Therapy for Sexual Trauma in Salt Lake City, Utah

Therapy for sexual trauma may be helpful if you’re struggling with experiences or feelings that are difficult to put into words. Survivors of sexual trauma do not owe anybody their story, as treatment is less about the event and more about the impact of the event. If you have a hard time trusting others, if you feel disconnected from your body or if you’re just hoping to feel more like yourself again, you’ve found the right place. We’ll work at your pace to help you feel safer, more connected and more like YOU again.

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This might sound familiar…

  • You have mixed feelings about trust and closeness. You deeply crave it, but you also feel guarded, uneasy or uncomfortable when someone gets too close.

  • You’ve spent a long time minimizing the impacts of what happened. Maybe you’ve written it off as “not that big of a deal”, yet you still feel the impacts.

  • You struggle with chronic pain or illness. You take care of yourself well, but you know your body is carrying something you haven’t been able to work through.

  • Physical closeness and intimacy come with a lot of confusion. Sometimes things feel ok, others times deeply distressing.

  • You carry a lot of shame and self-blame. It feels like you’re constantly doing something “wrong”.

  • Relationships come with a lot of doubt - you don’t know if your feelings are valid, you stay quiet about what you need and want or you pull away.

Therapy for Sexual Trauma in Salt Lake City, Utah can help!

What if you could go from..

  • Feeling disconnected from your body

    → to finally feeling relief, hope and connection to yourself again?

  • Minimizing what happened and how you feel about it

    →understanding your body, your reactions and how you can move forward?

  • Feeling deep shame and distrust toward yourself

    → feeling more connected to yourself and more empowered?

  • Feeling like relationships and closeness are difficult

    → building confidence with and feeling connected to the people you love?

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Kelsey Christopulos, LMFT

MEET YOUR SALT LAKE CITY EMDR THERAPIST

Hi, I’m Kelsey, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in therapy for women and teens who have experienced sexual trauma. If you feel like you’ve experience sexual trauma in any form, you’re in the right place.

No matter where you are on your journey - if you’re wondering if something might have happened to you, or if you remember all the details and want to leave them behind, this space is for you. When you experience sexual trauma, it affects both your body and your mind. Often these experiences can be so frightening and debilitating that our brains push them out of our conscious memory, but there is always a “knowing” that something isn’t quite right. Reclaiming trust in your body and your intuition is powerful. I understand this personally and I want you to experience it for yourself.

You deserve safety, clarity and reconnection with your body.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Absolutely. Trauma isn’t defined by when it happened, but how your nervous system is still holding on to it. Therapy for sexual trauma helps your body reclaim peace in your current environment. It won’t change what happened, but it will help your present life feel more connected, peaceful and functional.

  • You don’t owe anyone details. What matters is understanding the impact of what happened, not the event itself. Our bodies are so smart - if you feel like something is off and you want relief, trust that you are on the right path!

  • Sexual trauma is the emotional a psychological impact that can follow ANY non-consensual, unsafe or unwanted sexual experience. You may have felt deeply affected right away, or the impact might have not been fully recognized until later.

    1 in 3 women in Utah experience sexual assault at some point in their life. If any sexual experience has left you feeling hurt, unsafe or confused, you are in the right place.

  • The impacts of sexual trauma are different for everyone, but some common experiences are:

    • feeling disconnected from your body

    • difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships

    • avoiding certain people, places, situations or types of touch

    • struggling with intimacy or feeling disconnected during sexual experiences

    • experiencing shame and self-blame or questioning your experiences

    • having unwanted memories or thoughts about what happened

    This is not a comprehensive list and you don’t have to relate to every sign. There is no right or wrong way to respond to sexual trauma. If something in this area of your life doesn’t feel quite right, you deserve a space to explore it without judgement and with safety.

  • If your body reacts with shame, fear or confusion about a sexual experience - it counts.

    You don’t need to remember all the details or have a compelling story of abuse for it to be real. Sometimes you won’t recognize the impact until years later. Whatever your story is, it is safe to explore it here.

  • My fee for services is $165 per 50 minute session. I have a limited number of sliding scale spots, based on financial need.

    I am an “out of network” provider. If you have out of network benefits with your insurance provider, I am happy to provide a superbill to submit for reimbursement.

    Being “out of network” allows several benefits:

    • I can keep your information completely confidential. I do not share notes or diagnoses with insurance companies.

    • I can offer more flexible and personalized care that is not dictated by the confines of your insurance company.

    • We can avoid surprise billing issues, clawbacks or other insurance issues that could lead to an interruption or termination of treatment.

    • We can focus on what’s best for you, not what insurance says is best for you!

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Ready to chat about therapy for sexual trauma in Salt Lake City, Utah?

Fill out the form below and we can have a pressure free conversation to see if we’re a good fit for one another. Talk soon!

You can also text/call at 801-807-9294 or email at kchristopuloslmft@gmail.com.

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