Advanced EMDR- and IFS-informed trauma care grounded in careful assessment, intentional pacing, and clinical integrity.
About Trauma Healing Support
A Stabilization-First Model of Trauma Treatment
We do not rush trauma processing.
Trauma work is paced based on readiness and nervous system capacity, not arbitrary limits.
Treatment begins with careful assessment of nervous system capacity, internal resources, attachment patterns, and readiness for trauma-focused work. This foundation is essential to ensure safety, prevent overwhelm, and support durable change.
Our work integrates:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Parts-based and attachment-informed therapy
- Nervous system regulation and somatic awareness
- Trauma-informed cognitive and relational interventions
- Clinical decisions are guided by formulation and ongoing evaluation rather than predetermined timelines or protocols.
Our clinical standard:
Trauma Healing Support is designed for clients who require more than generalized or symptom-focused therapy. Our work emphasizes:
- Clinical formulation over one-size-fits-all treatment
- Stabilization and capacity building prior to trauma processing
- Intentional pacing to reduce the risk of retraumatization
- Ongoing assessment of readiness, fit, and response to treatment
This approach supports depth, integration, and long-term change rather than short-term symptom relief.
Who we work with
We work with adolescents and adults experiencing chronic trauma responses, emotional reactivity or shutdown, and attachment-related difficulties. Many seek treatment after limited progress in prior therapy and report ongoing difficulty feeling safe, grounded, or present.
Externally, clients often appear high-functioning. Internally, they may experience persistent overwhelm, disconnection, or a sense of being stuck despite significant effort.
Clients are often referred by other clinicians, medical providers, or prior therapists seeking specialized trauma care for complex presentations.
We are licensed to provide psychotherapy in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Florida, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.
Group NPI number# 1770334575
Advanced Trauma Therapy & Clinical Leadership
KimMarie Kearns-Vinal, LICSW, M.Ed.
KimMarie Kearns-Vinal, LICSW, M.Ed.
KimMarie Kearns-Vinal, LICSW, M.Ed.
KimMarie is a trauma-focused psychotherapist and the Clinical Director of Trauma Healing Support, a private-pay trauma treatment practice.
She is EMDRIA-certified and level trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), with advanced expertise in complex trauma, attachment injury, and nervous system dysregulation.
Her work is grounded in precis
KimMarie is a trauma-focused psychotherapist and the Clinical Director of Trauma Healing Support, a private-pay trauma treatment practice.
She is EMDRIA-certified and level trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), with advanced expertise in complex trauma, attachment injury, and nervous system dysregulation.
Her work is grounded in precise assessment, sound clinical judgment, and carefully paced, individualized trauma treatment. KimMarie integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR to deliver sophisticated, assessment-driven care with clinical precision.
NPI#1447533377
State license:
MA #121307
CT# 012522
FL# SW23408
RI# 15W0389
SC#
Jennifer Carvahlo, LMHC
KimMarie Kearns-Vinal, LICSW, M.Ed.
KimMarie Kearns-Vinal, LICSW, M.Ed.
Jennifer is a licensed mental health counselor at Trauma Healing Support, providing trauma-focused, private-pay psychotherapy.
She is a skilled EMDR therapist and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), with advanced expertise in supporting people navigating trauma, ambivalence, and complex decision-making.
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Jennifer is a licensed mental health counselor at Trauma Healing Support, providing trauma-focused, private-pay psychotherapy.
She is a skilled EMDR therapist and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), with advanced expertise in supporting people navigating trauma, ambivalence, and complex decision-making.
Her work is intentional, collaborative, and carefully paced. Jennifer integrates EMDR and Motivational Interviewing to support clarity, readiness for change, and meaningful therapeutic progress.
How We Work
Trauma Healing Support is designed for clients who require more than protocol-driven or symptom-focused care. Treatment is grounded in careful assessment, stabilization, and readiness before trauma processing begins.
We emphasize:
- Clinical formulation over one-size-fits-all treatment
- Nervous system capacity as a prerequisite for trauma work
- Intentional pacing to prevent re-traumatization
- Ongoing evaluation of fit and readiness throughout treatment
Why Private Pay
We operate as a private-pay practice in order to maintain clinical autonomy, appropriate pacing, and treatment decisions guided by client need rather than insurance requirements. This model allows for:
- Greater flexibility in treatment planning
- Careful attention to readiness and stabilization
- Clinically appropriate pacing without arbitrary limits
- A more collaborative and responsive therapeutic process
Trauma Healing Support Psychotherapy
Trauma Healing Support provides advanced, trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults and adolescents seeking highly skilled, individualized care. Our work is grounded in comprehensive assessment, clinical judgment, and intentional pacing to support depth, safety, and lasting change.
Individual Therapy
Individual psychotherapy is designed for clients who require a high level of clinical skill and attuned, individualized treatment. Care is tailored to the client’s history, presentation, and nervous system capacity rather than diagnosis alone.
Treatment may include stabilization and resourcing, targeted trauma processing when appropriate, and integration to support improved functioning and sustained change. Sessions are purposeful and clinically guided, with pacing determined by readiness rather than time constraints or external requirements.
This service is well suited for clients who value depth, structure, and a thoughtful therapeutic process.
Extended Sessions & Intensives
Extended sessions and intensives are available for select clients when standard session lengths are not clinically sufficient. These offerings support focused, contained therapeutic work and are structured to maintain safety, coherence, and effectiveness.
Intensives are highly individualized and require advanced clinical planning. They are offered on a limited basis following consultation and assessment to ensure appropriateness and readiness.
Availability is limited. Extended sessions and intensives are offered by consultation only.
Skills Group
Skills groups are clinically structured, trauma-informed offerings designed to strengthen nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and relational capacity.
Groups emphasize application of skills in real-world contexts and are facilitated with clear therapeutic objectives.
These groups are educational and experiential and do not involve trauma processing or detailed trauma narratives.
Groups are time-limited, professionally facilitated, and appropriate for clients seeking focused skill development within a contained environment.
Consultations are a required first step for all services and are used to assess clinical fit, readiness, and the level of care indicated.
Not all therapeutic approaches or service structures are appropriate for every client.
When our services are not the best match, referral options may be provided to support appropriate continuity of care.