I'm Caitlyn,
You can call me Cait
meet the team
I am the owner of Inner Illumination Therapy and Counseling, LLC.
I am a master’s-level therapist, licensed as an LPC, with specialized training in EMDR therapy to support clients in processing trauma and fostering healing.
Therapy is not just a profession—it’s a calling.
If you’re someone who’s always been “the strong one,” the caretaker, or the one holding it all together — I see you. You’ve carried so much for others, but now you’re ready to find more for you.
I specialize in helping women heal from trauma, whether it’s from childhood, family dynamics, or painful relationships. Many of the women I work with grew up with emotionally immature or emotionally unavailable parents and learned early on to take care of everyone else. They often became the parentified child, the scapegoat, or the peacemaker, and now they’re ready to break those patterns and reconnect with their true self.
Work with Cait
Together, we create space to quiet the noise and help you come home to yourself.
In our sessions, I use IFS (Internal Family Systems) and EMDR therapy to gently explore what’s coming up in the present and how your past experiences and belief systems might still be influencing your life today. I may also incorporate tarot as a creative way to tap into your intuition and bypass the overthinking “monkey mind.”
My clients are usually highly sensitive or intuitive women (sometimes called HSPs) who feel energy deeply and have a strong inner knowing that’s often overshadowed by anxiety, stress, or fear.
My approach isn’t about pretending everything is light and love, it’s about building the resilience and capacity to face life’s challenges with more peace, strength, and self-trust.
Healing isn’t about avoiding the darkness; it’s about learning to move through it with compassion and awareness.
my approach
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) & Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Specialized training in trauma treatment and resolution
You’ve spent years making yourself smaller, dimming your light, and bending to fit in. You avoid ruffling feathers, so you soften your voice and push down your own needs to keep everyone else comfortable. But inside, you’re exhausted and burnt out. You overthink, replay conversations, and wonder if you’re too much—or not enough. You may feel invisible in relationships, or like you’re never quite chosen in the way you choose others. Over time, this pattern chips away at your sense of who you really are. You may feel disconnected from your own feelings, unsure of what you want, or afraid to assert yourself. What started as a desire to keep peace has become a habit of self-abandonment, leaving you wondering if being yourself is “too much” for anyone to handle.
Work with Carly
No more shrinking. No more apologies. It’s time to be fully yourself.
In our work together, I’ll help you reconnect with the parts of yourself you may have learned to ignore, reclaim your inner strength, set boundaries that actually stick, and quiet the constant noise of self-doubt.
Together, we’ll help you find more balance so you can move through life with clarity and ease.
