Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Boise, ID
Additionally, I have had extensive training and experience in working with sexual trauma healing.
I am passionate about helping those I work with reconnect to their own inherent wisdom. I enjoy working with adults from various backgrounds. I strive to meet you where you are and support your healing journey.
Additionally, I have had extensive training and experience in working with sexual trauma healing.
I am passionate about helping those I work with reconnect to their own inherent wisdom. I enjoy working with adults from various backgrounds. I strive to meet you where you are and support your healing journey.
I hope you will find here what you are looking for in a therapist. My expertise includes dealing with day to day stressors or serious and chronic conditions related to trauma and abuse. An ideal client is one who will entertain the idea of healing even if ambivalent, and who will engage in a therapeutic relationship even if trust has been a challenge in the past. Whether it is addiction, questions about sexuality or gender, concerns about the normalcy of one's experiences, or myriad complexities of daily life, I invite you to begin or continue your journey in a safe and confidential environment.
I hope you will find here what you are looking for in a therapist. My expertise includes dealing with day to day stressors or serious and chronic conditions related to trauma and abuse. An ideal client is one who will entertain the idea of healing even if ambivalent, and who will engage in a therapeutic relationship even if trust has been a challenge in the past. Whether it is addiction, questions about sexuality or gender, concerns about the normalcy of one's experiences, or myriad complexities of daily life, I invite you to begin or continue your journey in a safe and confidential environment.
Jody Sacia
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Boise, ID 83702
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy working with a variety of mental health concerns, however, the areas I work most with are relationships, finding meaning, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, self-harm, suicide, effective communication, grief, and living authentically.
Being an overthinker myself, I have learned the power of implicit knowing and through mindfulness practices holding space to listen to all parts of self. Validating the unique human experience of each of my clients with warmth and acceptance is priority in the work I do. Feeling truly seen, heard, and understood without judgement builds connections with self and others. I enjoy “being a fellow traveler” with my clients as they find their own voice and empowerment to live the life that aligns best for them. "Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed." -Thich Nhat Hanh
I enjoy working with a variety of mental health concerns, however, the areas I work most with are relationships, finding meaning, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, self-harm, suicide, effective communication, grief, and living authentically.
Being an overthinker myself, I have learned the power of implicit knowing and through mindfulness practices holding space to listen to all parts of self. Validating the unique human experience of each of my clients with warmth and acceptance is priority in the work I do. Feeling truly seen, heard, and understood without judgement builds connections with self and others. I enjoy “being a fellow traveler” with my clients as they find their own voice and empowerment to live the life that aligns best for them. "Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed." -Thich Nhat Hanh
I am a person-centered therapist and trauma specialist.
I can help you get relief from anxiousness, irritability, intrusive thoughts, inability to concentrate, over/under reacting, and phobias, general feelings of being stuck. Everyone experiences the unexpected. We can't change difficult situations of the past, but we can learn to understand the impact of life events and ways to move forward with ease. I believe in our innate drive to be well. I look forward to helping you feel the shift toward a life worth celebrating. Appointments available Monday, Tuesday, and alternating Wednesdays. Telehealth by special arrangement.
I am a person-centered therapist and trauma specialist.
I can help you get relief from anxiousness, irritability, intrusive thoughts, inability to concentrate, over/under reacting, and phobias, general feelings of being stuck. Everyone experiences the unexpected. We can't change difficult situations of the past, but we can learn to understand the impact of life events and ways to move forward with ease. I believe in our innate drive to be well. I look forward to helping you feel the shift toward a life worth celebrating. Appointments available Monday, Tuesday, and alternating Wednesdays. Telehealth by special arrangement.
New Dawn Therapy & Consulting LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83712
Waitlist for new clients
I have been serving the Treasure Valley since 2008 and have a wide breadth of knowledge and experience with issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment, interpersonal and self-worth issues.
WELCOME! I feel so inspired meeting clients who are ready for change, or perhaps feeling hopeless and need support. Taking steps toward change can be both exciting and scary, and I love to help guide others to a soft landing. My clients often seek peace, motivation and hope and learn to reconnect with and trust their core selves.
I have been serving the Treasure Valley since 2008 and have a wide breadth of knowledge and experience with issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment, interpersonal and self-worth issues.
WELCOME! I feel so inspired meeting clients who are ready for change, or perhaps feeling hopeless and need support. Taking steps toward change can be both exciting and scary, and I love to help guide others to a soft landing. My clients often seek peace, motivation and hope and learn to reconnect with and trust their core selves.
Every person has the potential to heal, grow and live a fulfilling life. I am passionate about helping my clients to find ways to improve their relationships with themself and others. My aim is to not only to remove distress, but to enhance your potential and ability to become the best version of yourself. I work with adults who are struggling with a range of challenges including low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, uncertainty, and trauma related symptoms.
Every person has the potential to heal, grow and live a fulfilling life. I am passionate about helping my clients to find ways to improve their relationships with themself and others. My aim is to not only to remove distress, but to enhance your potential and ability to become the best version of yourself. I work with adults who are struggling with a range of challenges including low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, uncertainty, and trauma related symptoms.
I continue to seek out training tailored to working with adults and couples struggling with trauma, communication, relational issues, ADHD, anxiety, and depression.
I work with trauma, relationship issues, and other life challenges to help individuals achieve their goals. I've developed a deep understanding of the complex issues that individuals and couples face in their lives, and I'm committed to providing compassionate and personalized care to each of my clients. I take a compassionate and non-judgmental approach to therapy, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I believe that every individual is unique and tailor my approach to each client's specific needs and goals.
I continue to seek out training tailored to working with adults and couples struggling with trauma, communication, relational issues, ADHD, anxiety, and depression.
I work with trauma, relationship issues, and other life challenges to help individuals achieve their goals. I've developed a deep understanding of the complex issues that individuals and couples face in their lives, and I'm committed to providing compassionate and personalized care to each of my clients. I take a compassionate and non-judgmental approach to therapy, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I believe that every individual is unique and tailor my approach to each client's specific needs and goals.
Kristina Erickson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83705 (Online Only)
While I have worked with a large variety of cultures and demographics, I have specific experience in parenting, child welfare and foster care, childhood trauma, youth support, sexual health, relationships, LGBTQ+ and in working with refugees and immigrants on healthy cultural integration.
No matter your circumstance, psychotherapy can have a positive impact on your life and your relationships. It is my hope to act as a guide for those that are ready to achieve healing in their lives. I seek to work collaboratively with clients to explore the best tools for each unique situation. While I am competent in using ACT, DBT, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Systems Therapy, Solution Focused Brief therapy, Somatic and Polyvagal Therapy, working with me is more than a manual. I know each client has a unique modality or evidence based practice that will be the best fit.
While I have worked with a large variety of cultures and demographics, I have specific experience in parenting, child welfare and foster care, childhood trauma, youth support, sexual health, relationships, LGBTQ+ and in working with refugees and immigrants on healthy cultural integration.
No matter your circumstance, psychotherapy can have a positive impact on your life and your relationships. It is my hope to act as a guide for those that are ready to achieve healing in their lives. I seek to work collaboratively with clients to explore the best tools for each unique situation. While I am competent in using ACT, DBT, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Systems Therapy, Solution Focused Brief therapy, Somatic and Polyvagal Therapy, working with me is more than a manual. I know each client has a unique modality or evidence based practice that will be the best fit.
Heather Dunnam
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83702
I am a trained trauma therapist and am also trained in EMDR.
I believe that each person has the ability to learn, grow, and change. My goal is to help people discover a life that has purpose, deeply meaningful relationships, and joy. I fully believe in the benefits of not being alone while navigating the complexities of life. Virtually any issue confronting an individual can be addressed through counseling and turned into healing, empowerment, and continued inner strength. I view the therapeutic interactions with my clients as unique dynamic learning experiences in the healing process.
I am a trained trauma therapist and am also trained in EMDR.
I believe that each person has the ability to learn, grow, and change. My goal is to help people discover a life that has purpose, deeply meaningful relationships, and joy. I fully believe in the benefits of not being alone while navigating the complexities of life. Virtually any issue confronting an individual can be addressed through counseling and turned into healing, empowerment, and continued inner strength. I view the therapeutic interactions with my clients as unique dynamic learning experiences in the healing process.
I am an Approved EMDR Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist and my areas of practice include: trauma/abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, and many others.
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who believes that we all possess the tools to adapt and overcome the many challenges in this journey called “Life.” My mission for my clients is to address their concerns by providing an atmosphere of unconditional acceptance, empathy, honesty, genuineness, and compassion. My focus is developing a strong therapeutic alliance, by fostering a trusting relationship between client and therapist to explore client's inner strengths, decrease negative symptoms, promote personal growth, expanding their emotional awareness, and arouse empowerment to unleash their limitless potential.
I am an Approved EMDR Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist and my areas of practice include: trauma/abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, and many others.
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who believes that we all possess the tools to adapt and overcome the many challenges in this journey called “Life.” My mission for my clients is to address their concerns by providing an atmosphere of unconditional acceptance, empathy, honesty, genuineness, and compassion. My focus is developing a strong therapeutic alliance, by fostering a trusting relationship between client and therapist to explore client's inner strengths, decrease negative symptoms, promote personal growth, expanding their emotional awareness, and arouse empowerment to unleash their limitless potential.
My practice is grounded in evidence-based techniques tailored to your needs, including insight-oriented therapy, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
Are you struggling with loss, life changes, or unresolved trauma? You don't have to face it alone. I specialize in providing compassionate, person-centered counseling that honors your unique experience. My approach is inclusive and non-judgmental, creating a safe space for you to explore your emotions and begin the healing process. Grief and trauma can feel overwhelming, but together, we can work through the pain to find meaning and hope. I believe in the power of a therapeutic relationship built on trust, empathy, and understanding, and I am here to support you.
My practice is grounded in evidence-based techniques tailored to your needs, including insight-oriented therapy, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
Are you struggling with loss, life changes, or unresolved trauma? You don't have to face it alone. I specialize in providing compassionate, person-centered counseling that honors your unique experience. My approach is inclusive and non-judgmental, creating a safe space for you to explore your emotions and begin the healing process. Grief and trauma can feel overwhelming, but together, we can work through the pain to find meaning and hope. I believe in the power of a therapeutic relationship built on trust, empathy, and understanding, and I am here to support you.
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Make that first step to finding relief from your emotional pain, whether it's experienced as anxiety, depression, anger, or trauma.
Your symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger are your body's way of telling you something's not right! As a child, you may have experienced some sort of failure in your relationships or environment. As a child you compensate for these traumas by creating strategies for survival. Maybe you are a perfectionist, or maybe you find that you give more than you receive, or perhaps you just feel disconnected from yourself and everyone around you? The pain you are experiencing is real, and coping with it just isn't working anymore.
Make that first step to finding relief from your emotional pain, whether it's experienced as anxiety, depression, anger, or trauma.
Your symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger are your body's way of telling you something's not right! As a child, you may have experienced some sort of failure in your relationships or environment. As a child you compensate for these traumas by creating strategies for survival. Maybe you are a perfectionist, or maybe you find that you give more than you receive, or perhaps you just feel disconnected from yourself and everyone around you? The pain you are experiencing is real, and coping with it just isn't working anymore.
I also practice Accelerated Resolution therapy (ART) for the treatment of trauma, including PTSD and abuse.
No one feels shame when they need an “adjustment” at the chiropractor and I see counseling that way—an adjustment in our thinking/functioning that we all need from time to time. Finding the right therapist is important and most of the power of therapy happens when you feel understood, validated, and appreciated. I have a warm and loving personality and I use a direct style to get to the heart of the problem. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother with a lifetime of good and bad experiences that allow me to empathize with a wide variety of people and challenges.
I also practice Accelerated Resolution therapy (ART) for the treatment of trauma, including PTSD and abuse.
No one feels shame when they need an “adjustment” at the chiropractor and I see counseling that way—an adjustment in our thinking/functioning that we all need from time to time. Finding the right therapist is important and most of the power of therapy happens when you feel understood, validated, and appreciated. I have a warm and loving personality and I use a direct style to get to the heart of the problem. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother with a lifetime of good and bad experiences that allow me to empathize with a wide variety of people and challenges.
Sara Gourley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83705 (Online Only)
I have experience working with individuals navigating depression, relationship challenges, and past trauma.
Navigating sadness, fear, or other overwhelming emotions can feel uncomfortable or unbearable. Perhaps you’re noticing patterns in your relationships, with yourself or others, and you’re curious if change is possible. You may wonder what it could be like to feel more grounded as you navigate the ups and downs of life. Know that you’re not alone and there is a path forward.
I have experience working with individuals navigating depression, relationship challenges, and past trauma.
Navigating sadness, fear, or other overwhelming emotions can feel uncomfortable or unbearable. Perhaps you’re noticing patterns in your relationships, with yourself or others, and you’re curious if change is possible. You may wonder what it could be like to feel more grounded as you navigate the ups and downs of life. Know that you’re not alone and there is a path forward.
I utilize an eclectic style of therapeutic techniques including: Adlerian, Existential, Gestalt, Trauma Focused CBT, Attachment based and ACT.
Starting therapy can be daunting and is one of the most courageous journeys that an individual can embark on. To be vulnerable, to be uncomfortable, to be authentic, is terrifying, but necessary for personal growth. My expertise is working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+ related issues, mood regulation, trauma and adjustment disorders.
I utilize an eclectic style of therapeutic techniques including: Adlerian, Existential, Gestalt, Trauma Focused CBT, Attachment based and ACT.
Starting therapy can be daunting and is one of the most courageous journeys that an individual can embark on. To be vulnerable, to be uncomfortable, to be authentic, is terrifying, but necessary for personal growth. My expertise is working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+ related issues, mood regulation, trauma and adjustment disorders.
Kyle Carpenter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83702
New clients welcome. I have a passion in working with young adults, teens, and children experiencing anxiety, depression, and complex trauma. These experiences can often leave us feeling fragmented or disconnected from ourselves and the world around us. I believe that great healing comes from a place of seeing and beginning to trust an alliance with ourselves. Together, we can pave the way back into the present moment with clarity, connection, and compassion. I am an empathetic and ever-learning counselor with a diverse skillset and strong degree of patience, knowledge, and self-reflection.
New clients welcome. I have a passion in working with young adults, teens, and children experiencing anxiety, depression, and complex trauma. These experiences can often leave us feeling fragmented or disconnected from ourselves and the world around us. I believe that great healing comes from a place of seeing and beginning to trust an alliance with ourselves. Together, we can pave the way back into the present moment with clarity, connection, and compassion. I am an empathetic and ever-learning counselor with a diverse skillset and strong degree of patience, knowledge, and self-reflection.
I am trained in many traditional and non-tradition forms of therapy in trauma and multicultural therapy and have extensive experience and training working with people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds with equally diverse issues.
Currently accepting new clients and EMDR trained. People I help want to feel better quickly and my goal is to help you feel better as soon as possible so that they can move on into your better life. People have reported our work together has been invaluable in providing relief to past trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, family struggles, problems with marriage and relationships, sexual issues, loss and grief, issues related to age and life transitions, LGBTQIA+, social justice and race issues, military veterans and first-responder issues, and historical and multigenerational trauma issues.
I am trained in many traditional and non-tradition forms of therapy in trauma and multicultural therapy and have extensive experience and training working with people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds with equally diverse issues.
Currently accepting new clients and EMDR trained. People I help want to feel better quickly and my goal is to help you feel better as soon as possible so that they can move on into your better life. People have reported our work together has been invaluable in providing relief to past trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, family struggles, problems with marriage and relationships, sexual issues, loss and grief, issues related to age and life transitions, LGBTQIA+, social justice and race issues, military veterans and first-responder issues, and historical and multigenerational trauma issues.
Lauren E Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, EMDR-T
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Boise, ID 83702
I integrate evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches that make tangible, transformational change.
You want to find a counselor that you feel you can be your true self with, someone you can kick off your shoes and laugh and cry with. You want a counselor who is real and authentic. I believe that, too, and that you deserve to thrive, not just survive. Your brain can heal, just like how muscles recover after a workout. When collaborating with clients on their therapy goals, I see through lenses of trauma, relational connections to others, and how the brain and body work together. You do not have to share the details of hurtful experiences through the therapies that I use.
I integrate evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches that make tangible, transformational change.
You want to find a counselor that you feel you can be your true self with, someone you can kick off your shoes and laugh and cry with. You want a counselor who is real and authentic. I believe that, too, and that you deserve to thrive, not just survive. Your brain can heal, just like how muscles recover after a workout. When collaborating with clients on their therapy goals, I see through lenses of trauma, relational connections to others, and how the brain and body work together. You do not have to share the details of hurtful experiences through the therapies that I use.
Robert L Franklin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP-II, DBT-C
Verified Verified
Boise, ID 83705
I use evidence-based therapies for trauma, grief, and other mental health disorders, including EMDR, ACT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, and components of IFS.
Therapy is a healing journey. My role in that process is to work collaboratively with you to identify struggles and issues, and agree upon a therapeutic approach to help create hope and achieve goals that will bring about positive life changes, such as emotional healing, resiliency, improved mood, increased self-esteem, personal insight and growth, increased self-determination, effective coping skills, improved interpersonal relationships, and an increased sense of empowerment. The Certificate in Human Rights I have from BSU adds to my ability to connect with people from a multicultural perspective and with cultural competence.
I use evidence-based therapies for trauma, grief, and other mental health disorders, including EMDR, ACT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, and components of IFS.
Therapy is a healing journey. My role in that process is to work collaboratively with you to identify struggles and issues, and agree upon a therapeutic approach to help create hope and achieve goals that will bring about positive life changes, such as emotional healing, resiliency, improved mood, increased self-esteem, personal insight and growth, increased self-determination, effective coping skills, improved interpersonal relationships, and an increased sense of empowerment. The Certificate in Human Rights I have from BSU adds to my ability to connect with people from a multicultural perspective and with cultural competence.
She welcomes children, adolescents, teens, and has a history of with working with Trauma, Adjustment, Life Transitions, ADHD, Autism, Depression, and Anxiety.
Samantha is a LPC who graduated at Grand Canyon University with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Boise State University. She understands being a kid in this world is difficult! Life has just started, and for a child/teen, it can feel like life is all about what you can or cannot do. Whether trying to figure out how to communicate, learning/expressing emotions, learning boundaries, wanting to vent, or trying to understand how to interact with the world socially, she will be someone who will be on your team to help!
She welcomes children, adolescents, teens, and has a history of with working with Trauma, Adjustment, Life Transitions, ADHD, Autism, Depression, and Anxiety.
Samantha is a LPC who graduated at Grand Canyon University with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Boise State University. She understands being a kid in this world is difficult! Life has just started, and for a child/teen, it can feel like life is all about what you can or cannot do. Whether trying to figure out how to communicate, learning/expressing emotions, learning boundaries, wanting to vent, or trying to understand how to interact with the world socially, she will be someone who will be on your team to help!
