What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process unresolved experiences that continue to shape how you feel, think, and relate. Rather than staying stuck in old emotional patterns or talking about trauma endlessly, EMDR engages the nervous system’s natural healing process so that the past can be integrated with more clarity and stability.
How EMDR Works
When difficult or overwhelming experiences aren’t fully processed, they can remain “stuck” in the nervous system and show up later as anxiety, shame, reactivity, or feeling disconnected from yourself or others. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sound) to help the brain reprocess these memories so they can be resolved rather than repeatedly re-triggered.
Many people notice
• reduced emotional reactivity
• greater ease and resilience
• new insights about past experiences
• deeper connection in relationships
• an increased sense of self-worth
• a feeling of relief or closure
What EMDR Helps With
EMDR can be highly effective for
• trauma (single-incident and complex)
• anxiety and panic
• attachment wounds and relationship patterns
• identity-related stress
• shame and self-criticism
• chronic emotional patterns that feel “stuck”
• body-based symptoms and triggers
What Sessions Are Like
EMDR is a collaborative and relational process. You do not need to provide every detail of a traumatic memory for EMDR to work. We begin with building resources and stability, identify the memories or patterns that feel important to address, and move through reprocessing at a pace that feels safe and grounded. I am attentive to containment, pacing, and emotional safety throughout the process.
What the Research Shows
EMDR is one of the most well-supported treatments for trauma. Recent reviews and meta-analyses continue to show that EMDR effectively reduces PTSD symptoms and is recommended as a first-line treatment by the World Health Organization, the American Psychological Association, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Newer research also suggests that EMDR can support healing around anxiety, depression, and attachment-related concerns, especially when these difficulties are connected to unresolved past experiences.
For many people, this reflects their lived experience in therapy: when the past is resolved at its root, day-to-day life becomes more grounded, open, and connected.
Why EMDR With Me
I have more than a decade of experience providing EMDR therapy and I am an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Consultant. My style is relational, insight-driven, and attuned to the emotional and identity-based layers that often accompany trauma. I tailor EMDR to each person’s needs, integrating it with depth-oriented psychotherapy so you can not only process trauma but also shift the patterns that developed around it.
EMDR Consultation for Clinicians
In addition to my clinical practice, I offer EMDR consultation for therapists who want support in developing their EMDR skills. Clinicians work with me to
• pursue EMDR Certification
• work toward Consultant-in-Training status
• strengthen case conceptualization
• receive support with complex cases
• integrate EMDR with relational, psychodynamic, or parts work
My consultation style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in real clinical experience. My goal is to help clinicians feel more confident, attuned, and connected to the work. If you are a therapist seeking consultation, I am happy to talk about what you are looking for and whether my approach feels like the right fit.
Exploring EMDR
If you are curious about EMDR or wondering whether it might support your healing, I would be glad to talk with you. EMDR can be a powerful step toward clarity, relief, and a more grounded way of being.