San Diego, CA · Telehealth throughout California
Trauma therapy in San Diego that reaches the root, not just the memory.
Trauma doesn't only live in your thoughts. It lives in your body, your nervous system, your sleep, and your relationships. We treat all of it, combining evidence-based trauma therapies like EMDR and Brainspotting with functional medicine, so you can finally feel safe in your own skin again.
Why talk alone isn't enough
When trauma lives in the body, insight rarely reaches it.
You can understand exactly what happened to you and still feel your chest tighten, your mind race, or your body brace as if the danger were happening now. That's because trauma is stored in the nervous system, below the reach of words. Real recovery means working with the body and the brain together, gently teaching your system that the threat is over. That is the heart of how we treat trauma at New Birth.
Does this sound familiar?
Signs trauma may be affecting you
Trauma looks different for everyone. You don't need a diagnosis or a single defining event to benefit from care. If several of these feel true, reaching out is a good next step.
Intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares
Feeling constantly on guard, tense, or easily startled
Avoiding people, places, or feelings that remind you of it
Emotional numbness, or feeling disconnected from yourself
Anxiety, panic, or a sense of dread you can't explain
Trouble sleeping, or waking up exhausted
Physical symptoms: tension, stomach issues, chronic fatigue
Difficulty trusting, connecting, or feeling safe with others
If you're in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or 911 now. This page is a starting point for ongoing care, not emergency support.
What we treat
Care for many kinds of trauma
Trauma isn't only the result of a single catastrophic event. It can build quietly over years. We work with the full range.
PTSD & complex PTSD
Ongoing symptoms after one event or years of repeated stress and harm.
Childhood trauma
Neglect, abuse, and adverse early experiences that still shape your present.
Abuse & assault
Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, with care that moves at your pace.
Grief & loss
Traumatic loss, sudden death, and the wounds that grief can leave behind.
Accidents & medical trauma
Car accidents, injuries, surgeries, and frightening medical experiences.
Betrayal & relational trauma
Infidelity, broken trust, and harm inside close relationships.
How we treat trauma
Proven methods, plus what most practices miss
We use the trauma therapies with the strongest evidence, and then go further, because trauma also lives in the body. That combination is what sets us apart.
EMDR therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is one of the most researched treatments for trauma and PTSD. Using guided bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps your brain reprocess stuck memories so they lose their charge and stop hijacking the present.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting locates where trauma is held in the brain and body through eye position, releasing what talk therapy often can't reach. It's gentle, focused, and especially helpful when words feel impossible.
Somatic & nervous-system work
Body-based techniques help you notice, tolerate, and release the survival responses stored in your nervous system, building a felt sense of safety rather than just talking about it.
Functional medicine for the body
This is the piece almost no one offers. Chronic trauma dysregulates cortisol, sleep, inflammation, and gut health. We can assess and support the physical side of trauma, so your body heals alongside your mind.
Your plan is never one-size-fits-all. We choose and pace these approaches around your history, your nervous system, and what feels safe, and we may weave in parts work, CBT skills, and mindfulness as they fit.
What to expect
Healing at a pace that feels safe
Free consultation
A relaxed 15-minute call to hear what you're carrying and see if we're the right fit. No pressure.
Safety & assessment
Before any deep processing, we build stability and skills so the work never overwhelms you.
Processing the trauma
Using EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic tools, we help your system release what it's been holding.
Integration
You rebuild a sense of safety, connection, and self, and we support the body that carried it all.
Why New Birth
Trauma care that treats the whole person
Most trauma therapists work with the mind alone. As an integrative practice led by Dr. Regina Ransom, Ph.D., we treat the mind and the body together, pairing evidence-based trauma therapy with functional medicine under one roof. For trauma that has lived in your body for years, that difference is everything.
"You are not broken. Your nervous system learned to protect you. Together, we teach it that the danger is over."
Common questions
What people usually ask
What is trauma therapy?
Trauma therapy is specialized care that helps you process and heal from overwhelming experiences that still affect your mind and body. Rather than just talking about what happened, it works directly with the nervous system, using approaches like EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic work, so the past stops living in your present.
What is EMDR, and how does it work?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of the most research-backed treatments for trauma and PTSD. Using gentle, guided bilateral stimulation, it helps your brain reprocess memories that got "stuck," so they lose their emotional charge. Many people feel meaningful relief in fewer sessions than traditional talk therapy.
How long does trauma therapy take?
It depends on your history and goals. A single-incident trauma may resolve in a handful of sessions, while complex or childhood trauma takes longer and moves in phases. We always go at a pace that feels safe, and we'll talk openly about a realistic timeline.
Do you treat complex or childhood trauma?
Yes. We work with complex PTSD and childhood trauma, where careful pacing and safety-building matter most. We combine trauma processing with body-based and, when helpful, functional-medicine support for the physical toll long-term trauma takes.
Do you offer telehealth?
Yes. Trauma therapy, including EMDR and Brainspotting, can be done effectively via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth anywhere in California, as well as in person in San Diego.
Do you take insurance?
New Birth is a cash-pay practice, which lets us design trauma care fully around you rather than around insurance limits. We're happy to walk through fees and options on your consultation call.
Begin when you're ready
You survived it. Now you deserve to heal from it.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, no commitment, just a safe conversation about where you are and how we can help.