Summer Rippe, MA, PhD Candidate, LPC, NCC

A smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a dark green blouse, standing outdoors on a street with blurred trees and parked cars in the background.

Hello!

I’m Summer. I’m a trauma-informed counselor and PhD candidate whose work centers on meaning, identity, and healing after harm. I integrate EMDR and Internal Family Systems within a calm, collaborative space where your story is honored and not rushed.

I don’t believe you need to become someone new.
I believe healing is remembering who you are.

My role is to walk alongside you, steadily and with care, as you reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.

How We’ll Work Together

We begin with grounding and safety.
We move at a pace that your body and story can hold.
And when you’re ready, we may process deeper experiences together, but only when it feels supportive, and not overwhelming.

This is the process of meaningful healing.
The kind that lasts.
The kind that lets you belong to yourself again.Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.