Women’s Counseling, South Portland, ME
Trauma informed therapy for women across the life span
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Therapy for Women, Rooted in Safety, Agency, and Self-Trust
Women experience mental health challenges within social, relational, and cultural contexts that matter. At Virago Wellness, we provide women’s mental health counseling that honors the emotional load women carry and the ways trauma, power dynamics, caregiving roles, and chronic stress shape mental health.
We offer therapy for adult women in South Portland, Maine, and virtual counseling for women in New York, with a focus on building safety, agency, and self-trust at your pace.
Our work is collaborative, relational, and grounded in the belief that healing is not about fixing what’s “wrong” with you — it’s about understanding what happened to you and how your nervous system learned to survive.
Why Women’s Mental Health Requires a Specialized Approach
Women are more likely to experience:
Sexual assault and interpersonal violence
Relational trauma and boundary violations
Chronic caregiving stress and emotional labor
Medical trauma and reproductive health stressors
Power imbalances at home, work, and in systems of care
Many women come to therapy feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or burned out — often believing they are “just bad at coping” or “too sensitive.” In reality, many of these symptoms are rooted in trauma, long-term stress, and nervous system overload.
Our approach to women’s mental health counseling centers these realities rather than minimizing them.
Our Approach to Women’s Mental Health Counseling
At Virago Wellness, therapy is not rushed, forced, or outcome-driven. We do not push clients toward specific modalities or timelines. Healing looks different for every woman, and your boundaries and readiness always come first.
Our clinicians are trained in:
Understanding trauma and its impact on women
The phases of trauma treatment
The difference between trauma-informed care and trauma processing
Assessing readiness for deeper trauma work
Stabilization, resourcing, and nervous system regulation
We work from relational, feminist, and nervous-system-based frameworks, meaning we pay attention not just to symptoms, but to context, power, safety, and lived experience.
Women’s Trauma Therapy
Many women seeking counseling are living with the effects of trauma, whether or not they identify their experiences as “trauma.”
We specialize in trauma treatment for women, including support for:
Sexual mistreatment, sexual assault, sexual abuse
Childhood trauma and complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
Relational trauma and emotionally unsafe relationships
Chronic stress and burnout
Anxiety and panic rooted in past experiences
Medical and reproductive trauma
For women who are ready, we offer EMDR therapy as an evidence-based option for trauma processing. EMDR is never forced and is introduced thoughtfully, with attention to readiness and stabilization.
What Therapy Looks Like at Virago Wellness
Women’s mental health counseling at Virago Wellness may include:
Building emotional safety and trust
Understanding trauma responses and nervous system patterns
Learning skills for regulation, grounding, and boundaries
Processing traumatic memories when appropriate
Reclaiming agency, voice, and self-compassion
Integrating healing into daily life and relationships
We believe therapy should feel supportive, empowering, and respectful — not overwhelming or retraumatizing.
Individual Therapy, Groups, and Intensives
We offer multiple pathways for women seeking support:
Individual therapy with licensed clinicians and closely supervised interns
Support groups for women navigating sexual trauma trauma and recovery
EMDR healing intensives for women seeking focused trauma treatment
We also offer lower-fee therapy options through supervised interns for women who want care with increased accessibility.
Who We Work With
Our women’s mental health counseling services are a good fit for adult and teen women who:
Want therapy that goes deeper than surface-level coping
Are curious about trauma-informed or trauma-focused care
Value collaboration and choice in therapy
Want to move at their own pace
Are seeking care that understands women’s lived realities
If you’re unsure whether talk therapy, trauma treatment, or EMDR is right for you, we’re happy to help you explore options.
Virago Wellness is a women-owned practice with a team of therapists dedicated to women’s mental health and trauma treatment. Our clinicians bring a range of experience while working from shared values and a unified clinical framework.
Meet Our Therapy Team
Get Started with Women’s Mental Health Counseling
If you’re looking for women’s mental health counseling in South Portland, Maine, or virtual therapy in New York, we invite you to reach out.
We’ll help you:
Understand your options
Match with the right clinician
Take the next step at a pace that feels manageable