Beachwood & Greater Cleveland
Trauma therapy that makes room for what you have carried.
For adults in Beachwood and Greater Cleveland who are ready for a steadier, more supported way forward.
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Trauma-focused care
When the past keeps showing up in the present.
Trauma can live on as anxiety, hypervigilance, grief, irritability, disconnection, difficulty trusting, or the feeling that your nervous system never truly gets to rest. You may know that something is wrong without having language for all of it yet. Therapy offers a place to begin there.
Lisa Balderman, LCSW-R brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to work that is compassionate, direct, and paced around what feels manageable for you.
Care for the real impact
Support for the concerns that often come with trauma.
A tailored approach
More than talking about what happened.
Trauma therapy does not ask you to force a story before you are ready. Lisa draws from Brainspotting, Progressive Counting, and EMDR-informed work to help clients process difficult experiences with care and intention.
These approaches can support the brain and body in working with memories or patterns that can be difficult to shift through insight alone. Your goals and sense of safety guide the pace.
A private place to begin
You do not have to have it all figured out first.
Some people arrive with a clear event or loss they want to process. Others only know they are exhausted from holding too much for too long. Both are valid places to start.
Therapy can be a place to make sense of the patterns that keep repeating, practice stronger boundaries, and reconnect with the parts of your life that feel most like you.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about trauma therapy.
What brings people to trauma therapy?
People often reach out when an experience still feels present in the body, relationships, sleep, work, or sense of safety. Trauma therapy can also be helpful when anxiety, grief, life changes, or family conflict are carrying more weight than they used to.
Which approaches does Lisa use?
Lisa is a Certified Brainspotting practitioner, a Certified Progressive Counting practitioner, and EMDR trained. These trauma-focused approaches are considered alongside your goals, history, and readiness, rather than applied as a one-size-fits-all formula.
Can therapy help if I am high-functioning but overwhelmed?
Yes. Many people seeking care are keeping up on the outside while feeling anxious, depleted, disconnected, or stuck inside. Therapy can offer a private place to understand the pattern and begin making changes that feel possible.
Do you still serve New York clients?
Yes. Balderman Wellness continues to offer virtual psychotherapy for adults across New York State, alongside its primary focus on Beachwood and Greater Cleveland.
Beachwood & Greater Cleveland
A calmer next step can start here.
Request an appointment with Lisa and begin from the concerns that are most present for you.
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