey. I firmly believe in building on my client's strengths and skills. My training and experience has included working with individuals and families recovering from trauma, grief, anxiety, depression and codependency/relationship issues.

Insights Counseling Group, is a non profit staffed with therapists and interns who have life experience and know first hand that losses occur from transitions like divorce, adoption, childbirth, career loss, & retirement. Many times these losses are compounded over time building compounded trauma. Insights offers EMDR, creative expression, & psychotherapy to help you normalize uncomfortable feelings and cope with changes and to further integrate trauma. Together we create a plan to get you closer to living out your truth & your core values. We can help you attain your goals.

So often we feel we need to face the concerns in our lives alone- possibly from from fear of rejection or somehow believing that we don't deserve to be heard. Our feelings and beliefs about ourselves and others can stunt or harm relationships within ourselves, with others and with God. Sometimes we forget or don't know how or are afraid to move forward in our lives in ways that will bring balance, motivation and empowerment. Exploring your history, not to dwell there, but to understand how it has affected your current life, along with utilizing new and beneficial tools, can lead to a healthier and better flow of living.

Do you struggle with sex, desire, and low self-esteem? Do you find yourself consistently attracting the wrong types of people, want better relationships and to feel good about who you are? If you feel stuck, enraged, depressed, anxious or stressed-out, I would like to be there to support you as become more resilient, aware and empowered in your life. It is human to need connection and belonging from others. Together, we can build those pathways to connection that truly bring the best out of you, helping you to strengthen bonds, become more attached within yourself and in your most intimate relationships.

I have extensive experience working with Military families. I have worked with Military and Veterans on assignments on the Military base. I have also worked with foster children in foster homes and have worked in correctional facilities. I took extensive training to help couples stay together when one feels like leaving. There is great success in couples staying together after having counseling with my expertise. My education and professional background in both the mind and the body gives me an unique and effective approach to counseling.