Trauma Recovery via Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Trauma doesn’t store itself in the body in a neat box that you can tuck away or put on a shelf by thinking, “It’s the past – let it go.” It manifests in the brain as fragments – a smell that takes you back, a body sensation you can’t explain, a reaction that feels bigger than it should be.
When you’ve experienced repeated traumatic events or relationship trauma, these fragments from the past can intrude on your present.
Narrative Exposure Therapy helps you map your life story in a safe therapeutic environment, to help your brain actually file past events as “past” in the body.
Neurodivergent-Friendly Trauma Therapy
When trauma scatters memories into intrusive fragments, the body can remain in a constant threat state. Narrative Exposure Therapy helps weave those fragments into a coherent story to heal your trauma.
Safe Process
NET is gentle, structured, and guided by your needs to ensure it’s always at your pace. This therapy is about giving your experiences a place to rest — not reliving them in pain.
Post-Traumatic Growth
As scattered memories become a connected narrative that includes positive memories, the past becomes a part of your story, not something that keeps happening to you.
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Susan Gilliam Counseling
Calm, body aware telehealth therapy for neurodivergent women navigating trauma and burnout across California.