Trauma Therapy in San Francisco — Moving Beyond Survival to Connection

Trauma changes the way we experience safety — not just in our bodies, but in our relationships, work, and most areas of our lives. It can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself or others, like you’re always waiting for something to go wrong.

At Stillpoint Therapy Collective, we focus on helping you move beyond survival mode. Through somatic and relational therapy, you can rebuild a sense of safety from the inside out and rediscover your capacity for connection.

Healing isn’t about erasing the past — it’s about remembering your strength and expanding your sense of choice.

✨ Meet the Therapists:

• David De Lancelloti, APCC uses Somatic Experiencing to help clients process stored trauma and release patterns of hypervigilance.

• Bayley Azevedo, AMFT offers trauma-informed, queer-affirming therapy that helps clients explore how old wounds show up in present-day relationships. Her approach is relational, gentle, and rooted in repair.

• Kara Sunwell, AMFT integrates ecotherapy and mindfulness to support clients in reconnecting with the natural world as a source of grounding and resilience in trauma recovery.

• Annie Patyk, AMFT works with clients who feel stuck in survival mode — helping them understand their patterns, release self-blame, and create new ways of relating to themselves and others.

You don’t have to stay stuck in survival mode. Our trauma-informed therapists in San Francisco can help you reconnect to a sense of ease, belonging, and self-trust. Learn more about Trauma Therapy at Stillpoint and start your healing journey today.

• What is trauma therapy?

  Trauma therapy helps you process experiences that overwhelmed your capacity to cope. It focuses on rebuilding safety and connection using both talk and body-based approaches.

• How does somatic therapy support trauma healing?

  Somatic therapy helps your body release stored stress responses. By tracking physical sensations and slowing down, you can integrate experiences that once felt “stuck.”

• Can trauma therapy help with anxiety or relationship issues?

  Yes. Trauma often affects trust, emotional regulation, and relationships. Working through it can improve how you connect with others and respond to stress.

• Do I need a trauma diagnosis to start therapy?

  Not at all. Many people come to therapy for anxiety, depression, or burnout and later discover that unresolved trauma underlies these symptoms.

• Do you offer in-person trauma therapy in San Francisco?

  Yes — Stillpoint offers both in-person and virtual trauma therapy for clients across California, so you can choose the setting that feels most supportive for you.