Trauma & PTSD Therapy for Veterans in Michigan

Military service can shape you in lasting ways — some of them powerful, some of them deeply painful. Experiences during deployment, in training, or after returning home can leave you carrying memories, reactions, or emotions that feel impossible to explain to people who haven’t lived it. You don’t have to work through this alone. I provide trauma-informed therapy for Veterans across Michigan, offering support that honors your experience, takes into account your military culture, strengthens your coping tools, and helps you feel grounded again.

Understanding Veteran Trauma

Veteran trauma can come from a wide range of experiences — not just combat. It may involve events, losses, or stressors that were overwhelming, sudden, or ongoing.

You may be carrying trauma from:

• Combat or deployment experiences

• Witnessing injury or death

• Traumatic loss of fellow service memories

• Survivor’s guilt

• Military sexual trauma (MST)

• High-pressure or life-threatening situations

• Injuries or medical emergencies

• Chronic stress or hypervigilance during service

• Reintegration challenges after returning home

Your trauma is valid, whether it came from the battlefield or from the emotional weight of service.

Common Challenges Veterans Face

Trauma from military service often shows up long after returning home. You may notice:

• Feeling constantly “on alert”

• Trouble sleeping or frequent nightmares

• Emotional numbness or detachment

• Irritability, anger, or sudden emotional shifts

• Avoiding crowds or unfamiliar places

• Difficulty trusting others

• Guilt, shame, or self-blame

• Feeling disconnected from loved ones

• Trouble adjusting to civilian life

• Feeling like “no one understands what I went through”

These reactions are not weaknesses — they are your nervous system’s learned protection.

How Trauma Therapy Helps Veterans Heal

Therapy can help you work through the impacts of trauma without having to relive painful memories.

• Rebuild a sense of safety

  • Work on grounding skills and emotional regulation to reduce hypervigilance and overwhelm.

• Understand your trauma responses

  • Learn why irritability, shutdown, or detachment happen — and how to manage them

• Manage triggers more effectively

  • Develop tools to navigate loud noises, crowds, or unexpected stress

• Strengthen relationships

  • Improve communication, rebuild trust, and reconnect with people who matter to you.

• Explore identity after service

  • Find meaning, stability, and purpose in your life beyond the military

Healing doesn’t require rushing. We move at a pace that feels safe for you.

My Approach to Veteran Trauma Therapy

My work is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in safety. You can expect:

• You lead the pace

  • We talk about what you feel ready for — never more

• A focus on nervous system regulation

  • Tools to reduce reactivity, panic, or shutdown

• Compassion-focused support

  • A judgment-free space to process experiences that may feel heavy or confusing

• Whole-person healing

  • Working with your emotions, identity, relationships, and body responses

• Respect for your experiences

  • Your story is yours — and I honor the strength it took to get here.

Military Sexual Trauma (MST)

If you have experienced MST, you deserve a therapeutic space where you are believed, supported, and not blamed. MST can deeply affect trust, identity, safety, intimacy, and emotional stability. Trauma-focused therapy can help you process these experiences gently, with respect and care.

Reintegration Challenges After Service

Transitioning back into civilian life can be overwhelming. You might struggle with:

• Loss of structure or routine

• Identity shifts

• Feelings of isolation or disconnection

• Relationship strain

• Difficulty adjusting to work or school

• Chronic stress or emotional shutdown

Therapy offers support as you navigate these changes.