In person in Wichita & online across Kansas
Elizabeth Peters Psychotherapy
EMDR & Somatic Therapy
Searching for Help?
If you feel stuck, confused and a little bit desperate, welcome.
I help individual adults who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, painful relationships or spiritual harm. Through EMDR, somatic and cognitive tools, we’ll work to help today while we also go deep down to the roots for transformational healing - at both the brain and body levels. Appointments are offered in person in Wichita and online across Kansas. If some of the list below sounds familiar, schedule your free consultation to talk about working together.
anxiety or panic attacks
constant body tension & emotional agitation
nightmares & triggers
grief over a romantic relationship that broke, involved betrayal or was abusive
confusion about how to navigate a family relationship
faith that got mixed up with trauma or shame
church no longer feels safe & belief feels confusing
Meet Elizabeth Peters, LMSW
You’ve tried a lot of things already: googling symptoms, consulting AI, reading books, scrolling TikTok, venting to friends, praying in the dark - but it’s all still right there under the surface, weighing you down. You’re exhausted and sick of feeling overwhelmed by struggle.
But what if this turned out to be your darkest-before-dawn moment?
What if the search for relief does finally lead to helpful help?
What if healing is just ahead?
I’m deeply passionate about people finding healing - you can read more about me here. I work from a compassion-based lens that assumes you’re doing the best you can today, while also looking forward to the work we’ll do to make tomorrow better. You’re looking for therapy because you want to get well and move on with life - so let’s get moving toward that!
Specialties
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Anxiety feels like it affects everything: your brain, your body and your relationships. It’s exhausting.
But therapy is a space to slow down your brain, make sense of what's happening in your body, and practice new responses with guidance & support. Whether your anxiety is primarily cognitive (like worrying) or primarily physical (like muscle tension), or a mixture of the two, we’ll figure out what’s happening for you!
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Trauma isn't just what happened to you – it's also what happened to your nervous system. If you have been to therapy before but feel like you aren't better, you may need a treatment that blends both brain and body.
That’s exactly what tools like EMDR and somatic work do: they bring your whole self into the room for healing. Helping people heal from trauma is one of my deepest passions in life - I’d love for you to find healing too!
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Humans are deeply wired to seek supportive relationships, but relationships can also become places of enormous pain and confusion.
Whether you’re grappling with the legacy of an abusive relationship, a tense romantic relationship, bewildering family interactions, or even estrangement with relatives, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
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Spiritual communities can be tremendously life-giving. But also sometimes: devastating, leaving lasting scars on your brain and body too.
Therapy can be a place to wrestle, grieve and move toward healing so that trauma and loss can transform into post-traumatic growth.
Choosing a Therapist
You need someone who understands your situation and has the expertise to help, and you also need someone you feel safe and comfortable with. There’s a bewildering array of credentials, acronyms for treatments that you might not know how to choose between, and the sheer anxiety of not knowing which person is going to feel okay to sit down with in vulnerability, week after week. Choosing a therapist can be challenging.
I offer free consultations to new clients make sure we’re the right fit for your needs without pressure or commitment. I want you to enter therapy confident that you’re in a place you can make progress and find healing. Reach out today to get your consultation on the books!