She knew he loved her. So why did her body still panic?
Maria sat on the edge of her bed, holding her phone, trying to breathe.
The message from her husband was simple:
“I’m going out with the guys tonight. Don’t wait up.”
It wasn’t the words. It was the echo.
Her chest tightened, her stomach flipped.
And suddenly, she was 7 years old again—alone in her room, listening to her mother’s voice, sharp and unpredictable through the walls.
She knew her husband loved her.
But her body wasn’t convinced.
The terror wasn’t rational.
It was procedural—stored deep in her nervous system.
A lifetime of learning that connection could vanish at any moment.
As a child, Maria had no safe co-regulation.
Her mother’s shouting came without warning. Apologies were rare. Comfort, even rarer.
So Maria adapted: smile, please, suppress.
She learned how to look okay—even when she was crumbling inside.
And in adulthood, those same strategies returned.
Maria wasn’t dysregulated in obvious ways.
She was composed. Insightful. Even self-aware.
But underneath was a constant hum of anxiety.
And when moments of disconnection hit—like that text—it wasn’t just discomfort. It was panic.
Because the part of her still stuck in childhood didn’t feel like an adult in a marriage.
It felt like a child on the verge of being abandoned.
This wasn’t overreaction. It was a trauma response-
An echo of attachment wounds shaped by a childhood where emotional safety was never guaranteed. Her nervous system went to panic instead of trust; the work was about helping her nervous system orient to the safety that she did have in her current relationship.
If you're an experienced clinician, you've likely worked with someone like Maria.
You hold the space. You validate the fear. Your clients feel seen.
And still—some part of you may wonder:
Could I go deeper? Could I help her shift this pattern—not just understand it?
That’s exactly what the Trauma Training Program is built to do - take your clients even deeper.
In Module 2: Attachment, Abandonment & Nervous System Repair, we explore how early relational trauma shapes adult relationships and emotional regulation.
You’ll learn how to blend clinical clarity and grounded skill.
In module 2 you’ll learn:
How attachment trauma shapes adult nervous systems and relational patterns
How to identify when clients are blended with younger parts
Tools to help clients unblend from fear and reorient toward safety
How to use somatic and parts-based interventions—even if you're not trained in IFS or SE
How to support emotional repair in real time, without retraumatizing or rescuing
And the results?
Clients don’t just “understand” their patterns. They start experiencing themselves differently.
They stop texting 14 times in a row to check if someone’s mad
They cry—really cry—for the first time in years
They notice they’re not holding their breath in session
They say things like, “I didn’t panic when he left. I knew he’d come back.”
And their partners say, “You feel steadier. Softer. More here.”
This is what happens when the body feels safety—on a cellular level.
When clients stop reacting from a part, and start responding from their Adult Self.
Apply to Join the Summer Trauma Training
You don’t need more certifications.
You need more clinical precision.
This trauma focused training is for therapists who are:
Already trained, experienced, and trusted by their clients
Ready to refine the work they do and move with more nuance in the room
Looking for expert consultation, peer community, and advanced trauma mentoring
Eager to access our lifetime Trauma Library of demos, interventions, and clinical case consults
When you sharpen your skills, your clients feel it.
Their systems soften.
The work goes deeper.
The healing becomes more integrated—and more permanent.
When you join the Trauma Training Program, you receive:
12 modules of trauma-focused training
12 LIVE expert consultation & case-based 90 minute calls
A private, supportive community of skilled, like-minded therapists
Lifetime access to a rich clinical library—tools, demos, protocols & more
Guidance to deepen and personalize the skills you already have (IFS, EMDR, SE, etc.)
Techniques to work with more nuance, precision, and confidence
Practical strategies that lead to deeper relief and transformation for your clients
I can’t wait to support you in deepening your work,
Esther