A structured, evidence-based approach that helps you heal from distressing experiences — and the symptoms they leave behind.
EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy that helps people heal from distressing experiences and the symptoms they leave behind. It is recognized by the World Health Organization, the American Psychiatric Association, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as an effective treatment for a wide range of psychological concerns.
EMDR works by using bilateral stimulation — most commonly guided eye movements — while you hold a distressing memory, belief, or feeling in mind. This process allows the brain to fully integrate and process experiences that have become stuck, much like what naturally happens during REM sleep. The result is a shift in how an experience is stored: it loses its emotional charge while the useful, adaptive information is retained.
Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR doesn't require you to narrate your experiences in detail. It is a body-informed, neurobiologically grounded approach that works with your nervous system.
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One of the most common misconceptions about EMDR is that it is only for people who have experienced severe trauma or PTSD. While it is highly effective for those experiences, EMDR's reach is much broader. Many concerns that don't look like "trauma" on the surface are rooted in similar patterns of stuck processing in the nervous system — and EMDR can help.
In my practice, I use EMDR to address:
Including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and health anxiety
Particularly when rooted in negative core beliefs formed through experience
Targeting beliefs like "I am not enough" or "I am unlovable" at their root
For students, athletes, professionals, and creatives who want to perform at their best
Using EMDR's future template protocol to prepare your nervous system for upcoming events
Processing loss in a way that honors the experience while easing pain
Especially those rooted in early experiences
Phobias, perfectionism, chronic shame and guilt
If something feels stuck — emotionally, mentally, or in your body — EMDR may be able to help move it.
I approach EMDR as a relational therapy, not just a protocol. Before any reprocessing begins, we build a foundation of trust, safety, and strong resourcing so that your nervous system feels prepared for the work ahead. I tailor the pace and structure to you — some clients move quickly into reprocessing, while others benefit from a longer preparation phase. We go at the speed that honors your window of tolerance.
EMDR follows a structured eight-phase process: we begin with history-taking and treatment planning, move into preparation and building coping resources, identify specific targets for processing, and then move through desensitization, installation of positive beliefs, body scanning, and closure. Reevaluation happens at subsequent sessions to ensure the work is holding.
I also use EMDR's future template and future reprocessing protocol regularly — not just to heal the past, but to help you build a felt sense of calm and confidence around situations you're facing ahead.
I offer a free 15-minute consultation where we can talk through what you're experiencing and whether EMDR might be a good fit for you.
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