Trauma Therapy in Nashville, TN
Trauma can shape how we feel in our bodies, our relationships, and even our experience of becoming a parent. Trauma therapy in Nashville offers a compassionate space to process painful experiences, regulate your nervous system, and begin feeling safer in your life and relationships again. Kara Guindin, LCSW, PMH-C provides trauma therapy for women and mothers in Nashville and online throughout Tennessee.
Trauma-informed therapy with a licensed clinician
Kara Guindin, LCSW, PMH-C
Certified EMDR Therapist
Specializing in maternal mental health and trauma recovery
"Kara is a gifted therapist with deep experience and skill in trauma work, perinatal therapy, and EMDR. She creates a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly heard and understood, and I confidently refer to her regularly. Her compassion, professionalism, and expertise make her an incredible resource here in Nashville!"—Kiersten Twitchell, Live Full Therapy
What is Trauma Therapy?
What Trauma Therapy Can Help With
Trauma therapy helps people process experiences that still feel overwhelming, frightening, or unresolved. Trauma does not always look the same for everyone. Some people think of trauma as a single event, while others experience it as ongoing stress or relational wounds.
Trauma therapy can support healing from experiences such as:
✦ birth trauma
✦ pregnancy complications
✦ childhood trauma
✦ sexual assault or abuse
✦ relationship trauma
✦ medical trauma
✦ loss or miscarriage
✦ chronic stress or emotional overwhelm
Trauma can affect how we feel emotionally, but it can also impact the nervous system, relationships, and sense of safety in the world. Trauma therapy offers a supportive path toward understanding those patterns and gently shifting them.
How Trauma Affects The Body and Mind
Trauma often lives in both memory and the body.
Many people notice physical symptoms long after a difficult experience has passed, such as:
✦ anxiety or panic
✦ hypervigilance
✦ difficulty relaxing
✦ sleep disruption
✦ emotional numbness
✦ feeling constantly overwhelmed
These responses are the nervous system’s way of trying to stay safe.
Trauma therapy helps the body and mind learn that the danger has passed, allowing greater regulation and emotional stability.
Trauma Therapy for Mothers
Supporting Birth Trauma and Motherhood Transitions
Pregnancy, birth, and early parenting can bring both joy and vulnerability. For some mothers, these experiences may also bring unexpected trauma responses.
Trauma therapy for moms may support healing from:
✦ traumatic birth experiences
✦ emergency medical interventions
✦ postpartum depression or anxiety
✦ loss during pregnancy
✦ overwhelming transitions into motherhood
✦ resurfacing childhood trauma after becoming a parent
Therapy creates space to process these experiences in a compassionate, non-judgmental environment.
You deserve support during this transition.
How Trauma Therapy Works
Trauma therapy is collaborative and paced according to your needs.
Sessions may include:
✦ understanding trauma responses
✦ learning nervous system regulation skills
✦ exploring relational and attachment patterns
✦ developing coping tools for triggers
✦ processing traumatic memories safely
Kara integrates multiple trauma-informed approaches depending on your needs.
Out-of-network benefits may be available. Check your benefits here.
Trauma Therapy Approaches
Somatic therapy focuses on nervous system regulation and body awareness, helping release trauma stored in the body.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps the brain process unresolved memories so they feel less overwhelming.
Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy focuses on nervous system regulation and body awareness, helping release trauma stored in the body.
About Kara
At Wise Roots Therapy, trauma treatment may incorporate several therapeutic approaches.
Kara Guindin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Nashville specializing in trauma-informed care and maternal mental health.
Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and grounded. She works with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, and major life transitions such as pregnancy and motherhood.
Therapy sessions are available:
• In person in Nashville
• Online throughout Tennessee
FAQs
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Trauma therapy is a form of counseling that helps individuals process distressing experiences and reduce their impact on daily life, relationships, and emotional well-being.
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If you experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, intrusive memories, or difficulty feeling safe or calm after a difficult experience, trauma therapy may help.
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Yes. Trauma therapy can help process difficult or overwhelming birth experiences and support emotional recovery during postpartum and early motherhood.
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Not necessarily. Trauma-informed therapy focuses on safety and pacing. Healing can occur without reliving painful experiences in overwhelming detail.
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Yes. Wise Roots Therapy offers virtual trauma therapy throughout Tennessee in addition to in-person sessions in Nashville.
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Out-of-network benefits may be available. Check your benefits here.
Wise Roots Therapy
2603 Elm Hill Pike #C
Nashville, TN 37214
kara@wiserootstherapy.com
Hours:
Monday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 9 am – 5 pm
Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Healing from trauma takes time, support, and a space where you feel safe to explore your experiences.
If you are looking for trauma therapy in Nashville, Kara offers compassionate, trauma-informed care designed to help you move forward with greater calm, clarity, and connection.