Your past doesn’t only live in memory.
It lives in your nervous system.
Heal from the trauma that has shaped your relationships, emotional patterns, and physical health.
Virtual Therapy | New York, Florida, Michigan
Individuals with an unhealed trauma history
often experience
Constant over-thinking
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Difficulty concentrating
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Feeling like something is wrong with you
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Self doubt
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Self-sabotaging
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Perfectionism
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Numbing
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Constant over-thinking • Difficulty concentrating • Feeling like something is wrong with you • Self doubt • Self-sabotaging • Perfectionism • Numbing •
Hypervigilance
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Pulling away when things get close
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Withdrawing when overwhelmed
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Emotional exhaustion
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Feeling alone
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Feeling disconnected
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Tired but wired
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Longing for deeper meaning
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Hypervigilance • Pulling away when things get close • Withdrawing when overwhelmed • Emotional exhaustion • Feeling alone • Feeling disconnected • Tired but wired • Longing for deeper meaning •
Specialized Care
Specialized in trauma, complex PTSD, and the connection between emotional stress and chronic health conditions. This approach integrates trauma-informed psychotherapy with a deep understanding of how long-term stress affects both the mind and body.
A truly holistic approach to therapy.
The Mind Becomes Quieter
Trauma often leaves the mind stuck in loops of overthinking, self-criticism, or constant scanning for what might go wrong. As the nervous system becomes more regulated, many people experience greater clarity, perspective, and mental space.
Relationships Begin to Feel Safer
When trauma occurs in relationships, it can shape how we experience closeness, trust, and conflict. Healing often involves developing patterns of connection that feel more secure, stable, and less driven by fear or hyper-vigilance.
Patterns That Once Felt Automatic Start to Shift
Many trauma responses show up as behaviors that once helped us survive such as people-pleasing, withdrawing, overworking, freezing, or staying constantly on guard. In therapy, these patterns can soften as new options become available.
Emotions Become Easier to Navigate
Intense emotional swings, shutdown, or chronic anxiety are common after long periods of stress or trauma. Here you can process your experiences, grieve the life you didn’t get, and begin to experience emotions without feeling overwhelmed or out of control.
The Body Carries Less Stress
Trauma can leave the nervous system in a constant state of tension. As regulation improves, improvements in sleep, fatigue, physical tension, and other stress-related health symptoms can be achieved.
A Deeper Sense of Meaning and Self
Reconnect with the parts of yourself that had been buried under years of stress, survival, or self-doubt. You deserve a life that feels less like managing symptoms and more like moving toward something meaningful.
Client Reviews
“Before starting therapy, I felt weighed down by my past trauma and stuck in a lot of sadness and self-doubt. Therapy gave me the space to heal, understand myself, and gain my strength again. Now, I have the tools to manage my emotions, set healthy boundaries, and move forward with hope. I’m truly grateful for this experience.”
— S.R., former client“Living with a chronic condition has felt so isolating, but therapy gave me a safe space to process my anger and sadness, and find a strength I didn’t know I had. I learned how to cope with the mental and emotional toll of my diagnosis and manage flare ups in a way that felt more hopeful. I feel lighter and more at peace in my body."
— P.B., Former Client“For a long time I thought something was wrong with me. My reactions felt too big, my body was always tense, and relationships were confusing. Learning how trauma shaped my body has helped me understand myself and my reactions in a completely different way.”
— J.S., Former Client
Lisa Kent, LCSW
Owner of Ouro House and Kent Therapy, PLLC, Lisa has pursued extensive training in evidence-based, trauma-informed psychotherapeutic modalities after receiving her C-MSW from University of Michigan, alongside in-depth study of philosophical traditions that explore themes of meaning, integration, and inner balance.
Her work today is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in the mind–body connection. She utilizes a therapeutic approach that is relational and goal-oriented, supporting both immediate stabilization and deeper, long-term change, with the aim of helping individuals feel more regulated, connected, and at ease in their lives.
Writing & Resources
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Trauma and the 4 F's
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: How Relational Trauma Shapes Connection
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When Survival Becomes A Symptom
The Link Between Complex Trauma and Chronic Illness
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Toxic Shame: What It Really Is and How You Can Heal
A guide for those who’ve been made to feel too much, not enough, or fundamentally wrong
Healing begins with a single truth:
You are not meant to do this alone. Let’s get started.