Therapy for C-PTSD in Columbus, OH
When trauma is repeated, healing must be gentle, steady, and relational.
What Is Complex PTSD?
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) develops in response to ongoing or cumulative trauma, especially when it occurs in relationships over time. It often emerges from experiences like:
- Childhood emotional neglect or abandonment
- Chronic invalidation or gaslighting
- Coercive, controlling, or abusive relationships
- Trauma that was minimized or never named
While it shares symptoms with PTSD, Complex PTSD can also include:
- Emotional dysregulation
- Chronic shame or internalized blame
- Negative self-image or worthlessness
- Relationship struggles or attachment wounds
- Dissociation or feeling disconnected from your body
- Difficulty trusting others or setting boundaries
These are patterns that formed in response to chronic stress, unmet needs, and relational harm.
How Therapy Can Help
Healing from Complex PTSD isn’t about forgetting or minimizing your experiences. It’s about understanding how those experiences shaped you and creating new ways of responding that align with your values, needs, and capacity.
At The Purple Tree, our work together is:
- Trauma-informed and attuned to where you are in your process
- Respectful of your nervous system and boundaries
- Relational, attuned, and grounded in safety
- Focused on both emotional insight and body-based regulation
Depending on your needs, sessions may include EMDR, DBT-informed interventions, somatic practices, parts work, and attachment repair.
What Healing Van Begin To Look Like
- Regulating overwhelming emotions
- Building a stable, compassionate sense of self
- Repairing boundaries and relational patterns
- Reducing shame and internalized self-judgment
- Feeling safer in your body and more present in daily life
- Reclaiming your sense of agency, voice, and worth
Sessions are led by Jessica Murff, LPCC-S, NCC, CSAT, CMAT, C-DBT a trauma-informed therapist with more than 15 years of experience working with adults who carry complex trauma, relational wounds, and shame-based patterns.
Healing is possible even if it feels far away right now. You don’t have to do this alone.
Schedule your first appointment using the online scheduler below or complete the contact form if you have questions.
We’re here to help.