Our Specialized Services
All Rooted in the Reconnect & Rise™ Model

You don’t have to keep “just getting by.”

Whether you’re healing from narcissistic abuse, untangling a trauma bond, or you and your partner are trying to find your way back to each other, every service at Unique Connections is guided by one core framework:

Reconnect & Rise™ — a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware model that helps you:

  • Reconnect with safety, clarity, and self-trust

  • Rise into empowered, grounded, values-aligned living

Below are the main ways we apply this model: for individuals, survivors of narcissistic abuse, and couples.

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Individual Therapy & Trauma Recovery

For those who’ve spent years surviving—and are ready to feel like themselves again.

Reconnect & Rise™ for Individuals offers one-on-one therapy in a calm, nonjudgmental space where your story is honored and your nervous system is prioritized.

Instead of treating symptoms in isolation, we follow the full arc of healing:

  • Reconnect to safety

    • Stabilizing your nervous system

    • Building grounding, emotional regulation, and internal resources

  • Remember & reprocess

    • Processing unresolved trauma (childhood, attachment, relational, or shock trauma)

    • Making sense of patterns like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or shutdown

  • Repair & repattern

    • Healing attachment wounds and relational injuries

    • Shifting out of reactive, shame-based cycles

  • Reclaim & rise

    • Reconnecting with your identity, values, and voice

    • Building a life that feels congruent, not just functional

Who this is especially for:

  • Survivors of childhood or adult trauma

  • First responders & high-stress professionals carrying cumulative stress

  • Adults who feel disconnected from themselves, stuck in reactive patterns, or emotionally exhausted

  • Individuals healing from emotional neglect, attachment injuries, or prolonged relational stress

Inside Reconnect & Rise™ for Individuals, we may draw on:

  • EMDR for trauma reprocessing

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)/parts work for shame & inner conflict

  • Somatic & nervous-system regulation for grounding and emotional safety

  • Attachment-based and client-centered therapy for deep relational repair

Reconnect & Rise™ for Survivors

Narcissistic Abuse & Trauma-Bond Recovery

For those ready to break the bond, reclaim their reality, and rise into freedom.

This specialized Reconnect & Rise™ Survivor Pathway is designed for individuals healing from narcissistic, manipulative, or emotionally abusive relationships—where confusion, self-doubt, and trauma-bonded attachment have taken hold.

Instead of asking you to “just move on,” we work step-by-step to:

  • Reconnect with truth & safety

    • Naming what actually happened (gaslighting, manipulation, devaluation, hoovering)

    • Calming a chronically activated nervous system after prolonged emotional harm

  • Remember & deprogram

    • Untangling trauma-bond dynamics, push-pull cycles, and cognitive dissonance

    • Reframing self-blame, shame, and internalized criticism

  • Repair & set boundaries

    • Healing identity erosion and relational injuries

    • Rebuilding healthy, guilt-free boundaries and non-negotiables

  • Reclaim & rise

    • Reclaiming your intuition, self-worth, and decision-making power

    • Creating a life that’s no longer organized around the abuser

Who this pathway is for:

  • Survivors of narcissistic or emotional abuse (current or past)

  • Individuals caught in trauma-bond cycles, hoovering, or repeated break-and-return patterns

  • People who feel emotionally attached despite harm, confused about “what’s real,” or disconnected from themselves

  • Anyone ready to say “enough” and choose clarity, empowerment, and freedom

How we work inside this pathway:

  • EMDR for abuse-related trauma and nervous-system injuries

  • IFS/parts work to heal shame, inner critics, and protective parts

  • Psychoeducation about narcissistic dynamics & trauma bonds

  • Boundary, safety, and future-planning support

Reconnect & Rise™ for Couples

Couples Therapy & Relationship Reconnection

For partners ready to heal the distance, restore trust, and rise together.

Reconnect & Rise™ for Couples is a trauma-informed relationship-healing pathway that helps partners move from survival and disconnection into emotional safety, understanding, and sustainable closeness.

We don’t just teach “better communication.” We work with what’s underneath it:

  • Reconnect to safety together

    • Creating a safer emotional climate for both nervous systems

    • Slowing down escalations and shutdowns

  • Remember & understand your patterns

    • Exploring attachment styles, triggers, and repeated conflict cycles

    • Naming the impact of past trauma, betrayal, or misattunement

  • Repair & repattern the relationship

    • Developing new ways to respond instead of react

    • Learning repair tools rooted in empathy, accountability, and care

  • Reclaim & rise as a team

    • Building rituals of connection and shared meaning

    • Designing a relationship that honors both partners’ needs & limits

Who this is especially for:

  • Couples navigating the aftermath of emotional abuse or narcissistic dynamics (when safety is actively being rebuilt)

  • Partners with mismatched attachment styles or trauma-based triggers

  • Couples stuck in cycles of conflict, distance, or mistrust

  • Relationships impacted by high-stress lifestyles, burnout, or shared trauma recovery

Within the couples pathway, we integrate:

  • Attachment-based couples therapy

  • The Gottman Method for communication, conflict repair, and trust-building

  • Somatic & nervous-system regulation to reduce reactivity & flooding

  • Emotionally Focused principles to deepen emotional safety and bonding

Our Unique Approach

No “one-size fits all” approach. Every plan is personalized to your story, your pace, and your goals.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    EMDR is an evidence-based trauma therapy that helps you gently reprocess painful experiences so they no longer trigger anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional distress. It’s a safe and effective way to heal trauma, reduce reactivity, and restore a sense of calm and control.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that helps you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected. By identifying unhelpful patterns and learning healthier ways to respond, CBT reduces anxiety, depression, and stress while building confidence and emotional clarity.

  • Gottman Method

    The Gottman Method is an evidence-based approach that helps couples strengthen communication, deepen connection, and repair conflict with empathy and respect. Using structured tools and research-backed interventions, it teaches partners how to understand each other’s needs, rebuild trust, and create a more secure, supportive relationship.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    IFS is a gentle, trauma-informed therapy that helps you explore your inner world with curiosity and compassion. By understanding and supporting the different “parts” within you, IFS reduces shame, heals emotional wounds, and strengthens your sense of inner calm, clarity, and self-leadership.

  • Client Centered Therapy

    Client-centered therapy creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you feel seen, heard, and valued. This approach allows you to lead the healing process at your own pace, while your therapist offers empathy, genuine connection, and unconditional positive regard to help you grow, gain clarity, and strengthen your sense of self.

  • Solution Focused Therapy

    Solution-Focused Therapy is a brief, strengths-based approach that helps you focus on what’s working and build practical steps toward the future you want. Instead of dwelling on problems, this method highlights your resilience, inner resources, and small, achievable changes that lead to meaningful progress.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    ACT helps you create a healthier relationship with your thoughts and emotions by learning to accept what you feel, stay present, and take meaningful action aligned with your values. This approach supports emotional flexibility, reduces struggle, and empowers you to build a life that feels authentic and fulfilling.

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

    Emotionally Acceptance Therapy helps you understand, allow, and make space for your emotions instead of fighting or avoiding them. With compassion and curiosity, this approach teaches you how to listen to your feelings, reduce emotional overwhelm, and develop a healthier, more grounded relationship with your inner experience.

  • Attachment-Based Therapy

    Attachment-Based Therapy helps you understand how early relationships shaped your sense of safety, connection, and self-worth. By repairing old attachment wounds in a supportive and trusting therapeutic relationship, you can build healthier patterns, strengthen emotional security, and create more fulfilling connections in your life.

How Reconnect & Rise™ Works Across All Services

Our Unique, Trauma-Informed Approach

No “one-size-fits-all” treatment plans. Every Reconnect & Rise™ path is:

  • Trauma-informed & nervous-system aware

  • Attachment-focused & relationship-conscious

  • Paced to your readiness, not a rigid protocol

Across all services, we may use:

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) / parts work

  • Somatic & nervous-system regulation practices

  • Gottman-informed couples tools

  • CBT, ACT, solution-focused, and client-centered approaches as supportive add-ons

These are not separate “menu items” — they’re tools we selectively use inside the Reconnect & Rise™ model to support your specific goals.

Ready to reconnect, rebuild, and rise?

Your journey begins right now — and we’re honored to walk it with you.

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