Do I have to talk about the trauma in detail?

No. EMDR doesn't require a detailed narrative the way some talk therapy does. You hold the memory in mind while we do the processing work, which is often less re-traumatizing than people expect.

How long does trauma therapy take?

It depends on what you're carrying. Some people see real movement in a four-week intensive. Others need longer, ongoing work. I'll give you an honest estimate after your baseline assessment, not before.

Is this covered by insurance?

PostScript is a private pay practice, so we’re out of network with insurance providers and Medicaid.

Trauma therapy in Colorado Springs

Trauma shows up differently for everyone. For some it's a single event that still gets triggered by ordinary things, a smell, a tone of voice, a situation that shouldn't feel dangerous but does.

For others it's something that built up slowly over years and never got a name. I'm Sarah Post Massey, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Colorado Springs, and I treat both.

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How I treat trauma through therapy

I use EMDR to help your brain finish processing a memory that got stuck.

You don't need to narrate the event in detail for this to work, which surprises a lot of people who've done talk therapy before.

We start with a baseline assessment, do structured work together, and check your scores again partway through and at the end, so you have more to go on than how a session felt.

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Weekly or intensive trauma therapy available

Some trauma work fits into weekly fifty-minute sessions over several months.

Some benefits from a concentrated block of time instead.

My EMDR intensives run two 90-minute sessions a week for four weeks, built around your workweek rather than a full day off, for people who want focused progress without an open-ended timeline.

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What trauma can look like

A memory that still triggers a full-body reaction, even though you know, logically, it's over
Hypervigilance, trouble relaxing, a nervous system that stays braced
Avoidance of places, people, or conversations connected to what happened
Feeling disconnected from your own life, like you're watching it instead of living it
A pattern of relationships or decisions that traces back to something earlier

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Is this the right fit for me?

This tends to fit if you're carrying something specific, whether that's a single event or a pattern, and you're ready to do more than talk around it.

I also work with PTSD and emotional abuse recovery specifically, if either of those is closer to your situation.

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Questions about trauma therapy

No. EMDR doesn't require a detailed narrative the way some talk therapy does. You hold the memory in mind while we do the processing work, which is often less re-traumatizing than people expect.
It depends on what you're carrying. Some people see real movement in a four-week intensive. Others need longer, ongoing work. I'll give you an honest estimate after your baseline assessment, not before.
PostScript is a private pay practice, so we’re out of network with insurance providers and Medicaid.

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