Emotional Trauma & PTSD Healing

A Safe, Supportive, Compassionate Space for Nervous System Repair

Serving River Forest • Oak Park • Chicago

Emotional trauma can come from a single experience or years of overwhelming stress. Whether you’ve been through loss, chronic tension, medical trauma, relationship trauma, childhood adversity, or a life-altering event, your body holds the memory long after the mind tries to move on.

Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine provide a grounded, gentle, and deeply therapeutic path to healing. Treatments help calm the nervous system, relieve anxiety and hypervigilance, regulate sleep, reduce physical tension from emotional stress, and support your body’s natural ability to return to safety.

This is a confidential, non-judgmental space where your healing unfolds at your pace.

How Acupuncture Supports Emotional Trauma & PTSD

Trauma affects the brain, nervous system, hormones, and immune function. Acupuncture helps restore balance through:

Nervous system regulation (activates parasympathetic “rest & restore”)
Reduced hyperarousal (calms fight-or-flight and freeze responses)
Improved sleep and reduced nightmares
Lower stress hormones (cortisol + adrenaline)
Reduced anxiety, panic, and emotional overwhelm
Soothing physical symptoms of trauma such as jaw tension, headaches, digestive issues, and chest heaviness
Reconnecting mind + body after trauma disconnects them

Acupuncture offers both immediate calming relief and long-term stabilization.

The NADA Protocol for Trauma, Stress & Addiction

The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) Protocol is a well-established, research-supported 5-point ear acupuncture treatment used worldwide for:

PTSD
Emotional trauma
Anxiety and panic
Addiction recovery
Sleep difficulties
Grief and emotional shock
Stress regulation

What the NADA Protocol Does

The five ear points used help:

Calm the nervous system
Reduce intrusive thoughts
Increase feelings of grounding and safety
Support emotional release
Improve resilience during stress
Encourage a centered, meditative state

The treatment is gentle, subtle, and extremely supportive for clients who feel “on edge,” dissociated, or emotionally overloaded.

Flower Essences for Emotional Healing

Flower essences are vibrational remedies that gently shift emotional patterns without overwhelming the system. They are especially effective for trauma survivors who are highly sensitive or easily dysregulated.

How Flower Essences Help

Release stored emotional shock
Support stability during triggering moments
Ease fear, sadness, grief, or dissociation
Restore feelings of inner safety
Promote confidence, harmony, and emotional strength
Provide gentle healing without re-activating trauma

Flower essences do not interact with medications and are safe for all ages.

Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki & Breathwork (Optional Add-Ons)

While acupuncture is the foundation of treatment, other healing modalities may be incorporated or recommended to support trauma recovery.

Craniosacral Therapy

Helps unwind stored tension in the spine, neck, and cranial system
Releases deep emotional holding patterns
Supports vagus nerve regulation
Encourages stillness, grounding, and safety

Reiki & Energy Healing

Calms the emotional field
Lifts heaviness, fear, sadness, and energetic residue
Helps you feel lighter and more connected

Breathwork

Reduces anxiety and panic
Improves grounding and presence
Helps release emotional constriction in the chest and diaphragm

Shamanic Healing (By Guidance Only)

Supports soul-level restoration
Helps integrate experiences of loss, fragmentation, or overwhelm
Provides deep spiritual grounding for those who seek it

These modalities are optional, offered only if you desire them and if they support your goals.

What a Trauma-Informed Treatment Experience Feels Like

Your session is customized based on where you are in your healing journey.

Clients describe sessions as:

Calm
Grounding
Safe
Nurturing
Restorative
Emotionally supportive

Your comfort is prioritized. You are always in control. Nothing is rushed.

Conditions Supported

This approach helps those experiencing:

PTSD or CPTSD
Anxiety & panic
Shock or grief
Emotional numbness or dissociation
Sleep disturbances
Stress exhaustion or overwhelm
Nervous system dysregulation
Medical trauma or chronic illness stress
Childhood trauma
Relationship trauma
Job-related trauma (first responders, healthcare, etc.)

Treatment Plan

Most clients feel calmer and more grounded after the first treatment.
Deeper emotional stabilization typically occurs over 4–8 sessions, with long-term healing continuing with ongoing support as needed.