Trauma-Informed Individual Therapy
Trauma Therapy in New Jersey
The connection between past experiences and present-day struggles is at the heart of my work as a therapist. I use a trauma-informed approach with all my clients to honor that thread and make room for real healing.
Supporting Therapy Clients by Building Resilience
My integrative, relational approach to therapy helps clients explore how their experiences have shaped who they are today—and who they want to become.
I support clients in developing resilience, confidence, and compassion for every part of themselves.
Trauma therapy does not inherently mean a traumatic event has happened or that the hurt is plain and on the surface.
And therapy should certainly not be sought out only during a crisis!
Therapy offers a space to work through daily stressors, develop emotional resilience, and build confidence in advocating for yourself. Whether you're looking to deepen your relationships, break free from people-pleasing, or heal after a breakup, therapy can support you.
It's also a place to reconnect with your body, get clear on your values, and better understand the experiences that have made you who you are.
How does trauma happen?
TWhen the body and nervous system experience more than they can process—too much, too fast, too soon, or too often—trauma can take hold. It may come from a major event like an accident or abuse, or from losses that cut deep, like a breakup, the death of a loved one, or losing a beloved pet.
Trauma can also be rooted in early childhood experiences: growing up with emotionally unavailable caregivers, receiving inconsistent love, being placed in a caretaking role too young, or never quite feeling seen, heard, or safe.
These experiences can shape how we relate to ourselves and others and can lead to patterns of anxiety, avoidance, or difficulty trusting and connecting deeply.
Who does trauma therapy benefit?
Therapy is for everyone, and no experience is too small or too subtle to deserve support. Trauma therapy can help you rebuild a sense of safety within yourself and reconnect with who you truly are.
New Jersey ADHD Therapy
Therapy for Women with ADHD
As a woman with ADHD, I understand the daily reality of being neurodivergent in a world not designed for the way your brain works. Difficulty completing tasks, a flood of ideas you can't execute, struggles with focus, or the constant pull to move on to the next thing—trauma therapy can help ease these very real challenges.
In our work together, I help women with ADHD identify their strengths and build sustainable systems that support executive functioning, emotional regulation, maintaining focus, and other areas of daily life.
New Jersey young adult Therapy
Therapy for Young Adults
The shift from structured environments like high school and college to the open-ended responsibilities of adulthood can feel overwhelming. Young adults face a unique mix of challenges, from academics and friendships to dating, career beginnings, and everything in between.
My approach as a therapist for young adults is rooted in genuine understanding—I've been there myself. I know how it feels to seem like you have it together while privately wondering if you'll ever figure it out. I help clients get clarity on their emotions and values, explore their relationships, and build the tools to create a life they truly want.
Anxiety Therapy AND COUNSELING
Therapy for Anxiety
Anxiety is one of my primary specialties as a therapist, and something I have personal experience with. Anxiety can look like racing thoughts, negative thinking patterns, and catastrophic thinking that feels relentless. I know how demoralizing it can be to try to stop the rumination, only to end up feeling powerless.
In our work together, I use a mind-body approach drawing on both somatic and cognitive techniques to help you understand the anxious parts of yourself, build tools to regulate your body when anxiety rises, and restore your sense of agency when anxious thoughts take hold.
I work with individuals who feel trapped by worry and worst-case thinking, supporting them in finding their way to confidence, peace, and joy.
New Jersey relationship Anxiety Therapy
Therapy for Relationship Anxiety
I support my clients in finding their way back to themselves within their relationships. Many of the people I work with experience relationship anxiety—a persistent worry about being liked, accepted, or worthy—and have learned to feel safe by always being there for others. They show up consistently, give generously, and make sure the people around them are okay, often at the expense of their own wellbeing.
I help my clients rewrite the stories that keep them caught in cycles of relationship anxiety and self-abandonment. Together, we discover new ways of relating that restore self-trust, honor their own needs, strengthen their ability to set boundaries, and build a sense of safety that comes from within rather than from others.
I believe that safety doesn't have to depend on another person — it can be cultivated from the inside. Using IFS, EMDR, and other evidence-based, attachment-focused approaches, I support my clients in reconnecting with themselves and discovering that they are the ones they've been searching for all along.
Modalities I Use in Therapy
Beyond IFS and EMDR, I bring a holistic and integrative lens to our work together: a strengths-based approach rooted in ACT, DBT, Polyvagal Theory, and Attachment Theory. The modalities we use will be chosen collaboratively, tailored specifically to what you need.
Counseling in New Jersey
Therapy with Jessica
Jessica Attas is a licensed therapist serving clients across New Jersey, with a specialization in trauma therapy for adults and young adults using EMDR and IFS. She also works with couples regardless of where they are in their relationship.
Get started with your New Jersey therapy journey by reaching out.
We’re ready to meet you where you are.