PTSD & Trauma Therapy — Online Therapy in Colorado

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Compassionate, trauma-informed telehealth therapy for adults throughout Colorado. Attachment-based, paced support for PTSD, childhood trauma, and relational trauma.

PTSD & Trauma Therapy — Online Therapy in Colorado

Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Support for Healing and Stability

You're in the right place if past experiences still live in your body or nervous system — whether through triggers, shutdown, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm. You're looking for support that honors your pace and your story.

Trauma isn't just what happened — it's also the ongoing impact it has on your body, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety. You may feel on edge, shut down, overwhelmed, easily triggered, or disconnected from yourself and others. Even when you know you're safe now, your mind and body may still react as if you're not.

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone — and recovery is possible.

I'm David Rothman, LPC, and for the past six years I've provided online trauma and PTSD therapy for adults throughout Colorado via secure telehealth. I work with people who have experienced childhood trauma, emotional neglect, abuse, relational trauma, spiritual/religious trauma, accidents, medical trauma, and other overwhelming experiences. My approach is steady, collaborative, and paced, helping you build safety and resilience while we gently work through what you've been carrying.

What Trauma & PTSD Can Feel Like

Trauma can affect both the mind and the body — sometimes in ways that are hard to explain. You might notice:

Hyper-vigilance or feeling constantly on guard
Intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares
Emotional numbing or shutdown
Difficulty trusting, opening up, or feeling close to others
Sudden overwhelm or panic
Shame, self-blame, or confusion about your reactions
Avoidance of reminders of the past
Irritability, anger, or feeling easily triggered
Feeling disconnected from yourself or your body

Many people struggle privately with these symptoms for years — often believing they "should be over it by now." Trauma doesn't work that way. Your system adapted to survive. Therapy can help it finally relax.

How Trauma & PTSD Therapy Can Help

Therapy with me is grounded, paced, and non-judgmental. We don't force anything. Instead, we focus on building safety first — in your nervous system, in your emotions, and in your relationships. Together, we'll work to:

Create emotional and nervous-system safety
Better understand your triggers and reactions
Reduce shame and self-criticism
Develop tools for calming overwhelm
Heal attachment wounds and relational trauma
Strengthen self-trust and self-compassion
Reconnect with your sense of meaning and identity

The goal is not to erase the past — but to help it stop running your present.

My Approach to Trauma Therapy

My work is attachment-based, emotionally focused, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic. That means we explore not just the event — but how trauma shaped your relationships, emotions, and sense of self.

I also integrate AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), a compassionate approach that supports healing through safe, emotional processing within a strong therapeutic relationship. Over six years of working with trauma survivors across Colorado, I've seen how much this paced, relationship-centered approach matters — real healing rarely comes from rushing toward the hardest material too soon.

We go at a pace that feels manageable. You stay in control of the process. Learn more about my background and approach.

Types of Trauma I Commonly Work With

I support adults who have experienced:

Childhood trauma or emotional neglect
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Relationship and attachment trauma
Spiritual or religious trauma
Narcissistic / controlling family systems
Medical or health-related trauma
Grief and complicated loss
Accidents, threat, or overwhelming stress

You do not have to minimize or justify your experience here. If it affected you — it matters.

Frequently Asked Questions About Trauma & PTSD Therapy

I've tried therapy before and it didn't help. Why would this be different?That's a real and common experience, and it doesn't mean therapy can't work for you — it may mean the approach wasn't the right fit. My work integrates AEDP, which focuses on the emotional and relational experience of healing, not just insight. We go at your pace, and if something isn't working, we talk about that too.

Will talking about my trauma make me relive it?This is one of the most common fears people bring to trauma therapy, and it's a reasonable one. The goal isn't to have you relive painful memories in detail — it's to help your nervous system process what's still unresolved, gradually and with enough safety that you stay grounded throughout.

What if I don't remember much about what happened to me?You don't need a complete or detailed memory for trauma therapy to help. Trauma often lives in the nervous system and body more than in a clear narrative. We can work with what you do know: how it shows up now, in your body, your relationships, and your emotional patterns.

How long does trauma therapy usually take?There's no fixed timeline — it depends on your history, your goals, and how your system responds to the work. Some people notice meaningful shifts within a few months; more complex or long-standing trauma often benefits from a longer, steadier process.

Is online (telehealth) trauma therapy actually effective?Yes. Research and clinical experience both show that trauma-focused therapy can be highly effective over secure video, particularly when there's a strong working relationship between you and your therapist. Learn more about how telehealth sessions work.

Do I need a PTSD diagnosis to start therapy?No. Many people come to trauma therapy without a formal diagnosis. If you're carrying the lasting effects of a difficult or overwhelming experience, that's a valid reason to reach out, whether or not it meets full diagnostic criteria.

A Compassionate Note About Safety

If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please reach out for immediate help by calling 911 or the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You deserve support now — you don't have to face it alone.

Online Trauma & PTSD Therapy in Colorado

Healing from trauma takes time — and you don't have to do it on your own. I offer online trauma-informed therapy for adults across Colorado, providing a confidential, supportive space where we work carefully and steadily toward relief, safety, and connection. See all the areas I serve across the state.

If you're looking for online trauma or PTSD therapy in Colorado, I'm here to help.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Trauma & PTSD Therapy

I've tried therapy before and it didn't help. Why would this be different? That's a real and common experience, and it doesn't mean therapy can't work for you — it may mean the approach wasn't the right fit. A lot of trauma therapy stays at the level of talking about what happened, which can leave the nervous system untouched even when the conversation feels productive. My work integrates AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), which focuses on the emotional and relational experience of healing, not just insight. We go at your pace, and if something isn't working, we talk about that too — this is a collaborative process, not something done to you.

Will talking about my trauma make me relive it? This is one of the most common fears people bring to trauma therapy, and it's a reasonable one. The goal of paced, trauma-informed work isn't to have you relive painful memories in detail — it's to help your nervous system process what's still unresolved, gradually and with enough safety that you stay grounded throughout. We build stability and coping capacity first, before ever moving toward harder material, and you stay in control of what we explore and when.

What if I don't remember much about what happened to me? You don't need a complete or detailed memory of what happened for trauma therapy to help. Trauma often lives in the nervous system and body more than in a clear narrative — you may notice its effects through anxiety, shutdown, difficulty trusting others, or a persistent sense of unease, even without full recall of specific events. We can work with what you do know: how it shows up now, in your body, your relationships, and your emotional patterns.

How long does trauma therapy usually take? There's no fixed timeline — it depends on your history, your goals, and how your system responds to the work. Some people notice meaningful shifts within a few months; more complex or long-standing trauma, especially childhood trauma, often benefits from a longer, steadier process. We'll check in regularly about progress and pace, so it never feels open-ended without direction.

Is online (telehealth) trauma therapy actually effective? Yes. Research and clinical experience both show that trauma-focused therapy can be highly effective over secure video, particularly when there's a strong working relationship between you and your therapist. For many people, being in their own familiar, private space actually makes it easier to stay grounded and open up, rather than harder. Learn more about how telehealth sessions work.

Do I need a PTSD diagnosis to start therapy? No. Many people come to trauma therapy without a formal diagnosis — you don't need a specific label to justify getting support. If you're carrying the lasting effects of a difficult or overwhelming experience, whether or not it meets full diagnostic criteria for PTSD, that's a valid reason to reach out.

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