As a leading trauma expert in the Austin community, Dr. Stanford joins the Driftwood Recovery team to facilitate the trauma program. After specializing in addictions for over a decade, she has come to realize that where there is addiction, there is often underlying unresolved trauma. She believes it is essential to comprehensive addiction treatment to help clients safely and courageously reprocess through past trauma.

In addition to her primary specialty of trauma, Dr. Stanford specializes in addictions, attachment/relationship issues and couples’ therapy. She is an LGBTQ affirming therapist and specializes in shame resilience.

Dr. Stanford is a published author and has presented across the country on topics such as; Healthy Sexuality after Healing from Sexual Trauma, Attachment Disorders in Adopted Teens, Eating Disorders in Males, EMDR and Mindfulness, Working with Transgender Clients in Residential Treatment, and Trauma Treatment for Clients with Addictions. Dr. Stanford shares that she feels lucky to be doing what she loves and to be able to witness the courage that she sees in her clients every day.

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