Trauma Therapy in Chandler AZ
Partners in Resiliency Focuses on Trauma Therapy
Trauma Therapy Is For You If You’re…
- Living in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa or Phoenix and feeling overwhelmed by past events
- Struggling with anxiety, depression, or emotional distress linked to trauma
- Experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, or unwanted memories
- Feeling guilt, shame, or self-blame that won’t go away
- Finding it hard to trust people or build healthy relationships
- Emotionally numb, disconnected, or constantly on edge
- Avoiding situations or people that remind you of painful experiences
- Hoping to process religious trauma and rediscover your sense of self
- Seeking to heal from abuse, loss, or life-threatening events
Trauma Is a Wound—But It Doesn’t Have to Define You
Trauma is more than just a bad memory. It’s a wound that affects your emotions, relationships, and daily life. Whether it’s the result of abuse, an accident, combat, religious trauma, or the loss of someone you love, trauma shapes how you see yourself and the world.
And you’re not weak or broken because of it.
At Partners in Resiliency in Chandler, AZ, our trauma therapy services are built around the understanding that trauma is both psychological and physiological. We use proven methods like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy for trauma (EFT)and body-based approaches to help you process what happened and reclaim your peace.
This is a place to untangle emotional pain and finally feel safe again—within your own body, mind, and relationships.
Areas of Focus in Trauma Therapy
- PTSD & Acute or Situational Trauma
We help clients process overwhelming or life-threatening experiences—such as accidents, assaults, medical emergencies, childbirth trauma, or natural disasters. This also includes those exposed to ongoing crisis environments, such as nurses, healthcare workers, or first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when the trauma is part of a job or role, the emotional and physiological impact can be profound. These types of trauma often lead to symptoms like hypervigilance, anxiety, panic, or emotional numbing—and deserve focused, compassionate treatment. - Complex & Developmental Trauma
Sometimes trauma doesn’t come from one event—it comes from a pattern. Repetitive or prolonged trauma, often beginning in childhood, can show up as difficulty trusting others, chronic shame, emotional dysregulation, or identity confusion. This may include childhood neglect, domestic violence, caregiver abuse, or early attachment wounds. - Religious and Spiritual Trauma
We provide a safe space to process the lasting effects of high-control religious systems, shame-based messaging, purity culture, or faith-based environments where your worth was tied to obedience or suppression. Learn more about religious trauma. - Narcissistic Abuse & Covert Manipulation
Emotional abuse isn’t always loud. Many trauma survivors have experienced relationships—romantic, familial, or professional—where love and control were intertwined. We support clients in untangling these dynamics, rebuilding trust in themselves, and healing from gaslighting, invalidation, and emotional erosion. - Childhood Abuse and Neglect
Early trauma can leave deep imprints—especially when it involves caregivers. Emotional, physical, or sexual abuse during key developmental years can lead to long-term struggles with self-worth, boundaries, emotional expression, and trust. Therapy helps you safely revisit and rewrite these early experiences. - Sexual Trauma and Identity Recovery
Sexual violence, coercion, or shame can deeply impact one’s body, relationships, and sense of self. We offer trauma-informed, sex-positive therapy for clients navigating recovery, whether the trauma was recent or from years past. This work may also include support around sexual identity, boundaries, and reclaiming a sense of agency. - Dissociation, Numbness, & Hypervigilance
If you often feel “checked out,” numb, disconnected from your body, or constantly on edge, these are trauma responses—not personality flaws. Therapy helps restore nervous system regulation and bring safety back to your internal world.
The Work Could Look Like
- Trauma-informed diagnosis — Get clarity on PTSD or other trauma-related symptoms
- EMDR & integrative therapy — Reprocess traumatic memories and relieve symptoms
- Attachment & safety building — Learn how to trust again and build secure relationships
- Meaning-making & empowerment — Reclaim your story and identity without shame
- Flexible options — In-person or secure telehealth sessions from anywhere in Arizona
- 60‑minute tailored sessions
- An integrative approach blending insight-oriented and action-based methods
- Incorporation of evidenced based treatments EMDR, CPT, EFT etc
- Designed for men, women, LGBTQ+, and clients from all faith backgrounds
Dr. Julie Barbour, LCSW, Psy.D. in Chandler, AZ
As a licensed psychologist and former military medical social worker, I’ve supported trauma survivors in some of the most high-intensity environments—from combat zones to hospital ICUs. That experience shaped my commitment to helping people process trauma in all its forms, whether it’s rooted in military service, medical crises, religious harm, sexual trauma, or identity-based oppression.
At Partners in Resiliency, I use a trauma-informed, integrative approach grounded in the understanding that trauma affects both mind and body. My work draws from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for trauma, and somatic, body-based interventions. These methods are designed to help you safely process what happened, restore emotional balance, and reconnect with a sense of strength, purpose, and peace.
Ready to Heal From Trauma?
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone. Trauma therapy at Partners in Resiliency in Chandler, AZ offers a safe place to process what happened—and start building a life that feels free, grounded, and whole again.
