Online Trauma Therapy
You don't have to keep reliving it to heal from it.
Trauma changes how your nervous system responds to the world, and those changes do not just go away on their own. Maybe you already know that. Maybe you have tried to push past it, talk yourself out of it, or wait for it to fade. And it has not.
At Juniper Blu Collective, our therapists work with adults and young adults across Maryland, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania who are navigating PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, abuse, grief-related trauma, and the trauma that often underlies eating disorders and self-harming behaviors. People reach out to us from Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville, and across the DC metro area, as well as from communities throughout Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania.
We use evidence-based approaches including EMDR, CBT, DBT, and somatic practices, chosen based on what your specific history and nervous system actually need. You set the pace. Nothing is pushed, and nothing is rushed.
How To Get Started With Trauma Therapy
Contact Us
Contact Juniper Blu Collective online or call (202) 244-0818. Our team will answer your questions, talk through what you are looking for, and help you figure out whether the practice is a good fit. You do not need to share your full story to get started.
Confirm Your Appointment
We will email you a secure link to complete your new patient paperwork before your first session. You will have plenty of time to fill everything out, and your therapist will go through it with you when you meet.
Begin Treatment
Your first session is about getting to know your therapist and talking about what brought you here. You will not be asked to dive into the trauma right away. Together, you and your therapist will start building a plan that makes sense for where you are and what you need.
Balance Begins Here
Trauma Does Not Always Look the Way People Expect
Some people know they have experienced trauma. They can name what happened, and they know it is affecting their life. Others are not sure whether what they went through “counts.” They might not connect their anxiety, their relationship patterns, their difficulty trusting people, or their constant state of alertness to something that happened years ago.
Both situations are real. Both deserve support.
Trauma is not only about one overwhelming event. It can also develop slowly over time, through environments where emotional safety was inconsistent, where your needs were dismissed, or where you learned that the safest thing to do was to take care of everyone else first. That kind of experience reshapes how you move through the world, and it does not require a specific diagnosis to be worth addressing.
If something from your past is still showing up in how you feel, how you react, or how you relate to people, trauma therapy can help.
What People Come to Trauma Therapy For
People reach out to Juniper Blu Collective for trauma therapy for many different reasons. Some have a specific event they want to process. Others recognize a pattern and want to understand where it comes from.
Flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, difficulty concentrating. These are not personality traits. They are responses to what happened, and they can change with the right support.
Repeated or prolonged experiences of harm, neglect, or instability, often in childhood or within close relationships. Complex trauma tends to affect how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and how you regulate your emotions. It often requires a different therapeutic approach than single-incident trauma, and our therapists are trained to work with that distinction.
What happened when you were young shaped how your brain and nervous system developed. That does not mean you are broken. It means you adapted to survive a difficult environment, and now some of those adaptations are getting in the way.
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Neglect. Coercive control. These experiences leave lasting marks, and healing is possible even when the trauma happened a long time ago.
Sometimes loss is also traumatic, especially when it was sudden, violent, or complicated by other circumstances. Grief and trauma can overlap in ways that make both harder to process without support.
Juniper Blu was founded with eating disorder support at its core, and the connection between trauma and disordered eating is something our therapists understand deeply. Many people navigating eating disorders are also carrying unresolved trauma, and treating one without acknowledging the other rarely leads to lasting progress.
Living with a serious health condition, going through medical procedures, or experiencing a traumatic birth or pregnancy can all leave a lasting impact. Our team includes therapists with specific training in these areas.
How Trauma Therapy Works at Juniper Blu Collective
Every session is virtual, private, and one-on-one. You meet your therapist through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform from wherever you are in Maryland, Washington DC, or Pennsylvania.
Your therapist will start by getting to know you, understanding your history, and helping you build the internal stability and coping tools you need before any deeper processing begins. This is sometimes called the “stabilization phase,” and it matters. Going too fast too soon is not effective, and our therapists know that.
Juniper Blu therapists use several evidence-based trauma treatments, and the one your therapist recommends will depend on your history, your goals, and how your nervous system responds.
EMDR is one of the most researched trauma treatments available. It uses guided bilateral stimulation, often through eye movements, to help your brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their emotional intensity. You do not have to describe the trauma in detail for EMDR to work. Several Juniper Blu therapists are trained in EMDR, including Annie M. Sousa, who is certified in EMDR therapy.
CBT helps you identify and shift the thought patterns and beliefs that trauma has created. It is particularly useful for people dealing with guilt, shame, distorted self-blame, or avoidance patterns connected to traumatic experiences.
DBT focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It is especially helpful for people whose trauma has made it hard to manage intense emotions or maintain stable relationships. Jamie L. Jones, the founder of Juniper Blu, is a Certified Dialectical Behavior Professional.
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Somatic practices help you develop awareness of how trauma shows up physically, things like tension, numbness, or a constant feeling of being on guard, and work with your nervous system to release it.
For some people, processing trauma through creative expression is more accessible than talking about it directly. Juniper Blu offers individual art therapy as both a standalone service and an integrated part of trauma work.
Trauma therapy is collaborative. You are never just following a protocol. You are working with someone who is paying attention to what your experience actually needs.
The Therapists Who Work with Trauma at Juniper Blu
The trauma therapy team at Juniper Blu Collective includes licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and trained therapists with specialized experience in PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, abuse, eating disorder-related trauma, and grief. The team draws from a range of evidence-based modalities, including EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic therapy, somatic practices, and art therapy. Here are some of the therapists who work with trauma:
Jamie L. Jones
Founder & Licensed Clinical Art Therapist
Founded Juniper Blu Collective to support people navigating eating disorders, self-harming behaviors, and the trauma that often underlies them. Attachment Trauma Treatment Certification with advanced training in DBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, and somatic/body-based practices. Licensed in Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania.
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Annie M. Sousa
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Trained in EMDR by the EMDR Institute, with additional training in AEDP, Internal Family Systems, and Advanced Somatic Trauma Treatment. Specializes in trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and autism/neurodiversity. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Master's from Northwestern University.
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Artemis Rigopoulos
Intern
Provides trauma-informed support with a focus on trauma/PTSD, addiction recovery, ADHD, anxiety, and self-harm. Draws from ACT, IFS, somatic/body-based practices, and mindfulness-based therapy. Offers multilingual therapy in English, Portuguese, and Greek.
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Megan M. Herbets
Licensed Professional Counselor
Supports people navigating trauma/PTSD alongside eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, and depression. Advanced DBT training, Board Certified Supervisor, and trained in ACT, IFS, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins.
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Kate S. Bell
Student & Trainee
Training under Jamie L. Jones through the University of Pennsylvania's Mental Health Counseling program. Trained in Trauma-Focused CBT at the Medical University of South Carolina. Draws from ACT, Attachment-Based Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Trauma-Informed Care.
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Malca R. Gottlieb
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Attachment-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy for people navigating trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Certified Dialectical Behavior Professional (C-DBT) and trained in EMDR. Draws from psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and emotionally focused therapy. Licensed in Maryland and DC.
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Stacey C. Cooperman
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Certified Trauma Professional, Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional, and Certified Grief-Informed Professional. Supports people navigating trauma/PTSD alongside anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and life transitions. Bilingual in English and French. Licensed in Maryland and DC.
View full bio →Why People Choose Juniper Blu Collective for Trauma Therapy
Juniper Blu Collective was founded around trauma and eating disorder support, and that depth still runs through the entire team. Our therapists work with PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, abuse, grief-related trauma, medical trauma, and the trauma that often underlies eating disorders and self-harming behaviors. Sessions are available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Greek.
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FAQs
Our therapists support people navigating PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, grief-related trauma, medical trauma, perinatal trauma, and trauma connected to eating disorders and self-harming behaviors. If you are not sure whether what you experienced qualifies as “trauma,” reach out anyway. You do not need a formal diagnosis to start.
The decision to discuss the traumatic event is entirely up to you. Our therapists will respect your pace and comfort level. We focus on helping you process your emotions and develop coping mechanisms, rather than solely retelling the event.
Many insurance plans cover mental health services, including trauma therapy. We can help you verify your insurance benefits and provide you with the necessary paperwork.
It can, and for many people, it actually feels safer.
We use evidence-based trauma approaches adapted for virtual care, helping you move at your own pace. Being in your own space can make it easier to stay grounded while working through difficult experiences.
Trauma therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy designed to help people process and heal from traumatic experiences. At Juniper Blu Collective, trauma therapy is delivered virtually through a secure video platform for people in Maryland, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Our therapists use evidence-based approaches including EMDR, CBT, DBT, and somatic practices, tailored to what your specific experience requires.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a structured therapy that uses guided bilateral stimulation, usually through eye movements, to help your brain reprocess traumatic memories. Over time, the memories lose their emotional intensity and the distressing reactions connected to them decrease. EMDR is one of the most extensively researched trauma treatments and is recommended by organizations including the World Health Organization and the American Psychological Association. You do not need to describe the trauma in detail for EMDR to be effective.
Yes. All trauma therapy at Juniper Blu Collective is delivered through telehealth via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. Sessions are available to people living in Maryland, Washington DC, or Pennsylvania. Many people find that being in their own space actually helps them stay more grounded during trauma work.
It depends on the type and complexity of the trauma, your history, and your goals. Some people working through a single-incident trauma may see significant progress within a few months. Complex or childhood trauma often requires longer-term work. Your therapist will give you a clearer sense of what to expect after your initial sessions.
Trauma therapy uses specific clinical approaches designed to address how trauma is stored in the brain and body. General talk therapy can be helpful for many concerns, but trauma often requires specialized techniques like EMDR or somatic work that directly target the nervous system’s response to traumatic memories. At Juniper Blu, your therapist will assess what approach fits your needs.
Yes. Anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, difficulty trusting people, and recurring relationship patterns are all common responses to trauma. When trauma is the underlying cause, addressing it directly through trauma therapy often leads to improvement across all of these areas.
Yes. Some people combine trauma therapy with individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, group therapy, or individual art therapy. Your therapist can help you think through what combination makes sense for what you are working on.
Insurance and Payment for Trauma Therapy
Juniper Blu Collective accepts CareFirst insurance for trauma therapy sessions. If you have a different insurance plan, we offers a concierge service to help you understand and submit your out-of-network claims before treatment begins. We commonly work with PPO, HMO, POS, and federal insurance plans. Medicaid and Medicare are not accepted at this time.
Articles from the Juniper Blu Blog
Our therapists write about the questions people actually ask: about recovery, parenting, relationships, and what therapy really looks like. These articles come from the same clinical perspective we bring to sessions, grounded in experience, not generic advice. If something resonates, we are here when you are ready to talk.
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If trauma is still showing up in your life and you are ready to do something about it, reach out. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what you are looking for.