Victoria Giulian, MSW, LCSW

Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Member

Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist

Intensive Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS) Member

I am a Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist (CTTS) through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. I am also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is well-researched and recognized as an effective treatment for PTSD and other trauma and stress disorders.

I have received additional training in EMDR variations, including models to address acute stress stabilization immediately following a traumatic event, as well as EMDR for ongoing or prolonged traumatic events, such as with chronic or terminal illness, first-responders, refugees, war, longterm disasters, or prolonged violence.

Additionally, holding an Intensive Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate through the Embody Lab, allows me to approach trauma processing more fully from a variety of perspectives.

My therapeutic style draws from psychodynamic and somatic approaches, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), the Instinctual Trauma Response model (ITR), and the Polyvagal theory.

I also highly value my experience working with those navigating the stress of gender and transitioning challenges.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Mental Health therapist specializing in reducing and resolving the effects of traumatic stress.

I have found that healing comes from multiple sources and that trauma-resolution therapy can be a vital piece of that process. As a therapist, I seek to guide individuals through trauma processing on their own unique path and to find personal meaning in their post-traumatic growth.

My professional journey began in 1999, helping survivors of domestic violence transition to safety. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University, I worked as a Bachelor's-level substance abuse counselor for five years, eventually acting as clinical supervisor of the pratice.

This inspired me to earn my Master of Social Work degree from Temple University and to focus my practice on the resolution of traumatic stress. My practicum experience was delivered by local experts in the provision of truama and attachment therapy.

In that setting, I came to understand the role of truama in all levels of addiction:

as an adaptation to traumatic stress,

as an environment where traumas occur,

and as it's own truamatic threat for survival.