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It looks like the high-achiever who can't rest, the partner who can't ask for what they need, the friend who absorbs everyone else's feelings and then resents them for it. It's the lump in your throat when someone is even mildly disappointed in you. It's the certainty that if people really knew you, they'd leave. ## How I work with it From there we follow the pattern, not the protocol. We notice what shows up in your body, name the parts of you that have been protecting (and exhausting) you, and gently update the survival-era beliefs that no longer fit your life. When a specific memory keeps hijacking the present, we may also draw on [EMDR](/services/emdr-therapy) to help the brain finish processing it. Insight and felt-experience, side by side. ## When the harm came from an adult relationship This page is mostly about what an early environment leaves behind. If the harm came later — an abusive or controlling adult relationship, coercive control, or a relationship that was emotionally abusive without ever being physical — that has [its own page](/specialties/relationship-trauma), with the pattern language that fits it: gaslighting, isolation, financial control, trauma bonds. Start there instead. ## Trauma therapy by location For local details, see [trauma therapy in Temecula](/therapy/temecula-trauma) or [trauma therapy in Murrieta](/therapy/murrieta-trauma). Signs ## What it _actually looks like._ Some signs we see often: Perfectionism and a punishing inner critic People-pleasing, conflict avoidance, chronic over-functioning Anxiety that doesn't match the situation Numbness, dissociation, or feeling far away from your own life Repeating relationship dynamics that started long before this relationship Shame, especially around needing — needing rest, needing help, needing more We start by building a relationship steady enough to hold the work. That isn't a warm-up — it _is_ the work. Relational wounds happened in relationship; they heal in one too, and the safety we build between us becomes the corrective experience your system has been waiting for. ![Katelin Hanhart, LCSW](/__l5e/assets-v1/3c10efa5-0565-41b9-baca-d947258af3de/branding-44.jpg) Practice ## What to expect Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, via secure telehealth. Early sessions tend to focus on grounding, mapping the patterns, and starting to notice — without judgment — how your nervous system has been working overtime to keep you safe. As trust deepens, we move toward the more tender work: the inner critic, the younger parts, the moments where you learned that being yourself wasn't safe. We never rush the body. We never push past consent. You leave each session with something small to try, and a sense of where we're going. Questions ## Common _questions._ I don't have a 'big T' trauma. Do I belong here? Yes. Relational trauma is rarely one event — it's an accumulation. Chronic misattunement, neglect, emotional unavailability, walking on eggshells, or being parentified all leave a real imprint, even when nothing 'looks like' trauma from the outside. Will I have to talk about my childhood in detail? Only when and if it's useful to you. We work with what's alive now — the patterns, the inner critic, the bodily responses — and we touch the past at the pace your nervous system can integrate. What modalities do you use? Relational, attachment-based, parts-aware, and somatically-informed. The frame is integrative, not one-size-fits-all — we draw on what fits the moment rather than following a single protocol. How long does this kind of work usually take? Relational repair is rarely linear, and it isn't a 6-session protocol. Most clients work weekly for several months at minimum; many continue longer because the relationship itself becomes part of what heals. ## Ready when _you are._ [Start the conversation ](/contact) [Meet Katelin ](/about) Katelin Hanhart , LCSWRelational-Trauma Therapy A solo licensed clinical social worker offering trauma-informed therapy for high-functioning adults across California , New Jersey , and via secure telehealth. [(760) 994-4600](tel:+17609944600) [info@katelinhanhart.com](mailto:info@katelinhanhart.com) 31285 Temecula Parkway, Suite 255 Temecula, CA 92592 #### Practice - [Meet Katelin](/about) - [Approach](/approach) - [Telehealth](/telehealth) - [Services](/services) - [Rates & Insurance](/rates) - [Journal](/blog) - [Contact](/contact) #### Focus Areas - [Relational Trauma](/specialties/trauma) - [Addiction](/specialties/addiction-recovery) - [Helping Professionals](/specialties/first-responders) #### Serving California [Temecula / Murrieta](/locations/temecula)[Oceanside](/locations/oceanside)[San Diego](/locations/san-diego) New Jersey [Statewide Telehealth](/locations/new-jersey) **In a crisis?** Call or text [988](tel:988) (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or call [911](tel:911). Veterans can press 1 after dialing 988. Contacting this practice does not establish a client relationship. Individual outcomes vary. 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