MomentumTherapy, LLC
Carol A Williams (She/Her)
LMFT, LPCC, LCPC, LPC, CPC, CMHC, EMDR
Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician
Online Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse, Spiritual Abuse Recovery Psychotherapist statewide in
California, Idaho, Nevada, Maine, Pennsylvania and Utah
818-583-7105
Online therapy is not for crisis situations or psychiatric emergencies. If you are experiencing an immediate mental health crisis, call the free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 at (800) 273-8255.
Hello
I am glad you have discovered my website and are considering engaging in what can only be described as a wonderful journey of self-discovery.
I am an online licensed trauma therapist who specializes in working with individuals and couples in the states of California, Idaho, Maine, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Utah.
I specialize in providing trauma recovery to those whose experience is rooted in relational betrayal whether that is narcissistic abuse, spiritual abuse and/or childhood neglect and abuse.
Your Story
Are you having difficulty concentrating, feeling irritable or can't seem to stop overthinking? Are you experiencing chronic sadness or a lack of motivation and feel like you have lost interest in things that bring you joy? Do you question your perception or struggle to trust others or yourself? Have you experienced losses that have left you disoriented or unforeseen circumstances that derailed your plans? ​
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If your answer to any of these questions is yes, therapy has the potential to provide an unparalleled experience in one’s desire to heal, grow and thrive. There is something powerful about the therapeutic space. A freedom comes with setting aside personal distractions and spending uninterrupted time with a therapist whose sole purpose is dedicated to your overall sense of understanding and wellbeing.
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Clients I work with often feel confused, misunderstood, different, as if they are imposters in their own life and struggle with perfectionistic patterns, people pleasing and shame. They feel stuck in overwhelm and whose inner critic is relentless. They are professionals, creatives, come from bi-cultural backgrounds and whose generational patterns and protective system block connection to their deeper selves and others. They have been conditioned, betrayed and constantly compare themselves to an external picture rather than connecting to their own internal compass.
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I believe that you possess the internal fortitude to face these challenges and heal. My goal is to provide you a safe environment where you can discover hidden obstacles, face difficult emotions and experience an increased sense of hope as you regain strategies to manage stress, heal trauma responses, build internal self-awareness and embrace self-compassion and find your voice.
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My Story
Once something starts moving, with momentum it continues moving forward on its own. Growth and healing has been a lifelong journey and helping others on this path is my life's passion. At my core I believe you have answers to what is troubling you and I am simply a guide that has navigated and discovered her own healing path.
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When the news of the Columbine High School massacre splashed across my television the desire to become a therapist went from a hypothetical thought to an urgent need. While working in the entertainment industry I attended college and when the housing crisis hit, I exited the professional world spending the next six years in graduate school where I obtained back to back master degrees.
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As part of my clinical training I have served as a hospital chaplain intern and a psychotherapist in non profits, community mental health, domestic violence support programs and wrap around services that empowered families experiencing housing insecurity. I opened my private practice in 2019 and have supported clients through many of life's recent global challenges and transitions. What these experiences taught me is that people are wired toward healing and that context matters.​
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My therapeutic orientation is grounded in humanistic, psychodynamic, existential and trauma theories. However, I am not a disciple of any one psychological model. I utilize techniques that are drawn from multiple modalities including mindfulness, somatic and brain based interventions that take into consideration the neuroscience and biological influences on the human experience. I am gaining certification in an IFS/EMDR blending of treatment and find parts work to be highly beneficial in trauma recovery.
I am also very interested and am sensitive to the intersections of your identity and how that informs your experience. I am an advocate and ally that has a passion for equity and social justice. I acknowledge my own intersectional privilege as I continue to challenge my personal biases and grow in understanding through diverse relationships, continuing education and activism that pushes back against oppression in all its variety and manifestations.
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I am a strengths focused clinician who is willing to go the distance to help in your healing and transformation. No therapeutic concept is a one size fits all and trauma recovery is not about 'fixing' you, but helping you understand the ways you survived extraordinarily difficult relationships and circumstances that can be integrated into change and growth.
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Most of all, I love and am passionate about my work and find it a privilege to be a witness to people's healing journey. You will find a warm and empathetic therapist who isn't afraid of sitting with difficult emotions and will actively engage you in your path of recovery from relational and systematic abuses.
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On a personal note, I am a first generation American raised in So California. I moved to So Utah five years ago to be closer to my remaining family. I discovered that I am a creative and in her free time engages in a diversity of workshops expanding all the different ways I can express the non-verbal parts of myself through writing, drawing and painting and any other medium I can get my hands on. I continue to explore the much promoted concept of 'self-care' and what that looks like in my own life. Self-care has become the current media buzz word, but I have found that it is not a specific behavior we integrate, but a process that we engage in through diverse interests.
Please feel free to explore my website. If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out at carol@momentumtherapy.co or 818-583-7105. I am here to help.