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COMPLEX TRAUMA THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN ALLEN, TEXAS
Attachment-based, somatic trauma therapy · Online across Texas
Survival mode is still working.
But it's costing you more than it used to.
RELATIONAL AND SOMATIC TRAUMA THERAPY IN ALLEN, TX
Before There Are Words For It
Therapy here focuses on developmental trauma, attachment injury, and complex PTSD that forms through repeated harm inside close relationships.
Most of the women who find me wouldn’t say they’re in some sort of crisis. They’re functioning. Capable. Raising kids, building careers, carrying full lives.
Often, they’ve never called what they lived through trauma.
Not because nothing happened, but because what they lived through is so deeply woven into their relationships and sense of self that it feels normal.
This is where our work usually begins.
RELATIONAL TRAUMA AND C-PTSD THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN TEXAS
When What Happened Was Never Named
The women I work with have lived through real, painful experiences that were never accurately named.
There were events.
Patterns.
Dynamics.
Moment after moment where safety and care quietly went missing.
It’s not that nothing happened.
It’s that what happened wasn’t mirrored, protected, or made sense of.
You learned early to stay quiet, agreeable, or responsible. To track other people's moods instead of your own. To absorb blame and tension that never belonged to you.
You got really good at holding yourself together.
At holding everyone else together.
At functioning, no matter what was happening around you.
These patterns often started young.
And they showed up again in complicated adult relationships
that felt familiar in ways you can’t quite explain.
This kind of trauma doesn’t always announce itself loudly. It can hide behind everyday functioning. Right behind survival mode.
Many of my clients with complex trauma histories arrive convinced the problem is them. Their sensitivity, their needs, their inability to "move on."
Our work together starts with sitting with that belief long enough to understand how it kept you safe, and then gently untangling it from who you actually are.
ATTACHMENT BASED TRAUMA THERAPY | ALLEN, TX AND ONLINE
How Therapy Works Here
I pay attention to what’s easy to miss.
The subtleties. The invisible labor. The things you say, and the things you don’t.
The power and control dynamics that have been quietly shaping your relationships for years.
My first instinct is always toward feeling and being with, not fixing.
Feelings are called feelings because they ask to be felt, after all.
I won't rush you toward solutions or move you past your pain.
I’m tracking, with precision, what’s happening in you, between us, and in the room.
Suffering deserves to be seen clearly and held gently, without being minimized or avoided.
I won't flinch when things get heavy, complex, or complicated. I will ask questions that redirect you inward for answers, away from my own. You got yourself here - even while surviving.
I hold your dignity at the center of this work, and I refuse to allow shame to settle over our space. We will not shame your survival here.
I regulate myself as we work, so your nervous system doesn't have to do everything on its own. You’ve done enough of that already.
This is attachment-based, somatic trauma therapy for women navigating complex and relational trauma. Pacing here respects your story and your capacity.
You always have choice. We always make space.
COMPLEX TRAUMA SPECIALTIES | WOMEN'S TRAUMA THERAPY IN ALLEN, TX
Areas of Focus
These are some of the patterns and experiences I work with most often.
LAUREN MARSHALL, MS, LMFT-S
FOUNDER, THERAPIST, & CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
About Lauren
My clinical training and ongoing study focus on long term relational trauma, attachment injury, and nervous system adaptations shaped over time.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), even when I’m working individually, I’m always thinking systemically - about the relationships, environments, and expectations that shaped how you learned to survive.
My work is informed by attachment theory, somatic approaches to healing, and relational neurobiology, particularly the ways ongoing relational harm shapes the nervous system, identity, and sense of self.
I maintain an intentionally selective caseload so I can work deeply, pursue advanced trauma training, and practice with close attention to pacing, consent, and power differentials in the therapeutic relationship.
Clients often tell me they feel seen and heard here in ways they haven’t before. I take seriously the responsibility of being trusted with your stories, and I’m committed to meeting that work with care and steadiness.
COMPLEX TRAUMA AND C-PTSD THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN TEXAS
You Can Show Up Here Exactly As You Are
You don’t need to come in ready. Or knowledgeable. Or trauma literate.
This is one room you don’t have to hold together.
I’m listening for the patterns that kept you going, and the parts of you that never got to speak.
There’s no rush, we have time.
You don’t have to do this alone.
BEGINNING ATTACHMENT-BASED TRAUMA THERAPY IN ALLEN, TX AND ONLINE STATEWIDE
Beginning The Work
1 / Reach Out
You can contact me through the contact form, email, or phone; whichever feels most accessible. I’ll respond as soon as I’m able.
2 / Pre-Screening
After we connect, I’ll send a brief form. It’s a way to share what you’re carrying without having to organize it into a narrative. It helps us assess fit, pacing, and whether this work aligns with what you’re looking for. This step gives us both clarity before moving forward.
3 / Initial Consultation
This is a short call to get oriented and assess fit. This is not a clinical intake or a commitment. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you here, how I work, and whether this feels like the right next step. Therapy works best when the relationship itself can hold the work. If we move forward, we do so intentionally.
There’s no obligation to move forward after the consultation. Fit matters.
COMPLEX TRAUMA AND C-PTSD THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN TEXAS
You Can Reach Out When You're Ready
This is just a starting point.
STORYSPACE | TEXAS TRAUMA THERAPY FOR WOMEN WITH C-PTSD
Office Location
Storyspace | 700 S Central Expy, STE 400, Allen, Texas 75013
In person sessions are offered at my Allen office.
Virtual sessions are available statewide in Texas through a secure, HIPAA-compliant online platform.
FAQ ABOUT TEXAS-BASED ATTACHMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA THERAPY
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of trauma therapy do you offer?
I specialize in complex and relational trauma. The kind that forms over time inside close relationships rather than from a single event. Most of the women I work with grew up adapting to emotional strain, unpredictability, or responsibility that came too early. The work focuses on how those early adaptations still shape your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self today. This is depth oriented, relational therapy. Not a quick fix. Not surface level.
What makes trauma therapy different from regular talk therapy?
Trauma doesn’t just live in insight or memory. It lives in patterns. In how you brace, withdraw, overfunction, or disappear inside of relationships. In this work, we pay attention to what happens in real time: in you, in the room, and between us. Insight matters, but it’s not enough on its own. Change happens through relationship, pacing, and nervous system awareness, not through working harder or fixing.
Is my trauma “bad enough” for this kind of specialized therapy?
If you’re asking this question, it usually means something important was never named or mirrored. You don’t need a dramatic story to belong here. Many clients come in wondering if they’re “making too much of it,” only to realize how much they learned to normalize in order to survive. We don’t measure trauma by severity. We work with impact.
Do you offer online therapy?
Yes. I offer virtual sessions to clients across Texas, as well as in-person sessions in Allen. The same depth and pacing apply in both settings. We’ll talk through what makes the most sense for you.
How long will therapy take?
There isn’t a set timeline for this kind of work. Complex trauma didn’t form quickly, and it doesn’t unwind on a schedule. We move at a pace your nervous system can sustain. Slow enough to notice patterns, fast enough to stay alive. We’ll revisit pacing and goals as we go.
How do I know if you're the right therapist for me?
Fit matters. You don’t need certainty, just a felt sense that something here resonates. The consultation call is a chance to ask questions, get oriented, and see how it feels to be in conversation together. If it’s not the right fit, I’ll tell you. And if it is, we’ll move forward with clarity.