Trauma & PTSD Therapy Across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Trauma & PTSD Therapy in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Explore how trauma, childhood experiences, and family-of-origin patterns, including symptoms related to CPTSD, may continue to shape your emotions, relationships, and sense of safety.
When the past still shapes how you feel and relate.
Old experiences can quietly shape how you trust yourself and make decisions. Therapy offers a space to understand those influences and move forward with more clarity.
Familiar dynamics can show up again and again, even when you want something different. Therapy can help you understand where these patterns began and how to relate with more choice.
Trauma can make closeness feel risky and leave you feeling the need to protect yourself. Therapy helps you rebuild a sense of safety in yourself and in your relationships, at a pace that feels right.
Living in constant alert mode is exhausting. Together we can explore how a flight response may keep you prepared for danger, calm your nervous system, and help your mind and body learn that the danger has passed.
A gentle, supportive space to process what you carry and grow toward healing.
Using a psychodynamic approach, we'll explore how early experiences and family dynamics may continue to influence your beliefs, emotional responses, and the ways you navigate challenges today. Developing greater awareness of these patterns can open the door to meaningful, lasting change.
Therapy is tailored to your individual experiences and goals, recognizing that healing looks different for everyone. We'll work at a pace that feels manageable, thoughtfully processing difficult experiences — including childhood trauma and symptoms related to CPTSD — while integrating grounding techniques and other coping strategies as needed.
We'll look at the situations that bring out familiar reactions, such as patterns of shutting down, overexplaining, people-pleasing as a way of seeking safety, or doubting yourself, and work on responding in ways that feel more deliberate and true to who you are now.
Educational guide
Survival Mode: Understanding Trauma Responses
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn are automatic ways the mind and body may try to protect us. Explore how these responses can show up in everyday life — and how understanding them can support healing with more curiosity and less self-criticism.
Explore Survival ModeAbout Priya Gill
As a licensed therapist in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., I strive to provide a supportive environment for those feeling weighed down by life's challenges. My goal is to help you explore challenges, emotions, and personal journeys in a warm, non-judgmental environment. Together, we'll process obstacles, build coping tools, find relief, and nurture growth.
Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, complex trauma, grief, burnout, difficult family dynamics, or the lasting impact of childhood experiences, we'll explore how those experiences continue to influence your life while working toward greater inner peace and a stronger sense of grounding. I work from a psychodynamic approach, while also drawing upon other therapeutic approaches to meet your needs. Within our work together, I strive to build a relationship grounded in trust, openness, and genuine collaboration, where you feel supported as we work toward meaningful change.
FAQ & Rates
I am in-network with Aetna and Cigna and also accept self-pay. If you have out-of-network insurance, I can provide a Superbill after each session that you may submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. Because benefits vary by plan, I recommend contacting your insurance provider directly to ask about your out-of-network mental health coverage, reimbursement rates, deductible, and any out-of-pocket costs.
It can equip you with healthy coping mechanisms to manage challenging emotions like anxiety and depression. We'll explore the root of your struggles, leading to greater self-awareness and understanding. Therapy can also improve your relationships by helping you develop better communication skills and build stronger connections with loved ones. It can even be a powerful tool for healing past trauma, allowing you to process those experiences and move forward with greater confidence.