Trauma-Informed & Holistic Individual Therapy

You’ve made it through hard things. Maybe you even became skilled at functioning through the pain. But you are tired, frustrated, and deep down, you know there’s more to life than survival. You’re ready for something different— you want to make peace with your past, live in the present, and plan for the future.

You want to experience freedom, peace of mind, deep connections with those you love,

and a positive impact on your community! 

I offer compassionate, integrative therapy that honors your lived experience, supports your nervous system, emotional healing, and personal growth. My approach combines evidence-based practices (like EMDR and somatic nervous system regulation) with mindfulness, body-aware interventions, holistic practices, and practical coping tools. Therapy is tailored to your lived experience, identity, and current life transitions—helping you move from surviving to thriving, fostering resilience, embodiment, and self-trust — all within a trauma-informed and culturally affirming space.

What I Help With

My therapy supports adults navigating:

• Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

• Depression and loss of motivation

• Complex trauma, developmental trauma, and PTSD

• Breakups, divorce, and relationship transitions

• LGBTQ+ identity exploration and minority stress

• Perimenopause and menopause transitions

• Chronic illness, medical trauma, and body-based grief

• Identity shifts, life transitions, and existential growth

My Therapeutic Approach

My therapy integrates:

• EMDR & Somatic Processing – to rewire the nervous system’s stress responses

• Mindfulness & Breathwork – to reduce overwhelm and increase presence

• Cognitive Shifts – to transform self-criticism into self-compassion

• Body-Aware Regulation Practices – to build safety from within

• Tailored Behavioral Strategies – so you have tools that fit your life

Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all — it’s collaborative, paced with your nervous system, and grounded in your values and goals.

Who I Work With

I work with adults navigating a broad range of life challenges and transitions — including:

• Emotional and interpersonal distress

• Developmental or complex trauma

• Life transitions (divorce, menopause, chronic illness)

• Identity, minority stress, and stigma-related pain

• Anxiety, depression, and persistent stress responses

• Desire for grounding, embodiment, and meaning-centered healing

My work is inclusive and affirming of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, multilingual communities, and supports people from diverse cultural and life backgrounds.

Core Areas of Support

💔 Break-Up & Divorce Recovery

Ending a long-term relationship can trigger grief, anxiety, guilt, and a sense of identity loss. I support you through the emotional and practical challenges of separation — helping you grieve, understand your patterns, and begin again with empowerment.

Complex Trauma & PTSD

Trauma isn’t always a single event — it can be long-standing, developmental, or repeated over time. Using EMDR, somatic tools, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation practices, we work to shift the body’s survival responses into safety and resilience so that past pain no longer controls your present.

🌈 LGBTQ-Affirming Therapy

You deserve support that honors your identity without judgment. My practice provides a safe, affirming environment where LGBTQ+ clients can explore gender, orientation, and societal stressors with understanding and empowerment.

🧘‍♀️ Anxiety & Depression

Persistent worry, chronic sadness, or emotional overwhelm warrants compassionate attention. Therapy can help you build tools for emotional regulation, challenge painful thought patterns, and discover strength beneath the symptom.

🌸 Holistic Counseling for Menopause

Menopause is a major life transition — physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I help women process mood changes, identity shifts, grief around aging, and nervous system dysregulation — transforming this phase into a period of self-discovery and empowerment.

🧬 Chronic Illness & Medical Transitions (Placeheld – content to be added)

Coming soon: A dedicated section on therapy for people coping with chronic illness, medical trauma, or ongoing health challenges. This will focus on nervous system support, meaning-making around health identity, mind-body integration, and resilience-oriented coping practices.Specialized Areas of Therapy

Each of these links to your existing pages:

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🌈 LGBTQ-Affirming Therapy

A safe, culturally responsive space to explore identity, relationships, and societal stressors.
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🧘‍♀️ Anxiety & Depression Therapy

Support for emotional regulation, self-compassion, and relief from persistent distress.
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🌸 Holistic Counseling for Menopause

Emotional, nervous-system, and identity support during perimenopause and menopause.
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🧬 Chronic Illness & Medical Trauma Therapy

Living with chronic illness can affect identity, emotional stability, self-image, and your relationship with your body. Therapy offers a space to:

• Process grief related to health changes

• Address medical trauma and loss of bodily trust

• Support nervous system regulation

• Integrate mind-body healing

• Build resilience and meaning in long-term health conditions

• Navigate shame, isolation, or exhaustion

This work is especially powerful when combined with somatic therapy and trauma-informed EMDR approaches.

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Internal Linking Structure (Very Important for SEO)

On your Therapy page, each specialty becomes a link:

Section Links To Break-Up Therapy/breakup-divorce-therapy

Complex Trauma/complex-trauma-ptsd-therapy

LGBTQ+ Therapy/lgbtq-affirming-therapy

Anxiety & Depression/anxiety-depression-therapy

Menopause/holistic-counseling-menopause

Chronic Illness/chronic-illness-therapy (create later)

Then, on each of those pages, add a small line at the bottom:

“Learn more about my full therapy services here → /therapy”

This creates a powerful SEO content hub.

🌿 What This Work is About

Life transitions and psychological pain show up in many ways — overwhelming emotions, persistent anxiety, unprocessed grief, identity confusion, or unresolved past injuries. My goal is to help you:

• Feel more grounded and calm

• Understand the roots of distress

• Reconnect with your body and wisdom

• Reframe self-criticism into compassion

• Navigate life transitions with clarity

• Cultivate resilience and confidence in the future

Whether you’re facing persistent symptoms or navigating meaningful life changes, I tailor therapy to meet you where you are.

Ready to Thrive?

Whether you’re emerging from relationship pain, navigating life transitions, healing from trauma, or exploring identity and meaning — you don’t have to do it alone.

Let’s walk the path with grounded support, compassionate care, and tools that help you live with resilience and purpose.

How to Get Started

Therapy is offered:

• In-person in San Diego, CA

• Online throughout California

You’re welcome to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to explore fit and goals.

📩 Contact me: miriam@miriamchorfreitas.com
☎️ Phone: (858) 842-0234