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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Texas • Oregon • Washington• Online

EMDR Therapy

What it is

Sometimes, no matter how much you talk about the past, your body still feels like it’s living in it. That’s where EMDR can help.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a gentle, research-backed therapy that helps release trauma that gets “stuck” in the nervous system. Instead of only talking about what happened, EMDR helps your brain and body finish the process they never got to finish so the memories lose their grip, and you can live more fully in the present.

I’m certified in EMDR through EMDRIA and have advanced training in Somatic & Attachment-Focused EMDR. My specialties include working with preverbal trauma (things that happened before you had words), childhood sexual trauma, and both recent and group traumatic events (RTEP & GTEP). I bring this training into every session, but more importantly, I bring compassion, pacing, and respect for the human being sitting across from me.

What EMDR can help with

  • Feeling stuck in old patterns, even after lots of therapy

  • Nightmares, flashbacks, or panic that seem to come out of nowhere

  • Trauma from childhood neglect, abuse, or sexual harm

  • Preverbal trauma, the kind you can’t remember, but your body still carries

  • Shame, self-blame, or the sense that you’re “broken”

  • Anxiety, depression, or constant overthinking

  • Burnout or vicarious trauma (common in healthcare, first responders, or caregiving roles)

  • Moving forward after accidents, losses, medical trauma, or moral injury

Who it’s for

EMDR is for anyone who’s tired of white-knuckling through triggers, carrying pain in silence, or feeling like their past is in the driver’s seat.

It can be especially helpful if:

  • You’ve tried talk therapy but your body still reacts as if the past is happening now

  • You want to move through trauma gently, without being forced to re-live every detail

  • You’ve carried something since childhood maybe even before you had words and you’re ready to stop carrying it alone

  • You’ve survived abuse, sexual trauma, or neglect and need a safe, steady place to heal

What EMDR feels like

Many people worry EMDR will be overwhelming or that they’ll lose control. In reality, EMDR is deeply collaborative. You’re always in charge, and we go at your nervous system’s pace not faster.

A session might look like this:

  1. Getting to Know You
    We start with conversation. What’s been hardest? What do you hope for? I’ll explain how EMDR works and answer every question. You’ll never be pushed into something you’re not ready for.

  2. Building Safety
    Before touching any trauma, we spend time building tools and resources. This might include grounding, breath, imagery, or connecting with supportive “parts” of yourself. Safety always comes first.

  3. Processing
    When you feel ready, we use bilateral stimulation (eye movements, taps, or tones) to help your brain reprocess trauma. You may notice old memories, emotions, or body sensations surface and then gradually lose their intensity. With my training in somatic and attachment-focused EMDR, I help you notice what’s happening not just in your mind, but in your body and relationships.

  4. Integration
    As the trauma loosens, we let your nervous system settle into new patterns of safety, empowerment, and calm. We process together, reflect, and make sure you leave grounded.

My approach

I don’t believe healing is about “fixing” you because you’re not broken. What I believe is that trauma forces us into survival modes that make sense at the time but eventually become too heavy to keep carrying.

My role is to walk with you, bringing my training and my humanity, while you stay in control of the process. Together, we create a safe, steady space where your body and mind can finally let go of what’s been held for too long.

Healing doesn’t erase the past but it does make room for more peace, more presence, and more choice in the life you want to live.

My Approach

“Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.”
— Gabor Maté

I don’t view EMDR as just a protocol or technique. For me, it’s a powerful, body-based pathway that helps people create lasting, meaningful change. Healing isn’t about erasing your past, it’s about finding safe ways to reconnect with yourself, release what no longer belongs to you, and step into a life that feels more grounded, open, and whole.

I am an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR therapist and Consultant-in-Training, with advanced training in Somatic & Attachment-Focused EMDR, preverbal trauma, the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), the Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP), and working with childhood sexual trauma. These lenses allow me to bring depth, safety, and precision into EMDR work, especially with the most tender and complex places of wounding.

What sets EMDR apart is that it allows us to work directly with the nervous system. Trauma isn’t just a memory it’s an experience stored in the body and the survival patterns you live every day. EMDR helps those experiences finally move through and resolve, so they no longer hijack your present.

How EMDR Supports Healing

  • Somatic & Attachment-Focused EMDR helps us attend not only to memories but also to the body’s wisdom building safety, connection, and repair where it was once missing.

  • Preverbal trauma protocols gently access the earliest layers of experience, before words, where so much of our wiring for safety and attachment begins.

  • R-TEP & G-TEP provide structure for working with recent or collective traumas in contained, step-by-step ways.

  • Specialized training in childhood sexual trauma brings sensitivity and pacing for survivors, helping reduce shame and rebuild agency in safe, compassionate steps.

Sometimes EMDR stands on its own. Other times, I weave it with approaches like Brainspotting, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, IFS-informed parts work, or yoga-based nervous system practices. All of these share a common thread: they’re body-oriented, trauma-informed, and honor that healing happens on more than just a cognitive level.

At Its Heart

Our work together isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about creating the safety, insight, and tools you need to reconnect with yourself, soften old survival patterns, and step into a life that feels more empowered, present, and authentic.

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