Couples Therapy for Trauma & PTSD | EFT in Sedona

The Impact of Trauma & Chronic Stress on Connection

Trauma changes how you move through the world—and how you show up in your relationship.
Whether you’ve faced combat, life-or-death decisions, childhood abuse, or caregiver burnout, your nervous system has learned to stay alert, guarded, and ready for danger.

In relationships, that can look like:

Pulling away when things get too vulnerable
Feeling flooded by emotion and overwhelmed by your partner’s needs
Being misunderstood as “cold” or “shut down”
Struggling to trust—even when you deeply want to

It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that connection doesn’t always feel safe. And when one or both partners carry trauma or live under constant stress, emotional closeness can feel like too much—or not enough.

You Deserve Safety in Your Closest Relationship

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) creates a safe, structured space where you can begin to untangle the impact of trauma on your connection.

This isn’t about rehashing every traumatic memory or forcing vulnerability. EFT helps you slow down, tune into what your body and emotions are signaling, and begin building trust through small but powerful moments of connection.

If you or your partner are living with PTSD, unresolved trauma, or the emotional toll of high-stress roles like military, law enforcement, or healthcare, EFT can help you move from survival mode to secure connection.

How Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Helps

EFT is a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach that supports couples in creating emotional safety and healing together. Here’s how it helps:

Names the Protective Patterns

EFT helps you recognize how trauma responses—like shutting down, withdrawing, or overreacting—are actually attempts to stay safe.

Strengthens Trust Slowly and Safely

You’ll learn to share vulnerable emotions at a pace that feels manageable, supported by a trained EFT therapist.

Builds an Authentic and Secure Bond

Over time, EFT helps you and your partner become a safe harbor for each other—able to co-regulate, support, and reconnect even when stress or trauma shows up.

Whether your trauma is recent or decades old, EFT meets you where you are—with compassion, structure, and a proven path toward connection.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH CAROL

Carol has saved our family! I have no doubt in my mind that my marriage would be over without her help. She has really helped my husband and I understand one and other. She has brought us so much closer! We go to therapy wanting to strangle one and other and leave the office smiling and laughing! Over time we have learned to deal with issues at home that we could not overcome before. Thank you Carol!