EMDR

CREATING CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE USING EMDR

Everyone experiences difficult moments, but for some, overwhelming events or ongoing stress can leave lasting emotional and physical reactions such as intrusive thoughts, strong emotions, or body distress. Chronic stress can also wear down the body over time, contributing to fatigue, sleep disruption, and other physical health concerns. These symptoms can interfere with daily life, work, and relationships.

EMDR is a highly effective, evidence-based therapy that helps process and reduce distress from trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and grief, supporting both emotional and physical healing.

Some conditions that I treat with EMDR include:

• post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• childhood trauma / attachment wounds

• anxiety and panic

• phobias

• depression disorders

• obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

• grief

WHAT IS EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that helps people recover from trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, and other emotional difficulties. It supports the brain’s natural ability to heal by helping process distressing memories that may feel “stuck” and continue to trigger emotional or physical reactions.

EMDR combines talk therapy with somatic approaches, addressing both thoughts and nervous system responses. Using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or tones), it helps the brain reprocess difficult experiences while staying grounded in the present.

This process reduces the emotional intensity of memories, shifts unhelpful beliefs, decreases disturbing sensations, and restores a sense of safety and balance—allowing past experiences to feel more neutral and less overwhelming.

what to expect in an EMDR session

EMDR sessions are structured and collaborative. We will work together to identify target memories, regulate emotions, and move toward adaptive perspectives. Sessions typically include:

• A grounding and preparation phase

• Identifying beliefs, emotions, and body sensations

• Using bilateral stimulation to process the target memory

• Integrating new, healthier beliefs

EMDR does not require you to retell every detail of the traumatic experience. Instead, you focus on the memory briefly while I guide you through bilateral stimulation. This creates the conditions for the brain to update and integrate the memory in a healthier, more adaptive way.

the logistics involved in emdr therapy

EMDR sessions are 60 to 90 minutes typically delivered one or two times per week for a total of 6 to 12 sessions. The number of sessions required is determined by the complexity of the trauma and your personal response to the therapy. Some individuals benefit from fewer sessions and some from more. Together we will assess your progress and decide when your goal is achieved.

ready to begin your healing?

We are a team. You are doing the work to break free of the symptoms of trauma; I am guiding your process and providing you with the skills to handle strong emotions.

I will be with you every step of the way.