Meet Your Online Trauma Therapist in Texas

Welcome! I’m Kerrie Rouse, PhD, LPC, LMFT, an online therapist for trauma

If you’re looking for relief through therapy that increases your sense of self-worth and helps you accept your circumstances while also guiding you toward inner peace, you’ve come to the right place. 

I know how lonely and miserable it can be to feel like your life has been reduced to your trauma symptoms.

Living in survival mode can keep you stuck in cycles of isolation, chronic depression and anxiety, addiction, self-harm, burnout, and feeling unloveable. Through my work as an online trauma therapist, I’ve seen that most mental health difficulties are rooted in trauma. Almost everyone experiences trauma at some point, and it isn’t just the “big T” traumas that can impact your life.

All types of trauma, large or small, can reduce your ability to live a full, healthy life. 

Trauma wreaks havoc on your nervous system. It can cause you to behave in ways you don’t understand. It causes worrisome patterns in relationships. Trauma can make you feel like you’re always wound up, stressed, and unable to enjoy the present moment. 

I believe that with the right support, lasting change is possible for everyone. 

I use a variety of modalities to engage your body and brain, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, to help you heal.

In our work together, you’ll gain:

  • Skills to self-soothe, accept, cope, and thrive through life difficulties

  • Knowledge of how to regulate your nervous system and find safety in your body

  • Resources to reduce symptoms of trauma like anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationship dynamics, constant indecision, doubt, and low self-worth

  • Support to feel your most empowered and confident self

Together, we can help you recover from your past so you can live more fully in the present. 

Why Choose Me As Your Online Trauma Therapist?

Helping people feel knowledgeable, confident, and empowered benefits the whole world. This work can change your life. It can also reverberate around you to positively impact social justice, autonomy, and connection in your community and beyond.

Through my work as a researcher and online trauma therapist, I’ve helped people dealing with trauma – people like you – recover and live full, healthy lives.

You can learn to accept and cope with uncomfortable feelings, engage authentically with yourself and others, thrive through life difficulties, and reduce your trauma symptoms.

While this work is rarely easy, it is fulfilling and worthwhile. No matter what, I’m here to help support and guide you through all the ups and downs. When we work together, I’ll:

  • Meet you where you’re at, wherever that is

  • Help you feel seen and understood

  • Believe unconditionally in you and your strengths

  • Celebrate your wins and successes

  • Approach our sessions with warmth, humor, and kindness

You can gain back what you’ve lost to trauma. Let’s help you find the resilience, self-acceptance, and authentic connection you crave.

My Values As Your Online Therapist for Trauma

I believe in approaching all sessions with the core values that are integral to my private practice. These include passion, honesty, creativity, justice, humor, hard work, compassion, service, curiosity, and excellence. 

PASSION

Passion for justice and a more empowered world is the reason I started my private practice. I bring this passion to each session and every client.

HARD WORK

I work hard to be the best therapist possible. I believe anyone who works hard in therapy can heal and recover from even the darkest struggles. 

JUSTICE

Trauma work helps you discover and fight for justice – justice within your own life and in the world beyond you. 

EXCELLENCE

I will always hold my practice to the highest standard, follow best practices, and stay current with the trends in the mental health field.

HONESTY

Therapy can only work if there’s a solid foundation of honesty, trust, and care between therapist and client. I’ll always be honest with you in our work together.

COMPASSION

Compassion is essential in healing from trauma and attachment wounds. I will always model compassionate behavior for and with you and encourage you to seek the compassion you deserve from yourself and others. . 

SERVICE

Helping people heal from trauma is a way I find meaning and purpose in life. Providing accessible, high-quality, trauma-informed care is my service to my community. 

CURIOSITY

 Curiosity forms the basis of healing and self-acceptance. Without curiosity, I can’t hope to help my clients and they can’t hope to fully heal. I won’t make assumptions or judgments about you. Instead, I will always be curious about your experiences, and I’ll help you cultivate curiosity for your internal world and the world around you. 

HUMOR

I use humor whenever appropriate because I believe that lightness and humor help to balance out the trauma and difficulties of everyday life.

CREATIVITY

My holistic practice is by definition creative and ever-evolving. My work is tailored to my clients, and each client needs something different. Creativity keeps sessions fresh, effective, and worthwhile.

Your trauma doesn’t have to run your life anymore. I’m here to help you break free from the cycle.

Background, Education, and Experience

Kerrie has her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of Central Florida and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Counseling from Idaho State University. She is currently an online therapist in Texas and is also licensed to meet with clients online in Florida and Idaho.

Her background is in working with people who are experiencing addiction, as well as severe and persistent mental illness. She spent 3 years as an inpatient therapist and 8 years as an outpatient therapist before opening her private practice. After the pandemic hit, she decided to focus her practice on trauma because everyone has experienced trauma – whether they realize it or not. This is what led her to become an online trauma therapist for trauma.

Additionally, she has conducted research in counselor education that helps define best practices in the field and is published in national journals. She has presented on topics like neuroscience, suicide prevention, and clinical supervision at several local, state, and national conferences, including the South by Southwest. 

She currently works as an online trauma therapist in Texas with clients across the lifespan. She specializes in counseling adults struggling with addiction, trauma, and persistent mental health disorders like bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression.

If you’re ready to begin, schedule a free consultation to start the journey towards healing from trauma.