Envision Your Life Without Limitations
Restorative Trauma Therapy is located in Ann Arbor, MI, specializing in online and in-person individual therapy for the treatment of trauma and complex trauma (C-PTSD), so you can live a life in the present with creativity, vitality, inner peace, and connection.
You can heal from trauma. I’m here to help.
Hi, my name is Kristin Mocere Thompson (she/her), MA, LPC, NCC. I am the founder of Restorative Trauma Therapy, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).
My mission is to interrupt intergenerational cycles of trauma. I truly believe resilience and post-traumatic growth are possible.
As a therapist, my primary goal is to help my clients have more choice and spontaneity in their lives, as well as greater satisfaction. I want to help alleviate suffering, whether generated from past traumatizing experiences or from current experiences.
I believe that we all have many answers and great potential inside us but are often blocked from accessing our own wisdom, meaning we only function on a modest amount of this potential. It gives me great joy to help my clients find their answers and discover problem-solving abilities through the therapeutic process.
I can help you find your own inner wisdom and healing, too.
Restorative Trauma Therapy is proud to offer an integrated approach to therapy, drawing from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — with your needs at the center.
The effects of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from sexual assault, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and more leave a legacy in our bodies and minds. Traumatic experiences have complex and pervasive effects on our nervous systems, relationships, and our sense of self in the world. They disrupt our capacity to experience a sense of safety, integrity, and connection.
Yet, with informed treatment and support, we all have a tremendous capacity and potential to heal. A large, growing body of research into neurobiology of attachment and trauma shows that true healing is possible, through treatment that integrates developmental, relationship, and body-centered approaches.
Complex trauma can be difficult to recover from because most of the people who have harmed us were also the people who took care of us, making it doubly confusing. Complex trauma can be subtle – we can’t always point to the specific incident or even any one thing that seems terrible.
Often, complex trauma has its origins in something called “attachment trauma” and can lead to lifelong depression, anxiety, self-harming behaviors, unstable relationships, a tendency toward substance abuse, and a deep sense of self-doubt and self-loathing.
However, none of these outcomes are guaranteed because you have the potential for so much more. You have the potential for a life without limitations, and you don’t have to navigate any of this confusion alone.