Therapy for generational trauma

You’re not starting from scratch

Understand what’s been passed down—and how to stop carrying what isn’t yours

Some of the patterns we carry didn’t start with us. The anxiety, perfectionism, emotional silence, or guilt that shows up in your present may have roots in generations past. At CMC Therapy, we offer space to explore the emotional legacies that shaped you—not to place blame, but to help you create clarity, boundaries, and healing. This work is deep, but it’s also freeing. You can honor where you come from without staying stuck in it.

What we offer

You don’t have to keep repeating the story to heal from it. We support clients exploring generational trauma in all its forms, including:

  • Inherited emotional patterns (e.g., shame, fear, silence)

  • Cycles of abandonment, control, or enmeshment

  • Unspoken family rules and roles

  • Intergenerational conflict or estrangement

  • Cultural trauma, immigration stories, and survival legacies

  • Parenting or partnering differently than how you were raised

Our approach

This work moves gently. We use trauma-informed, relational, and mindfulness-based therapies to help you notice and shift patterns passed down through your family system. Through reflection, boundary work, and emotional processing, you’ll begin to reconnect with your own voice—and write a new chapter with intention. Whether you’re parenting, re-parenting yourself, or navigating old wounds that show up in new ways, we’ll walk alongside you with care and perspective.

Frequently asked questions about generational trauma therapy

  • If you notice emotional patterns that feel inherited—or like they don’t fully belong to you—it may be generational. This includes things like guilt, shame, fear, or emotional disconnection passed through family dynamics.

  • Not at all. This work is about your internal experience. You can do deep healing on your own, even if your family isn’t involved or emotionally safe to engage with.

  • Generational trauma isn’t always about big events—it can come from emotional neglect, rigid roles, or family systems where certain emotions weren’t allowed. Therapy helps you unpack that with compassion.

  • Yes. Many clients come to this work wanting to stop old cycles and create healthier patterns in their own homes. We help you bring intention and healing into how you show up for yourself and others.

Getting started

Schedule a consultation

Share what patterns or family dynamics you’d like to explore.

1

Match with a therapist

We’ll connect you with someone who understands this work and its depth.

2

Start your sessions

Begin to untangle the past so you can move forward with more clarity.

3

You can be the one who breaks the cycle

Healing doesn’t erase where you came from—it helps you choose where you go next.