Peter Smick

Are you struggling with your relationships? Do past traumas still haunt you, affecting interpersonal dynamics with family, friends, and colleagues? Childhood trauma can sometimes feel like a monster best kept hidden away in the dark. Out of sight, out of mind - until it is triggered again. As Carl Jung said, "what you resist not only persists, but will grow in size." Through this lens, I offer a compassionate and integrative approach to healing the deep wounds of relational trauma. Collaboratively, as a therapeutic team, we cultivate and create a safe space for acknowledging and nourishing the inner child, establishing self-worth, building self-esteem and developing skills for managing complex relationships with self and other. As a licensed therapist, I specialize in depression, anxiety, and relational trauma. Through my integrative approach, I will assist you in discovering your own path to inner peace and forging healthier relationships. My integrative approach combines: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Internal Family Systems (IFS); Attachment-Based Trauma Therapy. Healing begins with establishing a safe space and a relationship grounded in trust and collaboration. This allows for: - Compassionate attachment repair - Tending to soul wounds - Re-establishing Self with attention to inner child - Coping skills that emphasize mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, acceptance and change - Emphasis on self-discovery self-acceptance If you're ready to embark on a journey to an evolved you, I'm here to support, guide and collaborate. Together, we'll develop the skills and insights needed for lasting positive change and a life worth living.