Unlearn the perfection.
Undo the pressure.
Uncover the real you.

Hi, I’m Karla Storey, trauma therapist and founder of Anthology Collective.

You’ve carried so much for so long — the expectations, the pressure, the pain.
Here, we don’t fix you.
We help you finally feel again.

Let’s Begin Your Healing

Free 15-Min Consult

my clients.

Let’s be real - most of my clients are the ones everyone else leans on.
The strong ones. The fixers. The over-functioners.

But behind the high-capacity exterior?
They’re carrying deep wounds from childhood and relationships that never felt emotionally safe.

Not the obvious kind of trauma.
More like:

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Always second-guessing yourself
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Saying yes when you want to scream no
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Feeling like you're “too much” and “not enough” at the same damn time

Maybe you grew up with emotional neglect, abandonment, betrayal, or parents who didn’t do feelings.

Now you’re an adult who trusts no one, feels guilty for having needs, and secretly wonders if love is something you still have to earn.

Sound familiar? Cool—let’s talk.

Think we might be a good fit?

Book Now!

My Therapy Vibes.

I'm not here to slap a bandaid on your burnout or gaslight you into “positive vibes.”
I’m here to get in the trenches with you - mess, moods, and all.

At Anthology Collective, I bring a trauma-informed approach that blends:
- EMDR therapy to move what talk therapy couldn’t touch.
- Parts work (IFS) to get to know the people-pleaser, the avoider, the perfectionist - without shaming them.
- Somatic therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) to work with your nervous system instead of fighting it.

Also? I don’t believe healing only lives in your brain.
I bring in mind-body tools, nervous system support, and gut-brain care (hi, Certified Herbalist & Nutrition nerd here) to help you sleep, focus, and feel safe in your own body again.

Because let’s be honest - You’ve done the talk therapy.
You’ve read the self-help.
You’ve analyzed the hell out of your trauma.

But what you really want?
To stop just understanding it and start actually healing it.

This work is personal for me.
I’ve lived it.
Felt the ache.
Fought the pressure.

Now I help women like you stop performing and start coming home to themselves - for reals this time.

Book Now :)

Credentials

- Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  Grand Canyon University
- Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
  University of Central Florida
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Certified EMDR Therapist
- Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP)
- Certified Herbal Specialist
2026
- EMDR and Complex PTSD
- IFS Informed EMDR
- Therapy 6mo Mastermind
2025
- EMDR Certification
- Beyond the Basics: Advanced EMDR Interventions for C-PTSD
- EMDR & Emotional Neglect: Healing the Invisible Wounds of the Good Childhood
- EMDR for Complex Trauma: Incorporating Polyvagal & Parts Work in Treatment
- EMDR Intensives: Creating an immersive multi-modal therapeutic experience
- Map the Forest & Trees: AIP Conceptualizing of Complex Trauma & Attachment
- Enhancing EMDR: Integrating Body Movement and Art for Trauma Reprocessing
- EMDR Refresher Course
- Therapy Intensive Academy
2024
- IFS Integrated EMDR
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Themes - Level 1
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Developmental & Relational Injury
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy & the Five Developmental Movements
2023
- EMDR Basic Training - Adult Focused
- EMDR Basic Training - Children and Adolescents Focused
- Janina Fisher's Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP): The Latest Advances and Proven Techniques to Resolve Deeply Held Trauma
- Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) Training Course: Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals
- Integrative Medicine and Nutrition for PTSD and Complex Trauma Certification Course
- 2-Day Intensive Training: Mindfulness Certification Course
- Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications
- 2-Day Anxiety Certification Course: Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety, & Phobias
- 2-Day Intensive Workshop: Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications

Get to Know Me

EMDR gilbert arizona childhood trauma therapist

paddleboarding.

Ponce, Puerto Rico

guilty pleasure

happy place

allll the books.

the mountains.

spirit animal

pick me up

home town

hobbies

lavender-vanilla iced latte.

my pup - rae.

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