Trauma & PTSD therapy in LA. Specialist
work, not generalist talk
Trauma therapy in Los Angeles with Susan Quinn Therapist, LMFT EMDRIA-certified, 30+ years treating single-incident trauma, complex PTSD, and developmental trauma. Brentwood office and telehealth across California.
Single-Incident
& Complex PTSD
Evidence-Based
EMDR + AF-EMDR
30+ Years
in Trauma Practice
Trauma Doesn't Belong in Generalist Hands.
Trauma changes how the brain and nervous system store and respond to experiences, which is why effective treatment requires specialized trauma-focused care not just general talk therapy.
My practice is centered around EMDR and Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR), evidence-based approaches designed for PTSD, developmental, and relational trauma. We begin with preparation, nervous system regulation, and emotional safety before moving into processing, creating a grounded and supportive path toward healing.
The Forms of Trauma this
Practice Treats.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).
Childhood trauma.
Childhood trauma.
Single-incident adult trauma.
Single-incident adult trauma.
Medical trauma.
Medical trauma.
Vicarious and secondary trauma.
Vicarious and secondary trauma.
Grief and complicated loss.
Grief and complicated loss.
An Honest Assessment of Fit
My trauma practice is specialised. Here’s where it tends to be the right place — and where it isn’t.
This practice may be a good fit if
- You're looking specifically for EMDR or a trauma-focused approach, not generalist talk therapy.
- You've done therapy before and want something that addresses what hasn't moved.
- You can identify trauma discrete or chronic that's still affecting your present.
- You want a defined, evidence-based treatment arc with measurable outcomes.
- You value working with someone who's specialised in trauma for 30+ years.
- You're at a stable enough place in life to do this work.
Another option may fit better if
- You're in active crisis that needs higher-level care first.
- You're seeking primarily medication management that requires a psychiatrist.
- You're looking for couples or family therapy as the primary modality.
- You want short-term, symptom-only work without addressing underlying trauma.
- You'd be better served by a higher-frequency program (PHP/IOP) for severe symptoms.
What People Ask First.
Can EMDR really help with anxiety?
Yes. EMDR works particularly well for anxiety that has roots — anxiety connected to earlier experiences, even if you can’t always trace the connection consciously. Most chronic anxiety has roots like this. EMDR addresses what your nervous system learned to fear, not just the present-day trigger.
What kinds of anxiety does EMDR treat?
Generalised anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, performance anxiety, specific phobias, health anxiety, separation anxiety, and the chronic hypervigilance that often follows trauma. EMDR is also effective for the anxiety that develops around a difficult life event — a diagnosis, a loss, a betrayal — and won’t quiet after the event has passed.
How is EMDR for anxiety different from CBT?
CBT helps you identify and challenge the thoughts that fuel anxiety. It’s effective for many people. EMDR works at a different level — it addresses the underlying nervous-system imprint that’s generating the anxious thoughts in the first place. For some clients, CBT is enough. For others, the anxiety responds to EMDR after CBT has only managed it.
In Their Own Words.
A Brentwood practice.
With telehealth across CA.
My office sits on San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood minutes from Santa Monica, West LA, and Beverly Hills. For clients across California, telehealth makes the same work possible from home.
Brentwood
Primary office · 90049
Santa Monica
20 min · Telehealth
West Los Angeles
20 min · In-person
Beverly Hills
20 min · Telehealth
Pacific Palisades
20 min · Telehealth
Culver City
20 min · Telehealth
Start with a Conversation.
No commitment, no paperwork. A chance to talk through what you’re carrying and see whether EMDR and whether I might be the right fit.