Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Caitlin’s Counseling Corner
Choose Your Healthy
Trauma Therapy in NJ and FL
What Happened to You Does Not Have to Define You.
Trauma lives in the body and the memory long after the event has passed. Caitlin uses Accelerated Resolution Therapy and bilateral stimulation to help you process what happened, reduce its grip, and build the life you want on the other side of it.
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732.794.0787732.794.0787
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New Jersey & Florida (Virtual)
“It is an honor to work with anyone who comes to me. I look forward to helping you choose your healthy in order to live and thrive.”
Caitlin Regan, LPC
WHO THIS IS FOR
Trauma Shapes How You See and Experience Everything
Trauma therapy in NJ gives people a way to address what the body and memory have been carrying long after the original experience ended. Caitlin’s specialization in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) means the work goes deeper than traditional talk therapy, producing meaningful change in a way that many clients describe as more efficient and far less retraumatizing than approaches they have tried before.
You do not need a single dramatic event to qualify for trauma therapy. Caitlin works with childhood trauma, relational trauma, medical trauma, complex trauma, and the accumulation of smaller experiences that add up to a nervous system that never fully feels safe.
Her clinical specialization in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) gives her access to a proven, evidence-based approach that goes deeper than traditional talk therapy, producing meaningful change in a way that many clients find more efficient and less retraumatizing than other methods.
YOU MIGHT BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE IF
- Memories or images surface unexpectedly and feel present, not past
- You are always waiting for something to go wrong, even when you are safe
- You feel numb, disconnected, or like you are watching your own life
- Certain people, places, or situations trigger a strong reaction
- Relationships feel unsafe or consistently difficult to trust
- You have tried talk therapy and it helped you understand the trauma but did not resolve it
CAITLIN’S PRIMARY TOOL
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
ART is an evidence-based trauma treatment that uses bilateral stimulation, the same alternating left-right movement that drives EMDR, to help the brain process and reframe traumatic memories. Sessions are typically shorter than traditional trauma therapy, and most clients notice meaningful shifts within a small number of sessions.
The key difference from talk therapy: ART works at the level of the memory itself, changing how it is stored rather than just building coping skills around it. Clients retain awareness of what happened but lose the emotional charge that makes the memory feel present and overwhelming.
ART is effective for PTSD, childhood trauma, medical trauma, grief, anxiety rooted in past experience, and complex trauma. It is also available for clients who have tried other trauma approaches and found them insufficient.
Toolkit
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Bilateral stimulation-based trauma processing. Evidence-based, efficient, and accessible to clients who struggle with talk-only approaches.
Flash Technique
A gentle bilateral stimulation method well suited for clients who find direct trauma processing difficult or overwhelming. Works with minimal distress during the session.
Theratappers
Handheld tactile bilateral stimulation devices used as an alternative to eye movement, offering the same neurological benefits through touch rather than visual tracking.
Trauma-Informed Talk Therapy
When direct processing is not the right starting point, Caitlin uses trauma-informed psychotherapy to build safety, trust, and readiness at the client's pace.
TYPES OF TRAUMA CAITLIN WORKS WITH
Trauma Comes in Many Forms
Caitlin approaches every person’s trauma as unique. The type of event, the age it occurred, how it was responded to, and how long it has been carried all shape what therapy looks like. She meets you where you are.
Childhood and Developmental Trauma
Adverse experiences in childhood that shaped your nervous system, your sense of self, and how you relate to others throughout your life.
Relational and Attachment Trauma
Trauma rooted in relationships: abuse, neglect, betrayal, or the absence of safe attachment early in life.
Medical Trauma
Traumatic experiences within medical settings, including frightening procedures, difficult diagnoses, or times when you felt unsafe or unheard in a clinical context.
Complex and Repeated Trauma
Trauma that occurred repeatedly over time rather than as a single event, producing a layered impact on identity, relationships, and regulation.
PTSD and Acute Trauma Responses
Single-event trauma including accidents, assaults, sudden loss, or other overwhelming experiences that produced a lasting stress response.
Grief and Loss
Loss that carries a traumatic dimension, including sudden death, ambiguous loss, or grief that has become stuck and is affecting daily functioning.
HOW CAITLIN WORKS
Safety First. Then Depth.
Caitlin approaches every person’s trauma as unique. The type of event, the age it occurred, how it was responded to, and how long it has been carried all shape what therapy looks like. She meets you where you are.
“I walk alongside each person in their mental health journey. I am not here to fix or save anyone. I am here to help you find the path that is yours.”
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Build Safety and Trust
The therapeutic relationship comes first. Nothing moves forward until you feel genuinely safe. This is real work, not a box to check.
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Understand the Full Picture
Caitlin gathers a thorough understanding of your history, your nervous system patterns, and how trauma has shaped your present before any processing begins.
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Process with ART or Flash Technique
Bilateral stimulation work begins at a pace you control. Sessions are designed to keep distress manageable and produce resolution, not depletion.
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Integrate and Build Forward
Processing a memory is the beginning. Caitlin helps you integrate what has shifted into a new relationship with yourself and the life you are building.
GETTING STARTED
What to Expect
Beginning trauma therapy takes courage. Here is exactly what the process looks like from your first contact to your first ART session.
Reach Out
Schedule directly through SimplePractice, or call Caitlin at 732.794.0787. No referral needed.
Your Intake Conversation
Caitlin takes time to understand your story, what you're navigating, and what you're hoping to get out of the process.
Build Your Path Together
You and Caitlin create a plan that fits your life, your schedule, your goals, your pace. Nothing is forced.
Do the Real Work
Sessions are honest, collaborative, and practical. You leave each one with something tangible to take into your week.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Their Words
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She is very nice and helpful to everything that I am going through. She give ways to make things good in a way that I appreciate
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Just in one session Caitlin already made me feel so safe and understood. I am super excited to continue my sessions.
Verified client
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Caitlin is a bad ass mamba jamba!
Verified client
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Best therapist I have EVER had
Verified client
All testimonials are anonymized. Identifying details have been removed or changed to protect client privacy per HIPAA guidelines.
READY TO BEGIN?
Let's Get You Started
Practical Information
Session Format
Virtual sessions via telehealth for clients in New Jersey and Florida. ART is fully effective via telehealth. In-person sessions coming soon.
Session Length
Standard sessions are 50 minutes. ART sessions sometimes run slightly longer depending on where you are in the processing. Caitlin will communicate clearly about timing.
Fees and Sliding Scale
A sliding scale fee option is available. Caitlin believes cost should not prevent someone from getting support. Reach out to discuss rates confidentially.
Insurance
Caitlin accepts insurance through SimplePractice, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Horizon, Oscar, and 20+ additional plans. Self-pay starts at $90 per session. Contact Caitlin to verify your specific plan before booking.
Booking
Book directly through SimplePractice or call 732.794.0787. No referral required to schedule an intake session.
Reaching Out Is the Hardest Part
You do not have to carry this alone. Caitlin is here, and this is a safe place to begin.
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