by Amy Wilhelmi | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Internal Links:• Reclaiming Intimacy After Trauma• How Trauma Lives in the Body External Resources:• AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists)• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute Why Trauma Changes Sexual Connection Sexual...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Dec 20, 2025 | gender, Ketamine- Assisted- Psychotherapy, Mentality Coaching, Sex Therapy, trauma therapy, Women I help
How KAP supports survivors in reinhabiting the body and reconnecting with pleasure When Being Touched Feels Like Watching From Across the Room Avery’s partner kissed them gently — and suddenly they weren’t there. Their body stayed.Their mind floated away.Their voice...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
How trauma reshapes connection — and how the nervous system learns to love again When the Body Says “No” Before the Mind Can Speak Rachel’s shoulders tightened the moment her partner’s hand brushed her back.Nothing threatening happened — just warmth, closeness, a...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Aug 22, 2025 | couples therapy, Sex Therapy, trauma therapy
Trauma-Informed Sex Therapy: Why We Start with the Body, Not the BedroomBy Amy Wilhelmi, LMFT When someone says, “I feel broken,” they’re rarely talking about a technique or position. They’re talking about safety—safety in their body, in their relationship, and in...
by Amy Wilhelmi | Aug 22, 2025 | Blogging, EMDR therapy, Sex Therapy, trauma therapy
Rewiring the Past: EMDR and the Power of Memory Reconsolidation You survived. You made it through.So why does a smell, a glance, or even a moment in bed still send your body into panic? Because trauma doesn’t live in the past—it lives in the present tense of the...
