So many wounds live quietly in the body; they are not apparent on the surface. They shape thoughts, relationships, and how one sees the world. Narcissistic relationships leave such wounds. These include confusion, anxiety, and deep-rooted fear.
Dr. Katia Arroyo-Carrion is a licensed clinical psychologist and trauma recovery expert. She helps narcissistic abuse survivors find peace and a sense of safety again.
Through her businesses, Reflection Psychology and The Relational Trauma Therapist, Dr. Arroyo-Carrion guides clients toward healing from the invisible damage caused by narcissistic abuse and generational trauma.
Her Relational Trauma approach is a membership for people who are not ready for therapy, who are unable to afford therapy, or who use it to complement therapy. It focuses on bringing back confidence, rebuilding self-trust, and breaking the cycles that keep survivors trapped in emotional distress.
Understanding Relational Trauma
Relational trauma can hide in the quiet tolerance of control, criticism, and manipulation. Dr. Arroyo-Carrion’s work helps survivors understand how trauma can affect everyday life.
- Loss of Self-Trust: Survivors often stop trusting their judgment. They question their emotions and decisions because abuse has conditioned them to doubt themselves.
- Boundary Confusion: Many find it difficult to say “no.” People-pleasing becomes a survival strategy. This leaves them drained.
- Avoidance and Isolation: The fear of repeating pain can lead to staying away from relationships, even healthy ones.
- Emotional Regulation Challenges: As Dr. Arroyo-Carrion explains, “Coping with rejection, disappointment, and feeling our own feelings, even the positive ones, can be challenging when we lack a felt sense of safety in our minds and bodies.”
Dr. Arroyo-Carrion says that awareness is the first step. She helps clients recognize these behaviors, which leads to change. Her message is: You are not responsible for your trauma, but you are responsible for your healing.
Inside Dr. Arroyo-Carrion’s Relational Trauma Therapy Approach
Dr. Arroyo-Carrion has years of clinical experience and advanced training in 16 therapeutic modalities. Her protocol contains insight from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy. The protocol helps clients confront and process trauma safely.
She focuses on these three pillars:
- Awareness: Helping clients see how trauma has shaped their responses and relationships.
- Resiliency: Building inner strength and developing skills to manage triggers and emotional pain.
- Safety and Connection: Relearning how to feel safe in one’s body and to experience healthy connection with others.
Dr. Arroyo-Carrion’s 1:1 Trauma Coaching Sessions provide personalized guidance for survivors struggling with PTSD, sexual trauma, or narcissistic abuse. Her Trauma Healing Membership works as a supportive community. Members gain access to live group calls, trauma-informed reflection prompts, and expert-led sessions.
According to Dr. Arroyo-Carrion, “Healing gets a lot easier when we stop trying to do it alone.”
Breaking Generational Cycles of Pain
Dr. Arroyo-Carrion also addresses generational trauma. This includes patterns passed down through families, often unconsciously. While growing up in Puerto Rico, she witnessed collective trauma from natural disasters, military service, and cultural pressures. She noticed how they shaped the emotional lives of her community.
Her therapeutic philosophy breaks these inherited patterns through awareness and intentional change.
- Recognizing Repetition: Many clients find themselves in familiar toxic dynamics. Dr. Arroyo-Carrion helps them see the link between past and present.
- Mind-Body Awareness: Clients learn to recognize how trauma lives in their physical responses through mindfulness and somatic practices.
- Community Healing: Her programs create spaces for survivors to share stories and find validation among peers.
- Education and Empowerment: Resources like workbooks and expert talks are also available. They provide survivors with tools for emotional resilience.
Dr. Arroyo-Carrion deals with trauma at individual and generational levels. This helps survivors write their personal emotional stories. Her mission is to make trauma recovery accessible and informed.
Conclusion
Healing from narcissistic relationships and generational trauma requires awareness and perseverance. Survivors need to rebuild trust. Through Reflection Psychology and The Relational Trauma Therapist, Dr. Katia Arroyo-Carrion guides individuals to take back their power and peace.
Her Relational Trauma Protocol offers survivors compassion, structure, and evidence-based care. As she says, “PTSD is like a puzzle, and all of the symptoms you’re experiencing right now are pieces to that puzzle. Together we can identify all of the pieces and make sense of the puzzle, so you can take control of your life back.”
Are you struggling to find yourself after trauma? Dr. Arroyo-Carrion believes you can heal, you can grow, and you can feel safe being you again.