Trauma therapy in New Jersey. Body-based. Evidence-based. From home.
You have probably tried talking about it. Talking can help, but when trauma is stored in the nervous system, words only go so far. The work that actually shifts something happens at the level of the body.
Turn the Mind is a specialized trauma practice based in Glen Rock, NJ. We offer EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to clients throughout New Jersey via secure telehealth. The same clinicians, the same modalities, the same depth of training, available from wherever you are in the state.
Schedule a free consultationTrauma lives in the nervous system.
Trauma changes the way your brain and body respond to the world. When the nervous system is overwhelmed, it shifts into survival mode: fight, flight, or freeze. For many people, the event itself is long past, but the body is still acting as if the danger is here.
The symptoms are not a flaw. They are your nervous system doing its job. The flashbacks, the hypervigilance, the numbness, the reactions that feel too big for the moment, these are the marks of a system that got stuck mid-process. Our goal is to help your nervous system complete what it could not finish at the time.
Evidence-based body-based approaches, chosen for how you present.
Every person's path through trauma is different. We offer three primary somatic treatment approaches, and our clinicians work with you to identify the right starting point and the right combination.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
For resolving specific traumatic memories, phobias, and PTSD symptoms. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess stuck memories so they lose their emotional charge. One of the most extensively researched trauma treatments available, recommended by the WHO, APA, and VA. EMDR has been formally studied and validated for telehealth delivery and translates well to a virtual format.
Learn about EMDRSomatic Experiencing
For when trauma lives in the body. Chronic tension, physical shutdown, dissociation, or the sense that you have talked about it endlessly without it moving. Somatic Experiencing works with the body's own impulses toward completion and resolution, releasing what got stuck at the level of the nervous system itself.
Learn about SESensorimotor Psychotherapy
For clients who feel stuck in their healing despite effort and insight. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy addresses the physical manifestations of trauma: hypervigilance, intrusive sensations, numbness, the body bracing for impact that never comes. It bridges verbal processing with attention to the body's own language.
Learn about SPYes, and the research supports it.
This is a fair question. The short answer is yes, and the research supports it.
EMDR was among the first trauma therapies to be formally studied in a telehealth format, and the outcomes are comparable to in-person treatment. Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy both rely on your therapist's attunement to what is happening in your body, and that attunement does not require being in the same room. What it requires is a skilled clinician, a secure connection, and a space where you can settle in.
Sessions run via secure video. We take time at the start of treatment to set up your space, establish grounding resources, and make sure the virtual format is working well for you. The pacing of the work is always set by your nervous system, not by a schedule.
For clients in northern New Jersey who prefer in-person sessions, our Glen Rock office is available as a hybrid option. Most of our NJ clients work fully virtually and find it equally effective.
Teens and adults throughout New Jersey.
If you are unsure whether your experience counts as trauma, that question is worth exploring together. Many people we work with come in not sure whether what happened to them "qualifies." It usually does.
- PTSD and complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
- Childhood trauma, neglect, and emotional abuse
- Relational and attachment trauma
- Narcissistic abuse recovery
- Identity-based and minority stress trauma
- Medical trauma, accidents, or sudden loss
- Trauma co-occurring with anxiety or depression
- Trauma alongside emotional dysregulation
Trained and credentialed, not just trauma-informed.
We are a specialized trauma and DBT practice, not a generalist office that lists trauma among a dozen other services. Our clinicians are specifically trained and credentialed in the modalities they practice. They have completed supervised clinical hours in trauma treatment, not just attended an introductory training.
We are also one of very few practices in New Jersey offering both a comprehensive DBT program and specialized trauma therapy under one roof. For clients whose trauma history includes significant emotional dysregulation, self-harm urges, or difficulty with distress tolerance, this combination matters clinically.
Our team is fully affirming for LGBTQIA+ and transgender clients. We have deep experience with identity-based trauma, minority stress, and the specific clinical needs of these communities. You will not need to educate us or protect yourself in session.
Reaching out is often the hardest part. We make it simple.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation. We will talk through what you are working on, which modality might be the right starting point, and whether Turn the Mind is the right fit for you.