Healthcare Is a Human Experience
Nervous-system-informed support, courses, and peer community for healing from medical trauma,
medical PTSD and difficult healthcare experiences.
Patients
If you’ve been impacted by difficult medical experiences, medical trauma, or medical PTSD, we offer online courses, peer support, and community to help you feel safe in your body and move toward healing.
Clinicians
We help healthcare professionals understand medical trauma through a nervous-system-informed lens—supporting patient trust, communication, and clinician wellbeing.
Your Experience Deserves Recognition
Whether you're a patient navigating the aftermath of difficult medical experiences or a healthcare provider working to better support your patients while protecting your own wellbeing, understanding the nervous system's response to medical trauma creates pathways to healing and connection.
Medical experiences affect our entire system — body, mind, and spirit. When we understand how our nervous system responds to medical events, we can approach healing with compassion, patience, and informed care.
At Medical Trauma Support, we provide online medical trauma support through education, peer groups, and professional training—so people can heal in community, with compassion and choice.
Understanding Creates Healing
Medical trauma affects the body, the nervous system, and our sense of safety. Healing happens when people are met with knowledge, connection, and compassionate support.
Community
Regulate in Relationship
Safe, peer-based connection supports co-regulation, reduces isolation, and builds trust.
Education
Build Nervous System Literacy
Understanding how trauma affects the body helps people develop agency and self-compassion.
Healing
Befriend Your Body
Healing happens as people reconnect with their bodies through gentle practices and supportive guidance.
How We Support
Healing
From Medical Trauma
Multiple pathways for individuals, professionals, and healthcare systems
For Individuals Healing from Medical Trauma
We offer gentle, accessible support for people navigating the emotional and nervous system impact of difficult healthcare experiences.
Befriend Your Body Foundation Course (self-paced learning)
Befriend Your Body Community (peer connection and live support)
Online medical trauma support groups through our community
For Clinicians & Providers
We support healthcare professionals in developing trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware practices that strengthen patient trust and provider wellbeing.
Professional medical trauma trainings and workshops
Restorative retreats for burnout prevention and regulation
Medical Trauma Awareness Certification (cohort-based learning)
For Healthcare Organizations, Clinics, and Specialty Practices
We partner with hospitals, clinics, and specialty practices to integrate emotional safety and nervous-system-informed care into everyday patient support.
Our work supports both patients and providers through:
Cohort-based team trainings using modular, evidence-informed curriculum
Customized programs for specific populations and care pathways
Staff education on medical trauma, regulation, and communication
Guidance on building sustainable peer and emotional support systems
Consultation for leaders integrating trauma-informed practices into care
Licensed Social Worker (LMSW)
Specialized training in trauma and nervous system
Personal experience with medical trauma
Founder, Medical Trauma Support
Guided by Experience and Expertise
Sarah Stasica, LMSW, is a social worker, trauma-informed educator, and founder of Medical Trauma Support. She brings a unique dual perspective to medical trauma support—as someone who has both lived through difficult healthcare experiences and trained as a licensed social worker—allowing her to bridge the worlds of patient and provider.
Her work is grounded in nervous system science, trauma-informed care, and deep empathy for the emotional, physical, and relational impact of medical trauma. She approaches healing through education, community, and practical tools that honor both clinical knowledge and lived experience.
Through the Medical Trauma Support Podcast, Sarah has hosted 50+ in-depth conversations with clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience, exploring how medical trauma affects individuals, families, and healthcare systems. These conversations inform her programs and ensure her work reflects diverse voices, perspectives, and realities.
In addition to her educational work, Sarah has facilitated peer support groups for people impacted by medical trauma for over two years, serving participants across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Her work centers on helping people feel safer in their bodies, more confident in their choices, and less alone in their healing.
Voices From Our Community
Frequently Asked Questions
What is medical trauma?
Medical trauma refers to distressing healthcare experiences that impact the nervous system, sense of safety, and relationship with the body.
Is this therapy?
No. Medical Trauma Support provides education and peer support, not clinical therapy or medical treatment.
Do you offer online support?
Yes. We offer online courses, peer support groups, and community-based programs for people healing from medical trauma.
Who are your programs for?
Our programs support individuals, caregivers, and healthcare professionals impacted by difficult medical experiences.
Is this confidential?
Our community follows clear confidentiality guidelines to protect privacy and create a safe, respectful space.
Take Your Next Step
For Patients
Join the Befriend Your Body Community or take the Befriend Your Body Foundation Course to receive online medical trauma support, peer connection, and nervous-system tools for healing.
For Clinicians
Explore training, consultation, and retreats designed to support trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware healthcare practice