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Temecula clients can meet in person at the Temecula office, and secure telehealth is available across California when that fits better." } } ] } ] --- [![Katelin Hanhart, LCSW](/__l5e/assets-v1/d37b3b7a-c26b-4ef6-beb5-098bf7d810d3/logo.png)](/) [Meet Katelin](/about)[Approach](/approach) [Services](/services) [Services overview](/services)[1:1 Therapy](/services/individual-therapy)[Couples Therapy](/services/couples-therapy)[EMDR Therapy](/services/emdr-therapy)[EMDR Intensives](/services/emdr-intensives) [Specialties](/specialties) [Specialties overview](/specialties)[Relational Trauma](/specialties/trauma)[Addiction & Recovery](/specialties/addiction-recovery)[First Responders & Helping Professionals](/specialties/first-responders) [Locations](/locations) [Locations overview](/locations)[Temecula](/locations/temecula)[Murrieta](/locations/murrieta)[Oceanside](/locations/oceanside)[San Diego](/locations/san-diego)[New Jersey](/locations/new-jersey)[Telehealth](/telehealth) [Rates](/rates)[Journal](/blog) [Book a consultation ](/contact) Menu Temecula · Trauma # Trauma Therapy in Temecula For the adult who looks fine, runs the household or the team, and cannot rest without feeling like something is about to fall apart. ![Soft coastal dunes at low light — a calm horizon.](/assets/trauma-soft-dunes-DkYS1qSb.jpg) You are probably not the person everyone worries about. You answer the text. You know what is in the pantry. You remember the deadline, the dentist appointment, the thing your partner forgot they said they would handle. From the outside, it can look like capacity. Inside, it can feel like a private treadmill you are not allowed to step off. Trauma therapy in the Temecula office often begins with that kind of adult: competent, kind, organized, tired in a way sleep does not fix. The wound may not be one dramatic event. It may be years of learning that being easy, excellent, useful, or invisible was the safest way to stay connected. Now the old strategy is running your calendar, your parenting, your relationships, and the voice in your head. It can look like perfectionism that nobody calls perfectionism because you are so good at making it useful. It can look like a punishing inner critic that speaks to you in a tone you would never use with anyone else. It can look like over-explaining, anticipating disappointment before it happens, cleaning when you are anxious, or needing everyone else to be okay before your body lets you sit down. What this looks like ## What this _looks like._ You run the household or team, then resent that no one sees how much you are carrying. You rest only when you have earned it, and the finish line keeps moving. You can be generous easily, but receiving care makes you uncomfortable. Your body stays braced even when the day is technically over. You are afraid that if you stop performing, people will finally be disappointed. ## How I work I am Katelin Hanhart, LCSW, licensed in California (#92638) and New Jersey (#44SC05665400). I work relationally and directly. We start by understanding the pattern that is active now, not by forcing you to tell every hard story in the first hour. We build enough safety and regulation that your system does not have to choose between shutting down and flooding. From there, the work may include parts work, somatic tracking, CBT or DBT skills, compassion-focused therapy, and EMDR when a memory or body response is still acting like the past is present. I am trained in EMDR and use it inside an integrative approach, not as a script dropped on top of you. The goal is honest change at a pace your life can actually hold. Honest geography Temecula clients can meet in person at the Temecula, CA office. Secure telehealth is also available across California. This is the practice's one physical office. ## Common questions I don't have a 'big-T' trauma — do I qualify? Yes. Trauma is about what your nervous system had to adapt to, not whether the story sounds dramatic enough. Chronic criticism, emotional neglect, parentification, instability, or having to be the steady one too young can all leave a real imprint. Will we dig into childhood right away? No. We begin with what is happening now and with enough stabilization that the work can stay useful. Childhood comes in when it helps explain the pattern, and only at a pace your system can hold. Is this in person or online? Both are possible. Temecula clients can meet in person at the Temecula office, and secure telehealth is available across California when that fits better. [Book a free 15-minute consult ](https://book.carepatron.com/Katelin-Hanhart/Katelin?p=M8XJF.zWRY680VT278a5Jw&s=yDdfpYTm&e=i) [Relational trauma specialty](/specialties/trauma)[EMDR therapy in Temecula](/therapy/temecula-emdr)[Trauma therapy in Murrieta](/therapy/murrieta-trauma) Katelin Hanhart , LCSWRelational-Trauma Therapy A solo licensed clinical social worker offering trauma-informed therapy for high-functioning adults across California , New Jersey , and via secure telehealth. [(760) 994-4600](tel:+17609944600) [info@katelinhanhart.com](mailto:info@katelinhanhart.com) 31285 Temecula Parkway, Suite C8-255 Temecula, CA 92592 #### Practice - [Meet Katelin](/about) - [Approach](/approach) - [Telehealth](/telehealth) - [Services](/services) - [Rates & Insurance](/rates) - [Journal](/blog) - [Contact](/contact) #### Focus Areas - [Relational Trauma](/specialties/trauma) - [Addiction](/specialties/addiction-recovery) - [Helping Professionals](/specialties/first-responders) #### Serving California [Temecula / Murrieta](/locations/temecula)[Oceanside](/locations/oceanside)[San Diego](/locations/san-diego) New Jersey [Statewide Telehealth](/locations/new-jersey) **In a crisis?** Call or text [988](tel:988) (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or call [911](tel:911). Veterans can press 1 after dialing 988. Contacting this practice does not establish a client relationship. Individual outcomes vary. 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