Trauma Is Not Always Sudden or Visible
Trauma is not only combat, crisis, or a single overwhelming event. It can also develop quietly through relationships that were inconsistent, critical, frightening, or emotionally absent.
For many people, trauma changes how safety, trust, the body, and relationships are experienced. Certain reactions may feel confusing or disproportionate until you understand where they came from.
Dr. Makadia is a trauma therapist in San Diego trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, and integrates this with depth-oriented therapy to help clients understand and work through the full impact of traumatic experience.
Common Areas of Support
Finding Support for Trauma & PTSD
Trauma can shape the way you relate to yourself, your body, and other people. Safety may feel difficult to trust, closeness may feel complicated, and old patterns can continue showing up even when life looks stable from the outside.
Dr. Makadia provides CPT therapy in San Diego for PTSD, complex PTSD, developmental trauma, relational trauma, sexual trauma, and combat trauma. His work helps clients move beyond symptom management toward deeper understanding, repair, and emotional steadiness.
How Therapy Helps
In sessions, clients can:
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Understand how trauma affects the body, emotions, and relationships]]
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Process PTSD, complex trauma, and painful past experiences with care
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Explore developmental patterns shaped by fear, inconsistency, or absence
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Build greater safety, trust, and emotional regulation
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Reconnect with a stronger sense of self and daily lifeThis work offers a structured, respectful
space where trauma can be understood without shame, pressure, or judgment.
Why Choose Dr. Makadia
With extensive training through the VA Healthcare System and training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dr. Makadia provides evidence-based trauma care for clients seeking a PTSD therapist in California, developmental trauma therapist, or sexual trauma therapist in San Diego.
TRAUMA THERAPY FOR PTSD, COMPLEX TRAUMA, AND DEEPER HEALING IN CALIFORNIA
Specialized Support for Trauma & PTSD
I work with the full range of trauma presentations, including visible and invisible forms of trauma. This includes developmental trauma, childhood trauma, relational trauma, sexual trauma, combat trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD.
PTSD and complex PTSD
Body-based trauma responses
Developmental trauma
Relationship patterns
Sexual trauma
Emotional regulation
Trust and safety concerns
Rebuilding a sense of self
HOW THERAPY CAN SUPPORT YOU
Trauma Therapy & CPT Therapy can help you
Understand Trauma Responses
Learn how trauma can affect emotions, the body, trust, relationships, and daily life.
Work Through PTSD
Use CPT therapy to explore the beliefs and patterns that trauma can leave behind.
Address Developmental Trauma
Understand how early relationships may have shaped safety, self-worth, and connection.
Rebuild Safety and Trust
Develop steadier ways to relate to yourself, your body, and other people.
Move Beyond Symptom Management
Learn tools to manage symptoms and navigate challenges more effectively.