The Foundation

What is EMDR therapy?

EMDR therapy is an evidence-based, trauma-informed approach designed to help the brain and body process experiences that feel overwhelming, unresolved, or stuck. Rather than focusing on retelling events in detail, EMDR works with how memories, emotions, and sensations are held in the nervous system. This work is offered in an individual, one-on-one setting and is carefully paced to support safety and stability. Together, we attend to present-day triggers and past experiences while strengthening internal resources and emotional regulation. EMDR therapy supports integration, allowing experiences to feel less intrusive and more connected to your overall story, without forcing or rushing the process.

Common Experiences

Who seeks EMDR therapy?

EMDR therapy is often helpful for individuals who notice that past experiences continue to impact how they feel, react, or relate in the present. You do not need to have a single, identifiable trauma for EMDR to be appropriate. Many people seek this work because certain memories, emotions, or body responses feel difficult to move through or fully integrate.

You may benefit from EMDR therapy if you experience:

Strong emotional reactions that feel disproportionate or hard to explain
Recurrent distress linked to past experiences, even when you understand them intellectually
Persistent anxiety, hypervigilance, or a sense of being on edge
Emotional numbness, shutdown, or difficulty accessing feelings
Body-based responses such as tension, panic, or overwhelm that arise without clear cause
Triggers in relationships that seem connected to earlier attachment wounds or experiences

A proceSS That Works

Our approach

Our EMDR work is grounded in a structured, evidence-based process designed to support the careful processing of overwhelming or unresolved experiences. EMDR is offered in an individual setting and guided by attention to safety, pacing, and nervous system readiness.

Within EMDR, we also attend to attachment patterns and the parts of you that have learned to protect, manage, or hold pain. These parts are approached with respect and curiosity, helping reduce internal conflict and support a sense of stability as processing unfolds. Attachment-informed care guides how memories are approached, especially when experiences are connected to relationship, loss, or early emotional injury.

This approach is collaborative and responsive rather than prescriptive. EMDR sessions are shaped by what your system can tolerate and integrate, allowing healing to unfold without forcing or retraumatization. The goal is not to relive the past, but to support experiences becoming less intrusive and more fully integrated into your overall story.

Your Therapy Journey

What to expect

A Safe Container

EMDR therapy begins with establishing safety, stability, and trust. Before any processing takes place, we focus on building internal and external resources that support nervous system regulation. This foundation allows the work to unfold in a way that feels contained and respectful of your capacity.

Pace and Integration

EMDR does not follow a fixed timeline. Some sessions focus on preparation and stabilization, while others involve active processing or integration. The work adjusts to what your nervous system can tolerate, allowing change to occur gradually and sustainably.

Understanding Patterns

EMDR helps identify how past experiences continue to shape present-day emotions, reactions, and body responses. Together, we notice patterns that feel automatic or hard to shift and gently explore how they are connected to earlier experiences, attachment wounds, or unresolved memories.

Careful Processing

When your system is ready, EMDR supports the processing of memories and experiences that feel stuck or overwhelming. This work is paced collaboratively and may integrate parts-informed and attachment-aware support to ensure that protective parts feel respected throughout the process.

Backed By Research

Why EMDR therapy works

The brain’s natural healing process

EMDR is grounded in research showing that the brain has an innate capacity to heal when experiences are processed and integrated properly. When overwhelming events are not fully processed, they can remain “stuck,” continuing to shape emotions, beliefs, and body responses. EMDR supports the brain in completing this process, allowing memories to become less distressing and more integrated.

Addressing trauma at its roots

Rather than focusing only on symptoms, EMDR works directly with the experiences that give rise to ongoing distress. Research demonstrates that targeting these underlying memories can reduce emotional reactivity, somatic symptoms, and negative beliefs, leading to more lasting change across emotional and relational domains.

Strong evidence across conditions

EMDR is one of the most extensively researched trauma treatments and is recognized as an effective approach for trauma, anxiety, depression, and attachment-related distress. Studies show that EMDR can lead to meaningful improvement without requiring prolonged exposure or detailed retelling of painful events, making it a well-tolerated and effective option for many individuals.

Common concerns

EMDR does not require you to share detailed descriptions of what happened. While we identify memories and experiences to work with, the focus is on how they are held in the body and nervous system, not on retelling the story. You remain in control of what you share, and the work is paced to support safety and stability.
Readiness matters in EMDR. Before any processing begins, we spend time building internal resources, emotional regulation, and a sense of safety. If at any point something feels like too much, we slow down or pause. EMDR is collaborative and responsive, not forced or rushed.
There is no fixed timeline for EMDR. Some people benefit from shorter phases of focused work, while others engage more gradually over time. Sessions may include preparation, processing, or integration depending on what your nervous system needs. We revisit pacing and goals together throughout the process.

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