Therapy that Connects
This is therapy that helps you connect more deeply to safety, to the present, and to the parts of you and the parts of your life that feel out of reach.
I’m glad you’re here. Whatever you’re contending with, you don’t have to do it alone.
I’m Kara Holmes Araujo, a psychotherapist offering online therapy in New York and in-person therapy in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Many of the people I work with feel stuck in patterns they understand intellectually, but can’t seem to shift. Maybe your anxiety runs your life or your nervous system never really relaxes. Maybe you’re exhausted from over-functioning, people-pleasing, or carrying too much for too long. Maybe you’ve been through trauma, or a relationship that slowly eroded your sense of self.
I meet clients in the places that feel hardest to be. In the places we usually avoid, override, or push through. When we can approach those places with compassion—and with someone alongside you—things start to soften. Your nervous system can begin to settle. You can start to feel more present, more connected, and more like yourself again. New ways of relating to yourself and others become possible.
Who I Work With
I work primarily with adults dealing with anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, complex trauma (C-PTSD), codependence, relationship issues, and the impact of narcissistic or emotionally neglectful relationships. I also often work with members of the NPE/MPE/adoptee/donor-conceived community.
If you’re struggling, you don’t have to already know “what’s wrong” or have the perfect words for it. You’re welcome to reach out. And if I’m not the right fit, I’ll do my best to help you find someone who is.
I offer therapy through The Collaborative for Holistic Psychotherapy in New York. The Collaborative is a practice that rigorously trains its clinicians in cutting-edge experiential therapy modalities and techniques.
How I Work
Relationally: You won’t feel like you’re talking to a blank wall. I’m a real person in the room with you, and our relationship is an important part of the healing. Together, we use what happens between us to help you build more satisfying, secure relationships in your life.
Somatically: We work gently with your nervous system. Instead of only talking about what’s wrong, we pay attention to what’s happening in your body and help it come out of chronic stress, shutdown, or overwhelm so you can feel more present, grounded, and at ease.
With parts: We all have different parts inside us — the anxious parts, the protective parts, the overwhelmed parts, the parts that hold pain. We’ll work to help you develop a stronger, steadier relationship with these parts, so you can care for them instead of being run by them.
I work from an anti-oppressive lens and am enthusiastically allied with the LGBTQIA+ community.