History Taking
We explore your history and identify the experiences contributing to your current challenges.
One of the most thoroughly researched treatments for trauma — helping your brain finish what it couldn't complete on its own.
Start EMDR TherapyYou've heard of REM sleep — Rapid Eye Movement. Neuroscientists have found that these movements help us process and make sense of our daily experiences, providing the raw material of dreams and helping us integrate what we've lived through.
With trauma, this natural process is disrupted. Memories become fragmentary, overwhelming, or repressed — making it nearly impossible to extract meaning from painful experiences. The wound stays open because the brain never got to close it.
EMDR is a structured protocol that reactivates this healing mechanism. By following bilateral stimulation while recalling difficult memories, the brain can finally complete the processing it was unable to finish at the time of the event.
— The discovery of EMDR, Francine Shapiro
We explore your history and identify the experiences contributing to your current challenges.
Building trust and equipping you with stabilization techniques before processing begins.
Identifying the target memory, negative beliefs, and physical sensations associated with it.
Using bilateral stimulation while you focus on the memory, allowing distress to decrease.
Strengthening a positive, more adaptive belief to replace the negative one connected to the memory.
Checking for any lingering physical tension connected to the memory and continuing to process it.
Returning you to a state of equilibrium at the end of each session, whether or not processing is complete.
Revisiting the target memory at the start of the next session to check on progress and identify what's next.
In-person and telehealth sessions available. First consultation is always free.