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EMDR Therapy for Trauma

Helping individuals heal past trauma and achieve real, lasting change

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BECAUSE you know past trauma is holding you back from building the life you desire

With specialized training in EMDR, we can help you target and heal your trauma

You can’t seem to break free from the trauma and the distress it’s creating in your present life. The memories replay, making you feel stuck and frozen. The trauma surfaces at times you understand, and at times you don’t. You often feel unsafe, agitated and anxious - even if there is seemingly no reason for it. You’ve tried so many things to heal these past wounds. You’re confused, exhausted, and feeling discouraged about continuing the work.

You’re starting to lose hope but you are not ready to accept that this is how it will always be. You know your past is holding you back from making progress, from going deeper, from moving forward. You’re ready to try something new.

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YOU’RE READY TO:

  • Heal from a traumatic event like birth trauma, a car accident, or sexual assault

  • Process and heal past wounds or complex trauma from childhood

  • Stop feeling triggered and overwhelmed in your daily life

  • Become less reactive and more regulated

  • Deepen your understanding around why aspects of life or relationships feel so challenging

  • Create lasting change without working harder or risking re-traumatization

  • Release self-blame, anxiety and perfectionism and begin to embody self-compassion, authenticity and stability

HOW IT WORKS

Find a way to finally break through the trauma that’s been holding you back

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy targets the unprocessed memories that are keeping you frozen in the past, stuck in your trauma responses. It is a portal into your unconscious mind, allowing for insight, connections and change to happen rapidly within a session.

EMDR is an evidence-based, science-backed psychotherapy treatment that has been proven to alleviate the symptoms of distress associated with trauma. It is client-centered, and therapist led. EMDR facilitates a process in which the brain is freed to complete its innate healing capability. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation with eye movements, tapping or auditory stimuli, to activate your memory network and allow your brain to heal. It can be used as a stand-alone treatment, or in combination with traditional talk-therapy approaches.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

EMDR therapy is a unique approach to trauma treatment and may look and feel different than any therapy you’ve been in before. It is a systematic and structured approach. Essentially it helps both you (and your therapist) get out of the way and allow the brains natural healing process to occur. There are a few formats of how we can work together with EMDR:

  • With a traditional therapy structure, we would meet once a week for 50-minute sessions. Ongoing therapy creates space for processing at a consistent, steady pace. With ongoing therapy, EMDR can be used as a stand-alone or in conjunction with traditional talk therapy.

  • Intensives offer extended time in the therapeutic process, allowing for rapid results. 3 hour, 1 day and 2 day options are available. You can learn more about intensive therapy here.

  • If you are already working with a therapist but EMDR is suggested as an adjunctive treatment, I can help. EMDR can be a great addition to your work, helping you break free from a certain traumatic event or barrier that is impacting your progress. Adjunctive work can occur via ongoing or intensive therapy.

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Got questions?

  • EMDR utilizes the body and brain’s natural healing capacity. Through multiple mechanisms (performing rapid eye movements while taxing the working memory system), EMDR creates space for the brain to activate and heal memory networks tied to past trauma that are impact you in your present life.

    EMDR is more structured than traditional talk therapy, with a set process for sessions. As an evidence-based treatment, adherence to the process typically leads to the best results, but it may feel different or strange at first if you are used to traditional talk therapy. Come with an open mind. For the majority of people, it is highly effective, however it is not right for everyone. There is always an opportunity to adjust our approach at any point in the process.

  • Yes, EMDR is classified as evidence-based and research indicates it may be more effective than Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Patients are shown to experience continued progress even after treatment is complete.

  • EMDR can be used either as a stand alone treatment or incorporated with talk therapy. Typically once a “target memory” is selected for reprocessing, EMDR is most effective when the protocol is completed fully. However, EMDR is therapist-led and client-centered, meaning you always hold the power to direct each individual session or overall approach to working through your trauma.

  • Absolutely. At any point, whether during the course of treatment or in an individual session, if you decide you do not want to pursue EMDR we can pause or stop, and focus exclusively on talk therapy. You are always in control of your therapy treatment.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE

The journey to healing starts with a phone call.