Trauma & PTSD Therapy
in Fort Worth, TX
Online Therapy throughout Washington & Texas
You might be exhausted from pretending you’re okay.
You show up, get through the day, maybe even smile, but underneath, there’s a constant hum of tension or numbness that won’t go away.
Touch might feel complicated. Desire may come and go. And when it comes to intimacy, you’re torn between wanting closeness and wanting to disappear.
These reactions make sense. Trauma can affect the way your nervous system responds to safety, connection, intimacy, and the world around you. Through trauma-informed therapy, we can work toward feeling more grounded, connected, and at home in yourself again.
It’s easy to minimize trauma, to tell yourself it wasn’t “that bad,” or that you should’ve moved on by now.
But unresolved pain often shows up in subtle, deeply human ways.
⟡ You have difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships.
⟡ Your body reacts strongly to situations that your mind knows are safe.
⟡ You struggle with boundaries or people-pleasing.
⟡ You feel disconnected from your body or sexuality. ⟡Intimacy, touch, or sex brings up fear, anxiety, shame, or numbness.
⟡ Past experiences continue to affect your relationships or sense of self.
⟡ You grew up in an environment where you learned to suppress your emotions, needs, identity, or sexuality.
⟡ You experience flashbacks, intrusive memories, or nightmares.
⟡ You feel constantly on edge, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted.
⟡ You experience anxiety, panic, or a sense that something bad is about to happen.
⟡ You feel numb, disconnected, or detached from yourself or your emotions.
You might benefit from trauma therapy if…
⟡ You experience flashbacks, intrusive memories, or nightmares.
⟡ You avoid certain people, places, situations, or conversations because they bring up difficult feelings.
⟡ You have difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships.
⟡ Your body reacts strongly to situations that your mind knows are safe.
⟡ You struggle with boundaries or people-pleasing.
⟡ You feel disconnected from your body or sexuality.
⟡ Intimacy, touch, or sex brings up fear, anxiety, shame, or numbness.
⟡ Past experiences continue to affect your relationships or sense of self.
⟡ You grew up in an environment where you learned to suppress your emotions, needs, identity, or sexuality.
How Trauma Can Affect Your Life & How Therapy Can Help
⟡ Your Nervous System ⟡
Trauma can leave your nervous system feeling like it needs to stay alert, even when you're objectively safe. Therapy can help you recognize these patterns and develop ways to feel more grounded and regulated.
⟡ Your Relationships ⟡
Trauma can affect trust, communication, boundaries, emotional closeness, and the ability to feel safe with others.
⟡ Your Body ⟡
Trauma can show up physically through tension, shutdown, dissociation, chronic stress, or feeling disconnected from your body.
⟡ Your Sexuality & Intimacy ⟡
For some people, trauma affects desire, touch, arousal, pleasure, or the ability to feel present during intimacy. Therapy can create space to explore sexuality without pressure or shame.
⟡ Your Sense of Self ⟡
Trauma can shape the way you see yourself, your needs, your boundaries, and your sense of worth. Therapy can help you develop a relationship with yourself that feels more compassionate and authentic.
Trauma Can Take Many Forms
Trauma doesn't always come from one obvious event. It can develop through experiences that overwhelm your sense of safety, trust, identity, or connection.
Sexual Trauma
Experiences of sexual assault, abuse, coercion, or violation can affect your relationship with your body, sexuality, relationships, and sense of safety.
Religious Trauma
Fear, shame, rigid beliefs, purity culture, or religious experiences can leave lasting effects on identity, relationships, sexuality, and self-worth.
Relational Trauma
Betrayal, unhealthy relationship dynamics, attachment wounds, or repeated experiences of feeling unsafe can affect how you connect with others.
Medical or Body-Related Trauma
Medical experiences, chronic pain, pelvic pain, or other experiences involving the body can sometimes leave lasting emotional effects.
Developmental or Childhood Trauma
Growing up in an unpredictable, critical, neglectful, or unsafe environment can shape how you experience relationships and yourself well into adulthood.
Hi, I’m Cheyenne McGuire LMFT, CST
Your Fort Worth, TX Sex Therapist
I take a gentle, collaborative, and body-informed approach that centers safety and consent in every step of your healing process. There’s no agenda, no rushing, and no shame. We’ll move at your pace, focusing on what feels safe and accessible for you.
In sessions, we may explore how trauma has shaped your body’s reactions, how shame has silenced parts of you, and what it could mean to feel safe in pleasure again. We’ll use nervous system regulation, somatic, and EMDR therapy to help your body slowly unlearn fear and rediscover connection.
Healing doesn’t mean forcing your body to do what it’s not ready for, it means helping it feel safe enough to want to.
I am deeply passionate about this work as it relates to my personal history and academic career. I know what it’s like to feel disconnected to your body and your partner because of traumas. I would love to help you create safety with yourself again.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Trauma therapy helps people process distressing experiences that continue to affect their emotions, body, and relationships. This work focuses on reducing symptoms like anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, and intrusive memories while helping you regain a sense of safety and control.
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Trauma can show up in many ways, including flashbacks, avoidance, feeling constantly on edge, difficulty trusting others, or feeling disconnected from your body or emotions. Therapy can help determine whether trauma may be influencing what you're experiencing.
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Yes. Trauma can impact trust, emotional closeness, communication, and sexual connection. Many people notice that past experiences make it harder to feel safe or present with partners. Trauma therapy helps rebuild safety and connection.
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Healing from trauma looks different for everyone. Some people benefit from short-term support, while others choose longer-term therapy to process deeper experiences. We move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
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My work with trauma is rooted in creating safety, trust, and pacing that respects your nervous system. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist trained in trauma-informed approaches, I integrate modalities like EMDR, nervous system awareness, and relational therapy to help clients process painful experiences without feeling overwhelmed. Many of the clients I work with have experienced trauma that impacts their relationships, sexuality, or sense of safety in their bodies, and our work focuses on helping you reconnect with yourself while building resilience and emotional stability.
You Deserve to Feel Safe in Your Body Again
Let’s begin your healing journey with Trauma Therapy in Fort Worth, TX and virtually in Washington or Texas.
You don't have to keep carrying the effects of what happened alone. Whether trauma has affected your sense of safety, relationships, body, sexuality, or ability to feel present in your life, therapy can provide a space to slow down, process what you're carrying, and begin creating something different.Together, we’ll help it find safety, softness, and connection again.
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH
Trauma Therapy in Fort Worth, TX
or Online in Washington & Texas
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Book a Free Consultation Call
I offer a free 15-minute phone call for you to ask any questions you may have about getting started. We will spend the time getting to know each other to see if we are a good fit! You can contact me to book a time for your free consultation call by clicking here or by clicking any of the “contact” buttons throughout my website!
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Schedule Your Session
Towards the end of our consultation call, we will go over logistics, including finding a time that works for your schedule to meet.
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Begin Healing
In our sessions, we will begin to work together to understand the areas that are keeping you stuck in your trauma. Let’s work together to rediscover yourself.