WELCOME TO
Sagewood Therapy
Trauma & Anxiety Therapy for Women in West Chester, PA
Helping women heal attachment wounds, trauma, and anxiety through EMDR and trauma-informed therapy.
Specialized support for pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood transitions.
Therapy Services
TRAUMA / EMDR THERAPY
WHY I DO THIS WORK
You are not broken. The nervous system already knows how to heal.
Early in my career, I became fascinated by the brain's capacity to change. Our minds and bodies are always working to protect us, adapting to every experience we've lived through.
What continues to inspire me is neuroplasticity: the remarkable ability of the brain to reshape patterns that once felt permanent, when given new experiences of safety, understanding, and connection.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: when the nervous system begins to feel safe enough, healing already knows where to go.
Laura Kauffman, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, PMH-C
THE APPROACH
This isn't just talking about what happened. It's helping your body finally feel safe again.
I use bottom-up, body-centered approaches that work with the nervous system rather than around it. Real healing happens when the body begins to feel safe, not just when the mind understands what went wrong.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Research-supported processing of traumatic memories and stuck emotional patterns through bilateral stimulation.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
A healing-focused relational approach that works through core emotional experience and the power of safe connection.
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Laura Kauffman, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, PMH-C
I've been working with women, children, and families for over 15 years. Perinatal mental health and trauma therapy are the work I was made to do, and I bring deep clinical training to every session.
My style is warm, collaborative, and attuned. This is a place to slow down, feel genuinely understood, and explore what's beneath the surface.
PMH-C - EMDR Certified - AEDP Level 2 - LPC - NCC - M.Ed West Chester University
FROM THE BLOG
Resources for your healing journey
Reflections on trauma, anxiety, and the complexity of motherhood.
In-person in West Chester, PA. Virtual across Pennsylvania.
I offer in-person therapy in West Chester, PA, serving Chester County and nearby communities. Virtual therapy is available to anyone in Pennsylvania.
If you're searching for a perinatal therapist, trauma therapist, EMDR therapist, or postpartum therapist in West Chester or the surrounding area, I'd love to connect for a free 15-minute consultation.
READY TO BEGIN?
Let's see if this feels like
the right next step.
A free 15-minute consultation call is where we start.
In-person in West Chester, PA · Virtual across Pennsylvania.