Trauma & PTSD Therapy Online | Dr. Corinne Votaw-Freer, Licensed Psychologist

PsyD Trauma &
PTSD
Specialist

Your Trauma Therapist

Hi, I’m Corinne.

“Trauma doesn’t just live in your past. It lives in your body, your reactions, your relationships — until you have the right support to process it.”

I’m a licensed psychologist offering specialized trauma and PTSD treatment online for adults and teens in Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. I work with people who know something happened — and know they haven’t fully moved on from it, even when they’ve tried.

My approach combines evidence-based trauma treatments, including EMDR, to help your nervous system do what it couldn’t do on its own: fully process what happened and return to a baseline of safety.

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Do You Recognize Yourself?

Trauma shows up in more ways than people realize

Not everyone who has been through something traumatic walks around thinking “I have PTSD.” Trauma has a way of disguising itself as anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, difficulty trusting people, or just a persistent sense that something is off.

If you find yourself managing symptoms rather than actually feeling better — staying busy, staying guarded, staying one step ahead of your own emotions — that’s worth paying attention to.

Trauma doesn’t always come from a single dramatic event. Childhood neglect, emotionally unsafe relationships, ongoing stress, and accumulated losses can all have the same impact on the nervous system as acute trauma.

Whatever your history, if something has left a mark that still affects how you live your daily life, you deserve support that actually addresses it at the root.

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Flashbacks & Intrusive Memories

Images, sensations, or memories that surface unexpectedly and pull you back into the past

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Hypervigilance

Feeling constantly on alert, like something bad could happen at any moment, even when you’re safe

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Avoidance

Going out of your way to avoid people, places, or situations that remind you of what happened

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Emotional Numbing

Feeling detached, disconnected from your emotions, or unable to experience joy or closeness

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Sleep Disruption

Nightmares, insomnia, or difficulty staying asleep without the intrusion of distressing content

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Irritability & Reactivity

Emotional responses that feel out of proportion, or a short fuse that wasn’t always there

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Negative Self-Beliefs

Deep-seated beliefs like “I’m damaged,” “It was my fault,” or “I can’t trust anyone”

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Relationship Difficulties

Struggles with trust, intimacy, or a pattern of feeling unsafe with people you care about

What I Treat

Trauma comes in many forms

Whether your experience was a single event or a long pattern, whether it happened last year or decades ago, trauma is treatable. Here are some of the presentations I work with most.

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PTSD

Diagnosable PTSD from accidents, assault, combat, disasters, or other acute traumatic events

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Childhood Trauma

Neglect, abuse, unstable or unsafe home environments, early losses, or emotional unavailability

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Relational & Attachment Trauma

Betrayal, emotional abuse, coercive control, or repeated experiences of not being safe with people

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Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)

Trauma that accumulated over time — often interpersonal — resulting in deeper disruptions to self and identity

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Medical Trauma

Difficult diagnoses, medical procedures, ICU experiences, or traumatic childbirth

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Grief & Traumatic Loss

Sudden or traumatic bereavement, complicated grief, or loss that remains stuck and unresolved

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Secondary & Vicarious Trauma

Burnout and trauma responses in caregivers, first responders, and helping professionals

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Community & Collective Trauma

The lasting impact of systemic violence, displacement, discrimination, or community loss

How We Treat It

Evidence-based treatment that goes beyond coping

Effective trauma treatment isn’t about talking around what happened indefinitely. It’s about helping your nervous system process and integrate what it wasn’t able to at the time.

EMDR: The Gold Standard for Trauma Treatment

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most researched and effective treatments available for trauma and PTSD. Unlike traditional talk therapy, it doesn’t require you to describe what happened in painful detail. Instead, it uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain finish processing experiences that got “frozen” in the nervous system.

I’m EMDR trained and use it as a primary modality for trauma treatment — alongside other evidence-based approaches tailored to what you need.

EMDR Therapy

Targeted memory processing using bilateral stimulation to reduce emotional charge and integrate traumatic experiences

Somatic Awareness

Working with the body’s role in trauma — recognizing and regulating the physical responses that keep you stuck

Parts-Informed Work

Understanding the different internal responses to trauma and helping them work together rather than against each other

What Healing Looks Like

What you can expect to gain

Trauma treatment isn’t about erasing what happened. It’s about changing the relationship you have with it — so it becomes something that happened to you, not something still happening.

✓ Relief from flashbacks, intrusive memories, and nightmares
✓ A nervous system that isn’t constantly braced for something bad
✓ Freedom from shame-based beliefs like “I’m broken” or “It was my fault”
✓ The ability to be present without being pulled back into the past
✓ Healthier relationships — more trust, less reactivity, more ease
✓ A clearer, more stable sense of who you are outside of what happened to you

How We Work Together

What trauma treatment looks like, step by step

Trauma therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all — and good trauma treatment never rushes. Here’s how our work typically unfolds, at a pace that’s right for you.

Initial Evaluation (90 min)

We start with a thorough intake to understand your history, how trauma is showing up in your life right now, and what you most want to change. This session gives us a shared picture of what we’re working with — and gives you a chance to ask questions before we begin.

Stabilization & Foundation (4–6 Sessions)

Before moving into trauma processing, we build a solid foundation: emotional regulation skills, grounding techniques, window of tolerance work, and a therapeutic relationship where you feel genuinely safe. This phase isn’t filler — it’s what makes deeper healing possible.

Trauma Processing (6–12 Sessions)

Using EMDR and other evidence-based approaches, we work through the specific memories, beliefs, and body-based responses that are keeping you stuck. You stay in control of the pace, and many clients notice meaningful shifts after even the first few processing sessions.

Integration & Next Steps

We consolidate the gains you’ve made, address any remaining targets, and prepare you for life without the weight you came in carrying. Some clients feel complete at this stage; others choose to continue with maintenance or deeper work. There’s no pressure either way.

No Surprises

Insurance accepted for trauma therapy

Trauma therapy sessions are billed the same as standard therapy — which means your insurance coverage applies. I accept the following plans across Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas.

✓ Aetna

✓ Cigna

✓ Quest

✓ Select Health

✓ Carelon

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield

◯ United Health / Optum (Coming Soon)

◯ Ascension / SmartHealth (Coming Soon)

Not sure if you’re covered? Ask during your free consultation call — I’m happy to help you figure it out.

Why It Matters

Trauma treatment requires the right therapeutic relationship

Working with me directly

Trauma therapy isn’t something that works well on a conveyor belt. It requires a clinician who knows your full history, can read when to go deeper and when to pull back, and has the training to hold the work safely when it gets hard. As a PsyD-level psychologist specializing in trauma, I bring the clinical depth and the continuity that effective treatment requires.

Why not a large platform?

Trauma treatment requires deep continuity with a single provider who genuinely knows you. Switching therapists mid-treatment — common on large platforms — can disrupt the therapeutic relationship at the worst possible time.

Is online trauma therapy effective?

Yes — research supports the effectiveness of trauma treatment and EMDR delivered via telehealth. Many clients find that the safety and familiarity of their own home actually supports the work, particularly during active processing.

You survived it.It's time to heal.