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Trauma Therapy Options Explained: A San Marcos Therapist's Guide to Choosing the Right Approach

By Diana M. Trevino, LMFT #50201`

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Posted: August 25, 2026

This guide walks you through the real differences between trauma therapy options. I will discuss what each one does, whether it's better in person or online, what it might cost, how to vet who you're trusting with your story, and what to expect when you finally make that first call. My hope is that by the end, choosing feels less like guessing and more like recognizing what feels right for you and what you need.

What Exactly is EMDR Therapy?

By Diana M. Trevino, LMFT #50201`

EMDR

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Posted: July 10, 2026

All your questions about EMDR Therapy explained; history of clinical study, how it works, what you can expect from an EMDR session, what it treats, length of time, safety, and direction for more information.

Finding a Therapist in San Marcos, CA

By Diana M. Trevino, LMFT #50201`

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anxiety trauma PTSD

Posted: March 13, 2025

Finding a therapist in San Marcos CA was a little simpler 10 years ago when I started my private practice. From 2014 to 2023, the population of San Marcos has grown by 30%. I'm noticing the increased number of therapists in the area as well.

Healing Trauma – Nervous System Regulation

By Diana M. Trevino, LMFT #50201`

Nervous system regulation

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Posted: July 13, 2023

Safety, security, love, connection, understanding, full bellies, rest, joy, and happiness. I summarize this into one word, REGULATION. A Regulated Nervous System is a state of joy, peace, and security. There, you will find all the above and more that you didn’t know you could have. But internal or external goals are difficult to reach if you’re living in constant dysregulated nervous system. To heal trauma is to understand our nervous system and what regulation means from a physiological lens. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the part of your nervous system that regulates involuntary physiological processes such as your heart rate, breathing, digestion, blood pressure, and sexual arousal.