Trauma Therapy for Women in Austin & The Rio Grande Valley of South Texas
In person Therapy in Austin and the Rio Grande Valley.
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You’ve Held It Together for Years, But the Hurt from Trauma Never Really Left
You went through something traumatic, something that left a mark.
But at the time, you didn’t have space to process it.
No safety. No support. No time.
So you did what strong women do.
You kept going.
One foot in front of the other.
Telling yourself time would heal it. That you’d eventually feel better.
And in many ways, you built a life others admire.
You’re responsible. Competent. High-achieving.
From the outside, everything looks... fine.
But behind the scenes?
You catch yourself thinking: “Why can’t I just get over this?”
You wonder if something’s wrong with you. If maybe you’re just... broken.
Your heart races for no reason.
You flinch at sounds or looks.
You walk into rooms already bracing for something to go wrong.
Your stomach twists at certain memories.
Your mind replays moments you wish you could forget.
You stay busy. You keep it together. You say, “I’m fine.”
But underneath?
There’s a quiet, persistent ache — a part of you that still hasn’t healed.
A part that never got the chance.
That tension in your chest? That constant edge in your nervous system?
It’s been there so long, you don’t remember life without it.
And honestly... the idea of ever feeling safe or calm in your body?
It feels impossible.
Trauma Comes in Many Forms, All of Them Deserve Healing
Trauma isn’t one-size-fits-all. Some wounds are loud and unmistakable. Others are quiet, hidden beneath the surface, long ignored — even by you.
But here’s the truth: trauma is subjective.
It’s not about whether it was “bad enough” on paper.
It’s about what happened inside of you — and what your body still carries.
Big “T” Traumas
The Events You Couldn’t Forget If You Tried
These are the traumas that most people recognize right away, overwhelming, life-threatening events that shake you to your core:
Car accidents
Sexual assault or rape
Natural disasters
Medical trauma or invasive procedures
Sudden loss of a loved one
Any moment where your physical safety or survival felt threatened
These experiences can leave you stuck in survival mode,re-experiencing the fear, the shock, the helplessness, even years later.
Little “t” Traumas
Carrying Pain from the Spaces Where Love Should Have Been
These are the quieter traumas, the ones the world often overlooks. But your body never forgot.
They’re the moments that didn’t involve danger, but still left you unprotected, unseen, or unsupported:
Being criticized, dismissed, or emotionally ignored as a child
Having parents who weren’t physically abusive, but were emotionally unavailable
Always being the “strong one” or the “good girl” who never got to fall apart
Repeated breakups, betrayals, or unhealthy friendships
Caretaking for others while no one cared for you
And sometimes, the trauma isn’t about what happened, it’s about what didn’t happen.
No one comforted you
No one protected you
No one said, “Your feelings matter”
No one gave you the emotional support you deeply needed
These absences are attachment wounds.
They taught you to suppress your needs, to scan for rejection, to stay on alert just to feel safe.
You may have even told yourself, “It wasn’t that bad.”
But your body says otherwise: tight chest, racing thoughts, flinching at tone shifts, feeling like calm is out of reach.
Complex or Layered Trauma
It Wasn’t Just One Thing, It Was Everything Over Time.
Most women I work with carry a mix : one or more “big T” events layered into a lifetime of “little t” traumas. Often, these are woven through family systems, caregiving roles, and long-term relationship dynamics.
Childhood abuse or neglect
Domestic violence or emotionally abusive partnerships
Long-term emotional manipulation or narcissistic abuse
Vicarious trauma from caregiving or high-responsibility roles
Years of minimizing your own needs while managing others’
These aren’t always easy to name. They may not come with one defining event. But they accumulate, and over time, they reshape how you move through the world.
Whether your trauma came from a single life-altering moment or from a thousand small betrayals of safety and love, it’s real.
If your body still feels unsafe…
If your mind still replays what happened…
If your relationships still reflect old wounds…
You deserve support.
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone.
Hi, I’m Keely Rodriguez, A Trauma Therapist in Austin & South Texas
I support women who’ve been carrying pain quietly, sometimes for years or even decades.
Women who’ve survived trauma, but never really had a safe space to heal from it.
Women who kept functioning, because they had to, even when the inside felt like it was falling apart.
Maybe that’s you.
Maybe you’ve lived through something you couldn’t even name as trauma at the time — childhood emotional neglect, a controlling relationship, sexual assault, years of walking on eggshells.
Maybe the trauma was a single moment… or a slow erosion of safety over time.
Either way, your nervous system never got to fully let go.
So now, even though your life “looks fine,” you feel stuck in survival mode.
Anxious. On edge. Numb sometimes.
Tired of being the strong one.
Longing for something softer, safer, quieter.
That’s what I offer.
My approach to therapy is warm, grounded, and deeply trauma-informed, no pressure, no pretense, no need to perform.
Just a space where your story can be held with care.
I use EMDR, Brainspotting, and nervous system-based approaches to help gently reprocess the pain you’ve carried, whether it’s from a single traumatic event or years of invisible wounds.
Together, we’ll:
Loosen the grip of old survival patterns
Help your body feel safe again
Quiet the “what’s wrong with me?” thoughts
And rebuild a sense of peace inside your own skin
You’ve done so much holding it together.
Now, it’s your turn to let go — and begin healing.
You’re Not Broken, You’re Still Carrying
What Was Never Processed
You’ve probably asked yourself, “Why is this still bothering me?”
“Shouldn’t I be over it by now?”
Here’s the truth: trauma isn’t about how long ago it happened, it’s about what your body had to hold onto in order to survive.
When something overwhelming happens, whether it’s a single traumatic event or a slow buildup of emotional pain, and you don’t have the support or safety to fully process it, your body steps in to protect you.
It stores the memory. The fear. The shutdown.
It says, “We’ll deal with this later.”
But sometimes… later never came.
So your nervous system stays stuck in that state of high alert.
Even now, when you’re technically safe, your body doesn’t always believe it.
That’s why:
You still flinch or freeze at certain sounds or looks
You struggle to feel calm, even when things are “fine”
You feel exhausted, anxious, on edge, without knowing exactly why
You can’t explain it, but you feel it, every day
You didn’t choose this. You’re not broken.
Your system adapted in a way that kept you going, even when it meant holding onto pain longer than you wanted to.
But now, with the right kind of support, freedom from the pain is possible.
Some of the Most Powerful Healing Happens Without Words or Rehashing Every Detail.
What if healing didn’t mean retelling the story over and over?
What if it was more about what’s happening inside your body, and less about putting it into words?
Healing could look like:
Finally feeling safer in your body, more often
Not getting emotionally hijacked… and not spiraling
Being able to talk about the past without falling apart
Reconnecting with the parts of you that had to shut down just to survive
Making choices from clarity, not just reacting from old wounds
That kind of healing is possible.
But it requires an approach that goes deeper than just talking about it.
I use methods that gently engage the body and nervous system, ike EMDR and Brainspotting , because real trauma work isn’t just cognitive.
It’s somatic.
It’s emotional.
It’s about helping the parts of you that never got to feel safe… finally start to trust again.
Trauma Healing for Women That Goes Beyond Talk Therapy
Body-Based, Trauma-Informed, and Always at Your Pace
Gentle. Grounded. Collaborative.
You don’t have to relive the trauma or explain every painful detail for healing to happen.
My approach is body-first, paced with care, and always built around your sense of safety.
I use two core trauma healing tools: EMDR and Brainspotting.
Both help us access the parts of your nervous system where the pain is stored, and gently release it, without overwhelm.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
This is not about retelling your story again and again.
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) to help your brain reprocess stuck trauma memories.
You still remember what happened — but it no longer hijacks your body.
What once felt sharp, unbearable, or suffocating?
Over time, it starts to feel more neutral. Less charged.
Like something that happened, not something you’re still trapped in.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting works by following the body’s lead.
We use a simple technique, finding a “spot” in your field of vision that connects to a stored emotional or physical response, and from there, we let your nervous system guide the way.
No force. No fixing. Just your body doing what it never got the chance to finish.
It’s deep, intuitive, and often surprisingly powerful, even without a lot of words.
Both EMDR and Brainspotting help us reach the parts of you that talk therapy alone can’t always access, the parts that were overwhelmed, shut down, or stuck in a survival loop.
We’ll move slowly.
With consent.
With care.
And always with the goal of helping you feel more whole, present, and safe inside yourself again.
What Our Trauma Therapy Sessions Could Look Like
I know trauma work can sound intimidating, especially if you imagine diving straight into the hardest parts.
But that’s not how I work.
We go slow. We build safety first. And every step is guided by what you are ready for.
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