Reclaim Therapy

Reclaim Therapy We provide specialized trauma, body image and eating disorder treatment.

We are a group of trauma therapists who specialize in treating trauma, eating disorders, complex PTSD, grief and body image concerns.

If healing feels like a performance, you’re not doing it wrong.You’re probably just doing what your nervous system has a...
07/23/2025

If healing feels like a performance, you’re not doing it wrong.

You’re probably just doing what your nervous system has always done. Trying to stay safe by getting it right.

If you rehearse what to say in therapy…

If you feel pressure to show up with insight instead of emotion…

If you’re afraid your pain is “too much” or your progress isn’t enough…

It’s not failure.

It might be a body shaped by emotional neglect.

Or a a nervous system that learned early on: be good, be calm, be useful, and maybe then, you’ll be safe.

But healing doesn’t have to look a certain way.

You don’t have to earn support by shrinking your mess.

You get to show up unsure. Incomplete. Human.

And if that feels unfamiliar, we can work on it together.

Because therapy isn’t about performing.

It’s about being met… fully, finally, and slowly without the mask.

🧡 Follow for trauma-informed care that honors your full self.

🔗 Link in bio to start therapy or learn more about working together.

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You can be high-functioning, self-aware, even in therapy…and still have a body that’s carrying pain no one sees.The trut...
07/22/2025

You can be high-functioning, self-aware, even in therapy…

and still have a body that’s carrying pain no one sees.

The truth is, complex trauma doesn’t just impact how we think or feel.

It leaves an imprint in the body, one that often gets dismissed, misdiagnosed, or misunderstood.

Maybe your chest tightens for no reason.
Your stomach is always in knots.
You feel exhausted no matter how much you sleep.
You’ve gotten used to the headaches, the tension, the restlessness.

Doctors run tests. Everything looks “fine.”
But you don’t feel fine. Not even close.

That doesn’t mean you’re dramatic or making things up.

It means your body has been in survival mode for so long, it doesn’t quite know how to turn off.

It’s not broken. It’s trying to protect you the only way it knows how.

This is something I see all the time in my trauma therapy practice.

Especially with women who learned to minimize their pain, who were never taught how to feel safe in their bodies.

Who kept showing up, doing the work, and holding it all together… while their bodies quietly kept the score.

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

You deserve support that looks at the whole picture.

Not just the symptoms.

Your body deserves a chance to feel safe again.

✨ Follow for trauma-informed support

Comment RECLAIM to get your free consultation to work with our team scheduled 🧡

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There’s a specific kind of grief that hits when you realize what you thought was love… was something else entirely.Traum...
07/21/2025

There’s a specific kind of grief that hits when you realize what you thought was love… was something else entirely.

Trauma bonds can look a lot like passion.

The highs are intense. The connection feels undeniable.

And the second it slips, you start questioning yourself:

What did I do? How can I fix it?

It’s not just about the person.

It’s about the pattern, hot and cold, pull and push, closeness followed by silence.

And when that kind of emotional rollercoaster is what you’re used to, anything steadier can feel almost… unfamiliar.

That doesn’t mean that there’s something wrong with you.

It means you learned to chase connection that came with conditions.

And unlearning that? It’s not a quick process.

It’s a tender one.
A grief-filled one.

But also a liberating one.

Because eventually, you stop confusing unpredictability for chemistry.

You stop mistaking being needed for being loved.

And you start choosing the kind of connection that doesn’t leave you guessing.

🧡 Follow for trauma-informed support that meets you where you are

Want to learn more about love bombing, breadcrumbing and trauma bonds? Comment BLOG and I’ll send you our recent post ✍🏼!

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traumabonding

Have you ever felt like you had to earn your way out of pain?Like healing was something that came after……after you held ...
07/18/2025

Have you ever felt like you had to earn your way out of pain?

Like healing was something that came after…
…after you held it all together.
…after you proved how strong you were.
…after you fixed everything that never should’ve been yours to carry in the first place.

If so, you’re not alone.

So many of us were taught that we had to be falling apart to deserve support.

That rest had to be earned.

That we could only start healing once we’d cleaned up the mess and tied it in a bow.

But here’s what I need you to know:

You don’t have to prove anything to be worthy of care.
You don’t have to hold it all together to be allowed to fall apart a little.
You don’t have to wait for some breaking point to start healing.

You get to feel better because you’re human.

Because your pain matters.

Because you were never meant to do this alone.

🧡 If this lands, follow for trauma-informed support that meets you where you are.
🔗 Link in bio if you’re ready for care that doesn’t make you earn it first.

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Most people don’t realize how different trauma can look from one person to the next.Sometimes it’s loud. Sudden. Clear.S...
07/16/2025

Most people don’t realize how different trauma can look from one person to the next.

Sometimes it’s loud. Sudden. Clear.
Sometimes it’s quiet. Repetitive. Harder to name.

A car accident and childhood emotional neglect are not the same.

But both can leave deep imprints.

If you’ve lived through something painful, especially something that happened over and over again in relationships that were supposed to feel safe, your body may carry the impact long after the moment has passed.

And you might not call it trauma.

You might just say:

“I don’t feel like myself.”
“I’m fine, but I’m always on edge.”
“I can’t trust anyone.”
“I don’t remember a time I felt safe.”

That’s complex trauma. And it doesn’t mean you’re too sensitive. It means your nervous system adapted to survive.

You don’t need a diagnosis to deserve care.
You don’t need a label to begin healing.
You just need a safe space to start.

✨ You’re not too much.
✨ There’s nothing wrong with you for still carrying this.
✨ And you don’t have to do it alone.

🧡 Follow for more trauma-informed care
🔗 Link in bio to schedule therapy or learn more about working together.

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We call it coregualtion 😂…
07/16/2025

We call it coregualtion 😂

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You keep saying you’re just “stressed” 👀But your jaw is clenched, your shoulders are up to your ears, and your brain won...
07/15/2025

You keep saying you’re just “stressed” 👀

But your jaw is clenched, your shoulders are up to your ears, and your brain won’t stop scanning for what might go wrong.

This isn’t about being extra, weak or flawed. This is what it can look like when your body hasn’t felt safe in a long time.

If you grew up bracing for the mood to shift…
If you learned to anticipate everyone else’s needs before your own…
If calm was always the quiet before the storm…

Then of course your system is still running the playbook it used to survive.

This isn’t about ‘fixing’ you.
It’s about supporting the part of you that’s still waiting for something to fall apart.

🧡 You don’t have to carry it all. Not anymore.

Follow for nervous system care that actually meets you where you are.

👉🏼Link in bio to get started.

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Fight or flight isn’t always about what’s happening right now. Sometimes it’s about what your body remembers.You can hav...
07/14/2025

Fight or flight isn’t always about what’s happening right now. Sometimes it’s about what your body remembers.

You can have a calm day, a stable job, a quiet house and still feel like your chest is tight, your thoughts are racing, or your muscles are clenched for something that never comes. That doesn’t make you dramatic. It means your nervous system is doing exactly what it was designed to do: protect you.

And when you’ve spent years navigating stress, trauma, or unpredictability, your body doesn’t just flip a switch once things get “better.” It doesn’t respond to what looks safe on paper it responds to what feels safe in your nervous system.

And if stillness has historically felt dangerous? If rest has always been interrupted by chaos? If care was something you gave, but never received?

Then of course your body might brace at the exact moments it’s supposed to soften.

This is what I help clients understand every single day. You’re not stuck because you’re doing something wrong. You’re stuck because your body learned how to survive in conditions that never felt secure and now it needs support learning something new.

We don’t unlearn survival overnight.

But with the right tools, support, and compassion, we can begin to teach our bodies how to feel safe again. Even in the quiet. Even when nothing’s going “wrong.” Even when it’s unfamiliar.

✨ Follow for trauma-informed education and nervous system support.
✨ Link in bio to work together when you’re ready.

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You’re not saying “I’m fine” because you’re trying to be dishonest. You’re saying it because it feels like the safest op...
07/12/2025

You’re not saying “I’m fine” because you’re trying to be dishonest. You’re saying it because it feels like the safest option. Because it’s what you’ve always done.

Maybe because your pain was ignored.
Maybe because you’ve been the one holding it together for so long, you wouldn’t even know how to fall apart if you tried.

I see this all the time in therapy. Not when things first start to feel off, but when you hit a wall. When your body is screaming for rest, for connection, for softness.

And even then, you say:
“It’s not that bad.”
“Other people have it worse.”

That’s not weakness. That’s survival.

When your nervous system adapts to prolonged stress, it doesn’t just affect how you think. It shows up in how you breathe, how you sleep, how you relate, how you hold yourself together.

And if you never learned what safe support feels like, asking for help might still feel like failure.

But it’s not.
It’s human.
And you’re allowed to want more than “fine.”
You’re allowed to want peace. Presence. Rest.

🧡 Follow for trauma-informed care that meets you where you are.

👉🏼Link in bio to start therapy when you’re ready.
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You’re not saying “I’m fine” to be dishonest.You’re saying it because it feels safer than the truth.Because you’ve alway...
07/10/2025

You’re not saying “I’m fine” to be dishonest.

You’re saying it because it feels safer than the truth.

Because you’ve always been the one who keeps it together.

Because falling apart never felt like an option.

I see this so often in therapy. People don’t come in when things first feel off.

They come in when their body is done holding it all together.

When they’re exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, but still saying, “It’s not that bad,” or “Other people have it worse.”

When you’ve lived through trauma or emotional neglect, you learn to minimize your pain and keep showing up.

It doesn’t mean you’re fine.

It means you’ve been carrying too much, for too long, without enough care.

And support? It isn’t something you have to earn by falling apart.

You don’t have to wait for crisis to want more than just “getting by.”

🧡 You’re allowed to want rest.

Real rest.

👉🏼Support that doesn’t shame you for needing it.

Follow for more trauma-informed care.
Link in bio when you’re ready

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It’s wild how long we can go believing that rest is something we should be able to force. That if we just did the “right...
07/09/2025

It’s wild how long we can go believing that rest is something we should be able to force.

That if we just did the “right” things cut screens, lit a candle, turned on calming music, our minds would finally cooperate.

But when your nervous system has been stuck in survival mode for a long time, rest doesn’t feel like peace. It feels like exposure.

Because for so many of us, the only time our bodies stopped was when things fell apart.

So lying still in bed? It doesn’t feel safe. It feels like waiting for the next thing to go wrong.

And when we don’t understand that, when no one explains what’s happening,it’s easy to internalize it.

To think we’re just high-strung. Or bad at relaxing. Or overthinking on purpose.

But your system isn’t failing you. It’s trying to protect you the only way it knows how.

This is what trauma-informed care is really about.

Not pathologizing your exhaustion or labeling you as anxious. But helping your body slowly, gently, learn what safety feels like.

Not perfect stillness. Not empty thoughts. But a moment where your breath drops just a little deeper.

That’s the work we do in therapy. Not to fix you. But to remind your body that you’re allowed to exhale now.

🧡 You’re not alone. Follow for more trauma-informed care. Link in bio to schedule support.

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traumarecovery

It’s easy to think you’re overreacting when your body is tense, your heart’s racing, and your thoughts won’t slow down, ...
07/08/2025

It’s easy to think you’re overreacting when your body is tense, your heart’s racing, and your thoughts won’t slow down, especially when nothing “bad” is happening.

But hyperarousal isn’t about what’s happening now.
It’s about what your body has been through, what it had to brace against, and the safety it didn’t get to feel.

It’s that wired-but-exhausted feeling.

The snap when someone asks you a simple question. The racing mind at midnight.

The startle at sounds other people barely notice.

And none of it means you’re broken.

It just means your nervous system learned to stay alert because once, that helped you survive.

And now, even when you want to rest, your body isn’t so sure it’s safe yet.

That’s where the work begins.

Not in forcing calm or shaming the symptoms.

But in gently helping your system feel what safety is again.

You deserve support that meets you there without judgment, without rushing.

Just steady, honest care that helps you finally exhale.

You’re not too much. You’re just human.

And you’re allowed to heal🧡

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Hi, I’m Sarah!

I’m a body image and eating disorder therapist in Horsham, PA specializing in binge and emotional eating. I provide in person and online counseling and coaching to teens and adults who want to heal from body-hate, anxiety and disordered eating.

Things I share on this page: quick tips to help you stop hating on your body so much, ways to manage your worry and overwhelm, strategies for understanding and overcoming binge and emotional eating and tools to work toward recovery from anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia and exercise addiction.

And, of course, memes and adorable pics of puppies & dogs 🐶 🤗.