When understanding the problem hasn't been enough to change it.

Experienced, individualized online EMDR therapy for adults interested in working beyond traditional talk therapy.

What is EMDR, and how can it help?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy best known for treating trauma and PTSD.

Sometimes difficult experiences continue to shape how we feel, think, or respond long after they're over. We may understand what happened and even recognize how it affects us, yet still find ourselves reacting in ways that feel automatic or difficult to change.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or alternating taps, while working with memories and experiences that continue to carry distress.

The goal isn't to erase the past. It's to help those experiences feel less active in the present, creating more flexibility in how you respond moving forward.

What can EMDR help with?

EMDR is most strongly established as a treatment for trauma and PTSD, but I may also use it when earlier experiences are still shaping how you feel, respond, or relate in the present.

In my practice, EMDR may support:

  • Loosening beliefs like “I’m not enough,” “I’m unsafe,” or “something is wrong with me,” and strengthening a more grounded view of yourself.

  • Helping painful experiences feel less vivid, emotionally charged, or active in the present.

  • Working with earlier experiences that continue to shape trust, closeness, conflict, or the way you respond to other people.

  • Reducing the influence of past experiences that continue to fuel fear, anticipation, or avoidance.

  • Helping present-day situations feel less tied to older fear, panic, shutdown, or other automatic responses.

  • Reinforcing experiences of confidence, safety, connection, self-trust, and capability so they are easier to access when you need them.

  • Preparing for future situations by strengthening the beliefs, responses, and sense of capability you want to bring with you.

What does EMDR actually look like in a session?

We’ll usually begin by identifying a specific memory, moment, or theme we want to work with. I’ll ask you to notice what you believe about yourself when you connect with it, what emotions are present, and what you notice in your body.

From there, we’ll use bilateral stimulation, often eye movements or alternating taps, while you briefly notice what comes up. I’ll check in periodically, and we’ll continue from there. You do not need to give me a detailed retelling of the experience for the work to move forward.

Sometimes the material shifts through images, thoughts, body sensations, memories, or new perspectives. We’ll follow what emerges, slow down when we need to, and make sure there is enough time to close the session in a grounded way.

Wondering whether EMDR might be a fit?

You do not need to know before reaching out. We can start a free consultation to talk about what you want to be different and figure out if the approach sense. If you decide to move forward, individual private-pay sessions with me are $200.