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Specialized Trauma & Somatic Therapy in Manhasset
Welcome to Holistic Healing...
Whether you are navigating the high-stakes demands of a Manhattan-based career while maintaining a home in the Manhasset "Gold Coast," the unique pressures of the Plandome community, or the quiet, heavy weight of high-functioning exhaustion and childhood emotional neglect, you do not have to carry it all yourself. You cannot simply out-work or out-think a dysregulated nervous system.
At Hayfield Healing, and as part of my specialized trauma therapy areas served, I provide a highly confidential, integrative virtual space for deep physiological recovery, tailored specifically for professionals, executives, and high-achievers in Manhasset. Moving far beyond standard "talk therapy," I draw from advanced, neuroscience-backed somatic methods—including EMDR, Brainspotting, and the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM)—to help you process complex experiences without needing to endlessly retell your story.
No single approach works for everyone. Together, we will uncover exactly what your mind and body need to heal. Through highly secure, premium telehealth designed to fit seamlessly into your life—allowing you to prioritize your recovery from the absolute privacy of your own home, avoiding the congestion of Northern Boulevard or the Long Island Expressway—my priority is helping you feel grounded, more connected, and completely in control of your life.
Beyond the Manhasset community, I provide specialized virtual trauma therapy for residents in Great Neck, Rye, the The Hamptons, and the Upper East Side.
Is This You?
This practice is for adults who carry more than their share: professionals, caregivers, veterans, and high-achievers who are tired of white-knuckling through life. I specialize in complex trauma, childhood trauma, PTSD, and recovery from narcissistic abuse. I also work with the patterns these experiences leave behind: low self-esteem, perfectionism, relationship struggles, and insomnia.
As an Estonian immigrant and a veteran, I bring a personal understanding of what it means to navigate life feeling like an outsider, and I offer both LGBTQ-affirming and culturally sensitive care. If you're functioning well on the outside but running on empty underneath, and you're ready to stop surviving and start feeling like yourself again, you're in the right place.
Signs Your Nervous System is Stuck in Survival Mode
You do not need to have a formal PTSD diagnosis to benefit from trauma therapy. If you are carrying the weight of unresolved stress, you might notice:
The Inability to Power Down:
You feel constantly "on edge," wired, or restless, unable to truly rest even when you are officially off the clock. (Clinical translation: Hyperarousal)
High-Functioning Exhaustion:
You perform perfectly at work, but crash the second you get home, leaving nothing for your personal life or relationships. (Clinical translation: Functional Freeze / Burnout)
Emotional
Detachment:
You feel numb, disconnected from your body, or find yourself going through the motions of life on autopilot. (Clinical translation: Dissociation)
Overreacting to Small Triggers:
You find yourself snapping at loved ones or feeling disproportionately furious or panicked over minor inconveniences. (Clinical translation: Dysregulation)
The Inner
Critic:
A relentless, exhausting internal voice that demands perfection and makes you feel like you are never doing enough. (Clinical translation: Toxic Shame / Complex Trauma)
Relentless Hyper-Independence:
You find it impossible to ask for help or delegate, driven by the exhausting, deeply ingrained belief that you must carry the entire load yourself to stay safe. (Clinical translation: Attachment Avoidance)
What a Regulated Nervous System Feels Like
Therapy is not just about talking through the past; it is about fundamentally upgrading how your mind and body operate in the present. When we successfully process your trauma and regulate your nervous system, you can expect to experience:
Embodiment &
Self-Trust:
Instead of feeling "too sensitive" or embarrassed by sudden, disproportionate emotional reactions, you will feel safely rooted in your body. You will understand your nervous system's cues and trust your responses.
Quiet, Internal
Validation:
The exhausting inner critic, the heavy burden of toxic shame, and the chronic feeling of "never doing enough" will be replaced by a deep, unshakable belief in your own inherent worth.
Boundaries Without The Guilt:
You will develop the capacity to set firm limits and say "no" without spiraling into anxiety, protecting your energy so you can finally engage in deep, meaningful relationships.
The Ability to Truly
"Power Down":
You will be able to leave the intense demands of the day behind and actually be present with your loved ones, free from the exhausting background hum of chronic stress.
Unshakeable Focus
Under Pressure:
You will navigate high-stakes environments and relentless daily demands from a place of calm clarity, rather than reacting from a state of panic or survival mode.
Deep, Restorative
Sleep:
You will break the cycle of 3:00 AM wake-ups and racing thoughts, allowing your body to achieve the physiological rest required to sustain your high level of performance.
Therapies I Use to Help You Heal
Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM)
CRM was designed specifically for complex trauma and dissociation. It helps you process difficult material without having to relive it in detail. You stay grounded while we work at the root of what's been stuck. Many clients find that CRM reaches places other therapies couldn't. It's a gentle but powerful way to restore a sense of wholeness.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR helps your brain reprocess memories that still carry emotional charge, so they lose their grip on you. It's particularly effective for trauma, anxiety, and negative self-beliefs. Sessions involve gentle eye movements or tapping, and you don't have to tell me your whole story to heal from it. Many veterans and trauma survivors appreciate this about the approach.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting accesses what's stored deep in your brain and nervous system, especially the things that are hard to put into words. It's effective for trauma, chronic stress, emotional shutdown, and patterns of overwhelm. Like EMDR, healing happens without needing to verbally recount what you've been through. Many clients describe it as surprisingly gentle.
Clinical Hypnosis
Clinical hypnosis uses guided focus and deep relaxation to work with the part of your mind beneath everyday awareness. You stay fully conscious and in control. It's nothing like what you've seen on TV. It's especially helpful for anxiety, sleep issues, chronic pain, and patterns that feel automatic or beyond willpower. Most clients find the experience calming and more natural than they expected.
My Specialties
These are the areas where I do my deepest work
Recovery from
Narcissistic Abuse
After a manipulative or narcissistic relationship, it's common to feel disoriented, self-doubting, and unsure of what's real. Gaslighting and cycles of idealization and withdrawal can fracture your sense of trust — in others and in yourself. Therapy is a space to process the confusion and grief, rebuild self-trust, and restore your sense of safety. This work is about reclaiming your own voice, values, and steadiness.
Trauma, Dissociation,
& PTSD
Trauma often leaves patterns the mind can't simply think away — your body stays alert, emotions feel unpredictable, or connection feels hard. Whether it's a single event, military trauma, or prolonged stress, we'll focus on creating safety in the present and helping your nervous system register that the danger has passed. Using approaches like CRM, EMDR, and Brainspotting, we work gently toward stability and connection. This is often helpful for developmental trauma, relationship patterns, identity-related stress, and experiences common among LGBTQ individuals.
Perfectionism, Self-Doubt, & Low Self-Esteem
Perfectionism often hides deep self-doubt and the belief that your worth depends on what you do rather than who you are. You might find yourself constantly pushing, overanalyzing, or deferring to others' opinions over your own. Together, we'll uncover the roots of these patterns — often shaped by early experiences of conditional approval or emotional neglect. Therapy supports you in building a more balanced sense of self and softening the inner critic.
Repeating Toxic
Relationship Cycles
It can be painful to notice yourself in the same dynamic again and again where your relationships start with connection, but end in distance, imbalance, or self-blame. These patterns often have roots in early attachment and nervous system conditioning, not weakness or lack of insight. In therapy, we'll identify the emotional templates shaping your relationships and develop new ways of connecting that feel mutual and secure. The goal is relationships where authenticity and safety can coexist.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Why choose virtual trauma therapy in Manhasset?
Manhasset is home to some of the country’s most dedicated professionals, but the daily grind of the LIRR or the LIE can leave you with zero margin for self-care. My 100% virtual practice is designed for the high-achieving resident of Manhasset and Plandome who values their time and their privacy. By utilizing premium telehealth, you can engage in deep somatic recovery from the comfort of your own home, bypassing the "Manhasset crawl" and the stress of a Manhattan commute, reclaiming those hours for your own healing.
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Is virtual EMDR and Brainspotting effective for Manhasset professionals?
Yes. Somatic modalities like EMDR and Brainspotting focus on the internal state of the nervous system. For high-achievers in the Americana Manhasset corridor, performing this "heavy lifting" in a familiar, regulated environment—away from the noise of the city—often leads to more profound breakthroughs. We use a HIPAA-compliant, high-resolution platform to ensure the clinical power of the work is never compromised.
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How do you protect confidentiality for high-profile families in Manhasset?
In a community as socially connected as Manhasset, discretion is a necessity. Many of my clients are physicians, legal experts, and business leaders who require absolute anonymity. My virtual model offers a level of privacy that a local physical office on Northern Boulevard simply cannot match. There is no risk of encountering a neighbor or social acquaintance in a shared waiting room. Your sessions remain entirely confidential, providing a secure, "off-the-grid" space for your recovery.
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What are the benefits of somatic therapy for Manhasset high-achievers?
Most professionals in Manhasset are experts at "intellectualizing" their stress, yet they frequently struggle with high-functioning exhaustion or the weight of childhood emotional neglect. Somatic trauma therapy moves beyond standard talk therapy to resolve the physiological roots of burnout. We work to recalibrate your nervous system, allowing you to move from a state of constant "doing" back into a state of true presence and strategic leadership.
Contact Me
Email: maria@hayfieldhealing.com
Phone: 850-696-7218
Address: 3000 Gulf Breeze Pkwy
Suite 19
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Hours: Monday - Friday 10 AM - 7 PM