EMDR Therapy for Trauma
Helping individuals heal trauma in Los Angeles and Portland
Does past trauma hold you back from building the life you desire?
You can’t seem to break free from the trauma and the distress it’s creating in your present life. The memories replay, making you feel stuck and frozen. The trauma surfaces at times you understand, and at times you don’t. You often feel unsafe, agitated and anxious - even if there is seemingly no reason for it. You’ve tried so many things to heal these past wounds. You’re confused, exhausted, and feeling discouraged about continuing the work.
You’re starting to lose hope but you are not ready to accept that this is how it will always be. You know your past is holding you back from making progress, from going deeper, from moving forward. You’re ready to try something new.
Trauma therapy can help.
It may feel impossible now, but you can heal your trauma. And I can help you get there.
You're here because you're ready to:
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Heal from a traumatic event like birth trauma, a car accident, or sexual assault.
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Process and heal past wounds or complex trauma from childhood
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Stop feeling triggered and overwhelmed in your daily life
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Become less reactive and more regulated
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Deepen your understanding around why aspects of life or relationships feel so challenging
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Create lasting change without working harder or risking re-traumatization
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Release self-blame, anxiety and perfectionism and begin to embody self-compassion, authenticity and stability
Find a way to finally break through the trauma that’s been holding you back
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy targets the unprocessed memories that are keeping you frozen in the past, stuck in your trauma responses. It is a portal into your unconscious mind, allowing for insight, connections and change to happen rapidly within a session.
EMDR is an evidence-based, science-backed psychotherapy treatment that has been proven to alleviate the symptoms of distress associated with trauma. It is client-centered, and therapist led. EMDR facilitates a process in which the brain is freed to complete its innate healing capability. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation with eye movements, tapping or auditory stimuli, to activate your memory network and allow your brain to heal. It can be used as a stand-alone treatment, or in combination with traditional talk-therapy approaches.
What to expect
EMDR therapy is a unique approach to trauma treatment and may look and feel different than any therapy you’ve been in before. It is a systematic and structured approach. Essentially it helps both you (and your therapist) get out of the way and allow the brains natural healing process to occur. There are a few formats of how we can work together with EMDR:
Intensive
Intensive Immersive Therapy allows you to dive deeper into your healing process and see results more quickly. The work is concentrated into longer, uninterrupted sessions. 3 hour, 1 day, 2 day and 3 day options are available. You can learn more about intensive therapy here.
Ongoing
With a traditional therapy structure, we would meet once a week for 50-minute sessions. Ongoing therapy creates space for processing at a consistent, steady pace. With ongoing therapy, EMDR can be used as a stand-alone or in conjunction with traditional talk therapy.
Adjunctive
If you are already working with a therapist but EMDR is suggested as an adjunctive treatment, I can help. EMDR can be a great addition to your work, helping you break free from a certain traumatic event or barrier that is impacting your progress. Adjunctive work can occur via ongoing or intensive therapy.