Therapy for Recent Trauma and PTSD

Reclaim your peace. Process the pain. Move forward on your terms.

For successful, high-performing women in the DMV—attorneys, physicians, consultants, tech professionals, and entrepreneurs—life has always moved fast. You’re used to solving problems, taking care of others, and pushing through no matter what.

But nothing prepared you for this.

The accident. The diagnosis. The phone call. The moment that changed everything.

The sudden loss of your spouse, your child, your person.

Since then, you’ve been moving through life in survival mode—showing up at work, answering emails, doing what needs to be done. But inside, you're barely holding it together.

This Is PTSD—And It Doesn’t Go Away Just Because You Stay Busy

You’ve tried to “be strong.” You’ve told yourself it’s just grief. You’ve tried to outrun the flashbacks, the fear, the guilt, and the fog. But it’s still there.

You’re constantly scanning for danger. You jump at sudden noises. You avoid certain places, songs, or conversations. You’re exhausted but you can’t sleep. You feel detached from your own life—and sometimes, like you’re watching yourself from the outside.

This isn’t just stress. It’s trauma. And you don’t have to keep living like this.

EMDR Therapy is Evidence Based

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured, science-backed approach that helps your brain reprocess traumatic memories—so they stop feeling like they’re happening right now.

Through guided eye movements, tapping, or sound stimulation, EMDR helps your brain update how it stores the trauma. What once triggered panic, shame, or fear can begin to feel more distant, less raw, and more manageable. You won't forget what happened—but it won't control you anymore.

Virtual EMDR for Busy Professionals in the DMV

Finding time for therapy shouldn’t feel like another full-time job. That’s why I offer virtual EMDR sessions, allowing you to receive the same effective trauma treatment from the comfort of your home or private office.

No commute. No waiting rooms. No rearranging your whole schedule.

Just structured, focused healing—on your terms.

Why Women Like You Choose EMDR Therapy

You’re not here because you’re “weak” or “falling apart.” You’re here because even the strongest women need support when life completely shatters.

You're not broken—you’re overwhelmed by something no one could prepare for. And you’re ready to stop simply surviving.

Signs PTSD may be holding you back:

• Flashbacks or intrusive memories that hijack your day

• Insomnia, nightmares, or restless anxiety at night

• Hypervigilance—always on edge, always scanning

• Emotional numbness or detachment from life

• Difficulty concentrating or feeling foggy

• Irritability or anger that feels unfamiliar

• Avoiding people, places, or routines that remind you of the trauma

• A deep sense of guilt, shame, or helplessness

You Don’t Have to Keep Carrying This Alone

You don’t need to push through. You don’t have to pretend everything’s fine.
And you don’t have to keep reliving the worst day of your life.

EMDR therapy can help you:

• Stop the mental replay and flashbacks

• Sleep more peacefully

• Feel safe in your own body again

• Release guilt and self-blame

• Reconnect with yourself, your life, and your future

Ready to Begin Trauma Therapy For PTSD in Georgetown, Chevy Chase, McLean and Beyond?

Kate use’s EMDR Therapy, a research-backed approach designed to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they stop feeling like they’re happening now. You won’t have to keep reliving the worst moments of your life. You won’t have to keep carrying the fear, the guilt, or the pain alone.

You are not broken. You are not weak. You are a survivor.

Let’s get started:

1. Contact Kate Regnier to schedule an appointment.

2. Begin meeting an a regular basis with trauma therapist Kate Regnier.

3. Begin processing trauma to feel grounded again.

Other Services Offered with Kate Regnier, LCSW and EMDR Trauma Therapist

Are you a high achieving woman struggling with PTSD after experiencing a recent incident? Kate Regnier, LCSW and EMDR Therapist, can help you process through trauma that has upended your life, while helping you to feel lighter, less burdened with anxiety and dread, and to dull the sharpness in your body and mind. Kate also offer’s online EMDR Therapy for women experiencing unexpected grief who are struggling with intense images and flashbacks and feelings of hopelessness in the DMV. Kate see’s clients virtually in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., Indiana, and Michigan. To learn more about Kate, visit the page Meet Kate and check out more on the blog!