Robyn Sevigny, LMFT
Specialized Online Therapy for High-Achieving Adults Ready to Transform Trauma into Healing
If you're a successful professional struggling with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex trauma, you're not alone. I'm Robyn Sevigny, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in PTSD therapy for high-achieving adults throughout California. Through compassionate, evidence-based online therapy, I help clients move beyond surviving to truly thriving.
Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder develops after experiencing or witnessing traumatic events that overwhelm our nervous system's capacity to cope. While PTSD can result from a single traumatic event, complex posttraumatic stress disorder emerges from prolonged or repeated trauma, often beginning in childhood.
Recognizing PTSD Symptoms
Many high-achievers with PTSD appear successful externally while privately managing:
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Intrusive traumatic memories that disrupt daily life
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Hypervigilance and difficulty relaxing, even in safe environments
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Sleep disturbance and racing thoughts
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Emotional dysregulation - swinging between numbness and overwhelming feelings
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Difficulty experiencing positive emotions or feeling joy
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Relationship challenges - craving connection while fearing intimacy
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Physical symptoms like chronic tension, fatigue, or digestive issues
These PTSD symptoms aren't character flaws—they're your nervous system's adaptive responses to overwhelming experiences. As a mental health professional specializing in treating PTSD, I understand how exhausting it is to maintain high performance while carrying unresolved trauma.
Who Benefits from My Integrative PTSD Treatment Approach
I work with driven, insightful adults who:
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Excel professionally but struggle with imposter syndrome and self-doubt
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Have tried to "think their way out" of trauma but still feel stuck
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Experience persistent PTSD symptoms despite previous therapy attempts
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Feel emotionally dysregulated, disconnected, or plagued by intrusive memories
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Are motivated to move beyond coping strategies into genuine transformation
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Value compassionate, insight-driven support that honors their intelligence
Whether you're in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, or anywhere in California, online PTSD therapy provides a convenient, private space for deep healing work. You don't need a formal PTSD diagnosis to begin—if traumatic experiences are impacting your life, I'm here to help.
What Integrative Therapy Means for Your Healing
Rather than using a one-size-fits-all method, I draw from several powerful modalities to support your healing from post traumatic stress disorder. This integrative approach ensures that treating PTSD addresses all dimensions of your experience—mind, body, emotions, and relationships. This isn't just about feeling "better." It's about building a life that feels aligned, fulfilling, and emotionally secure.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
EMDR helps you process trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain without having to relive every detail. It's a gentle yet effective way to reduce PTSD symptoms and restore balance. Through bilateral stimulation—eye movements, taps, or sounds—we help traumatic memories move from the emotional, reactive part of your brain to more integrated areas. This psychological treatment allows memories to be properly filed away rather than intruding on your present life.
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Parts Work (IFS-Informed)
We explore the different "parts" of you (like the inner critic, the perfectionist, or the protector) and help them work together instead of against each other. This builds self-compassion and emotional clarity. Through IFS, we don't eliminate these parts but help them heal and find healthier roles in your internal system. You'll develop access to your core "Self"—naturally compassionate, curious, and calm—allowing you to lead with wisdom rather than being hijacked by protective parts.
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Narrative and Relational Therapy
Traumatic stress disorder shapes the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we deserve. Together, we examine these narratives and reclaim your power as the author of your own life. Our therapeutic relationship becomes a laboratory for practicing new ways of being—expressing needs, setting boundaries, and allowing yourself to be truly seen.
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Skills Building
You'll learn practical tools to manage stress, set boundaries, regulate emotions, and communicate more effectively. These aren't just coping strategies—they're life-enhancing skills that support long-term healing from posttraumatic stress. As we work together, you'll develop a toolkit of evidence-based techniques that help you navigate triggers, manage PTSD symptoms, and build resilience in daily life.
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Emotion Processing
Together, we'll create a safe space to feel, understand, and release emotions that have been buried or overwhelming. You'll learn how to stay grounded even when things feel intense. This aspect of trauma-focused therapy helps you develop emotional fluency—the ability to recognize, express, and regulate emotions without being overwhelmed by them.
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Symptom Reduction & Nervous System Support
Whether you're dealing with anxiety, burnout, or trauma responses, we'll work to calm your nervous system and reduce distressing symptoms so you can feel more like yourself again. This involves understanding how post traumatic stress disorder affects your body and learning somatic techniques to regulate your nervous system, moving from chronic hypervigilance to genuine safety and calm.
What Makes My PTSD Treatment Different
As a mental health professional specializing in complex trauma, I understand that high-achievers need specialized support. My goal is to help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, reclaim your energy, and create relationships that nourish, not drain you.
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Depth and sophistication that matches your intelligence
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True integration - addressing mind, body, emotions, and relationships
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Respect for your defenses while gently expanding what's possible
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A non-pathologizing approach - you're not broken, you're responding normally to abnormal circumstances
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Collaborative treatment planning honoring your expertise about your own life
You don't have to keep pushing through. You deserve support that meets you where you are and helps you grow into where you want to be. My trauma-focused approach recognizes that treating PTSD isn't about erasing the past—it's about transforming your relationship with traumatic memories so they no longer control your present.
Your PTSD Therapy Journey: What to Expect
Getting Started
I offer a free 20-minute consultation to discuss what brings you to therapy and ensure we're a good fit. This conversation focuses on connection—PTSD treatment works best when you feel genuinely comfortable with your therapist.
During our first full session, we'll explore your history and current challenges at your pace. I'm interested in understanding you as a whole person—your strengths, values, and how you've survived. Together, we'll begin mapping out our integrative work, identifying focus areas while remaining flexible to what emerges.
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Ongoing Treatment
Once established, each session becomes a collaborative space for deeper healing. Depending on your needs, we might:
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Use EMDR to process activated traumatic memories
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Explore internal parts through IFS when experiencing conflict
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Practice emotion regulation and nervous system calming techniques
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Build practical skills for managing daily stressors
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Work through relational patterns that no longer serve you
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Process emotions that have been buried or feel overwhelming
I maintain deep respect for your pacing and boundaries. This isn't about pushing through resistance—it's about gradually expanding your capacity while honoring your nervous system's wisdom. This integrative approach ensures sustainable healing from post traumatic stress disorder.
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The Benefits of Online Therapy
Online PTSD therapy offers unique advantages:
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Complete privacy and convenience - no commute or waiting rooms
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Control over your environment - your space, your comfort
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Enhanced safety for processing traumatic experiences
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Flexibility to fit therapy into your busy schedule
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Consistency regardless of travel or location changes
I've refined my online practice to feel as connected as in-person work. All aspects of integrative therapy—from EMDR to somatic nervous system work—translate beautifully to the online format.
Signs It's Time to Begin PTSD Treatment
Consider reaching out if you:
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Feel exhausted from managing symptoms alone
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Notice trauma affecting your relationships or work
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Experience increasing anxiety, depression, or emotional dysregulation
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Want to move beyond coping to genuine transformation
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Feel ready to be truly seen and supported
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Recognize that your usual strategies aren't working anymore
You don't need to wait for a crisis or have severe symptoms to deserve support. If traumatic stress disorder impacts your quality of life, you deserve specialized help.
Begin Your Healing Journey Today
Living with untreated PTSD means carrying an invisible weight that affects every aspect of your life. But post traumatic stress disorder doesn't have to define your future. Through my integrative approach to trauma-focused therapy, you can transform traumatic memories from sources of pain into integrated parts of your story.
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I'm here to offer not just psychological treatment, but a healing relationship that honors your complexity, intelligence, and capacity for growth. Together, we'll work to help you:
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Regulate your nervous system and find genuine calm
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Process traumatic experiences without being overwhelmed
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Develop practical life-enhancing skills
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Build authentic, secure relationships
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Reconnect with your inner wisdom and authentic self
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Experience positive emotions and joy again
Whether you're in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, or anywhere in California, I'm ready to support your transformation. You've spent years being strong for others—now it's time to receive the specialized support you deserve.
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Take the first step toward healing. Schedule your free 20-minute consultation today to explore how integrative PTSD therapy can help you move from surviving to thriving. Visit my website or reach out directly to begin your journey home to yourself.
Your trauma doesn't define you. Your healing journey starts here.
You've managed alone long enough. If you're ready to move beyond coping into genuine transformation—to build a life that feels aligned, fulfilling, and emotionally secure—I'm here to support you.
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Serving adults throughout California with specialized online therapy for depression, trauma, and complex PTSD. Located in Sacramento, with clients in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and beyond.