Trauma therapy in Madison, WI
For women carrying something they have never fully said out loud.
Something happened. Maybe years ago. Maybe more recently. You have not really talked about it, and it is still there, running quietly underneath your day. You do not have to know what to call it to start.
You don't have to tell the whole story. You don't have to start at the beginning.
Signs trauma may be impacting your lifeFrom the outside, your relationships look fine...
But something happened. And after it happened, you learned a few things about closeness that you have not been able to unlearn.
You learned that the people who say they love you can also hurt you.
You learned that closeness has a price. You learned that asking for what you need is risky.
So you have spent years feeling the most alone in the room with the people who love you. Your partner is being kind. You wait for the moment they stop.
Your friend texts something short. You read it three times. You decide they are mad at you. You spend the rest of the day proving you are easy to love.
You have been told you are too sensitive. Too much. Too needy. You have started to believe it.
These are not personality traits.
They are lessons your body learned in a moment when those lessons kept you safe. They are still running, even with people who would never teach them to you.
Meet your trauma therapist in Madison, WI
Hi, I’m JadaI work with women across Wisconsin who have lived through sexual assault, domestic violence, childhood abuse, or trafficking, and the experiences that do not always have a clean name. I came to this work the long way around, through my own life, which means a few things sit differently in my office.
I do not need you to explain why your reaction was bigger than the moment. I do not flinch at the parts of the story other people have flinched at. I will not ask you to start at the beginning.
I use EMDR therapy and trauma-focused approaches that do not require you to retell what happened in detail. The work reaches the part of you that talking has not been able to touch. We move at your pace.
How I work with women in Wisconsin
Specialized therapy for the experiences that are hardest to name out loud.-
Therapy after sexual assault
For women who have lived through assault, whether recent or years ago, and who may have spent a long time not telling anyone.
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Therapy for adult survivors of childhood abuse
When the experience that shaped you happened before you had words for it, and you have been carrying it ever since.
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Therapy after domestic violence
When the relationship that was not safe has shaped how every other one feels, and you are still learning to trust your own read on people.
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Therapy for survivors of trafficking
For women whose experiences are harder to name, harder to find help with, and often layered with circumstances that make disclosure complicated.
Therapy from your own roomSome of the hardest parts of getting help happen before the session even begins.
Walking into an unfamiliar building. Sitting in a waiting room with strangers. Being seen leaving a therapist's office in your own town. These are real considerations for the women I work with, and they are part of why many of them have put off getting help for years.
Virtual sessions remove all of that. You do the work from your own home, your own room, with your own tea or your own dog or your own blanket. For trauma work specifically, this is often the better container, not a compromise.
How we begin
No paperwork. No pressure. No requirement to have your story organized before we talk.
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Book a free call
Fifteen minutes. We talk about what is going on and whether this feels like the right fit.
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Schedule your first session
We find a weekly time. You do not need to prepare anything in advance.
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Begin the work
Using EMDR and trauma-focused therapy, we move at your pace. You will not be asked to relive what happened.
When you are ready, the door is open.
Before you reach outFrequently Asked Questions About Trauma Therapy in Wisconsin.
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You do not need to have a coherent story to start. You do not need to know the right words for what happened. You do not need to identify with any specific label. We start with what you are carrying right now and let the rest unfold at the pace that feels right.
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No. EMDR therapy does not require you to retell what happened in detail. It works at a different level than talk therapy and reaches the part of you that words have not been able to touch. We can talk about what you are comfortable talking about, and the work can still happen.
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If something is still affecting how you sleep, how you connect, how your body feels in your own life, that is enough. The size of what happened is not the measure. The measure is whether it is still costing you.
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My job is to help you not fall apart, and to help you put yourself back together if something hard surfaces. We move at a pace that allows you to stay in your window. Nothing gets opened that you are not ready to open. You stay in charge of the speed.
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We meet on a secure HIPAA-compliant video platform. You are in your own space, on your own couch or chair, with whatever you need to feel comfortable. Sessions run fifty or seventy-five minutes weekly. Many clients tell me they settle into the work more easily at home than they ever could in an office.
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Blooming Haven is a private-pay practice. Current rates:
⟡ Individual therapy session (50 minutes): $200
⟡ Individual therapy session (75 minutes): $300
⟡ EMDR intensive (multi-hour format): See the EMDR Intensives page for package details
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Blooming Haven is a private pay practice. I provide superbills for clients who want to seek out-of-network reimbursement from their insurance. If your plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits, you may be able to recover a portion of your session fees. I am happy to walk through what that would look like for you on a discovery call.
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That is what the free fifteen-minute call is for. We talk about what is going on, what you are looking for, and whether the way I work feels like it could be a fit. If it is, we schedule a first session. If it is not, I will help you think about what kind of therapist might be a better match. There is no pressure either way.