From the outside..
Capable
Successful
Dependable
But Inside..
Exhausted
Emotionally reactive
Overthinking conversations
Always on guard
Frustrated they can't seem to move past patterns they understand logically but still experience emotionally
Quietly wondering whether something is wrong with them.
Weekly therapy is exactly the right fit for many people. But sometimes healing feels like taking two steps forward and one step back. Life interrupts. Sessions end just as important work is unfolding. Or the pace of weekly therapy simply isn't enough for where you are right now.
EMDR Intensives were designed to create uninterrupted time for meaningful processing, allowing your nervous system the space to move through work that often feels fragmented across weekly sessions.
Many of the people who find themselves on this page are the women others look to for strength. The ones who care deeply, who carry a great deal, and have quietly learned to keep going no matter how heavy life becomes.
They have become so accustomed to carrying the weight of everyone who depends on them that they rarely stop to notice what it's costing them.
You may not think of yourself as someone who has experienced trauma.
Many of the people I work with don't.
They simply know something isn’t right because maybe:
Certain situations affect you more deeply than you wish they did.
You struggle to fully relax, even when there's nothing demanding your attention.
No matter how much insight you gain, you keep finding yourself stuck in the same emotional patterns.
If that sounds familiar, you are exactly who I created this page for.
Do you find yourself relating to any of the below statements?
❋ I’m constantly people-pleasing or over-explaining, even when I don’t want to.
❋ I know something triggered me, but I can’t always figure out what it is or why it feels so intense.
❋ In certain relationships or situations, I suddenly feel small, inadequate, or like I’m doing everything wrong, even if I was fine moments before.
❋ I replay conversations afterward and assume I said too much, didn’t do enough, or somehow caused a problem.
❋ I often feel like I have to stay in control or keep everything together to feel okay.
❋ I end up prioritizing everyone else’s needs and then feel drained, resentful, or disconnected from myself.
❋ There are specific people or situations that bring up a strong emotional reaction that doesn’t match what’s actually happening in the present.
If you recognize yourself from any of those statements above, you are not alone.
Many of these experiences are common ways unresolved trauma can show up.
Trauma is not necessarily a single catastrophic event that becomes a PTSD diagnosis, although it can be. You don't need a PTSD diagnosis to benefit from EMDR. You simply need to know that something in your life keeps pulling you away from the person you want to be.
Sometimes trauma is what didn’t happen for you - not feeling emotionally safe, consistently seen, deeply understood, or supported in the ways you needed. It can be growing up without comfort when you were hurting, encouragement when you doubted yourself, protection when you needed an adult to step in, or simply having someone who made you feel like your emotions mattered.
Sometimes it’s what did happen over time to you - criticism, unpredictability, emotional dismissal from a significant relationship, caregiving stress, or growing up having to stay alert, perform, or manage other people’s emotions in order to feel safe, accepted, or loved.
The nervous system doesn’t measure trauma by severity in hindsight. It responds to what felt overwhelming, isolating, or too much to process without support in the moment.
Because of that, even experiences that were normalized, minimized, or just part of life can still leave emotional imprints that show up later as anxiety, reactivity, anger, shutdown, people-pleasing, or feeling stuck in certain patterns.
This is often the kind of material EMDR can help process in a deeper, more focused way.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people process and reduce the emotional intensity of distressing or stuck experiences.
This work shifts and heals the root.
Not just the symptoms.
Sometimes the question isn't whether something traumatic happened. It's whether your nervous system has been carrying more than it was ever meant to.
EMDR is especially helpful for distressing memories that still feel stuck.
Many people seek EMDR when they are struggling with ongoing beliefs like -
I’m not safe
I’m not good enough
I have to be perfect
It was my fault
I have to stay in control
I’m powerless
I’m worthless or insignificant
Something is wrong with me
and want relief from the emotional intensity tied to those beliefs. If any (or all) of these resonate with you, this means you’re human like the rest of us. Hi there ;)
Because of the depth of this work, these sessions are designed for deeper healing and continuity and are intentionally limited in availability so that the work can remain focused, contained, and clinically appropriate for the level of depth involved.
If you’re interested, the first step is a brief consultation to determine whether this format is the right fit for what you’re experiencing and what you’re hoping to shift.
EMDR Intensive Options
Focused Healing Intensive
Best for clients wanting to focus on one primary area of concern.
This option may be a good fit if:
✔ You have one specific memory, experience, theme, or issue that feels most important right now.
✔ You have a particular trigger, relationship pattern, belief, or experience you want to understand and work through more deeply.
Examples might include:
A difficult breakup or relationship experience
A distressing event that still feels emotionally activated
Feeling stuck in patterns like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or self-doubt
Working on a specific belief such as, “I'm not good enough” or “I have to stay in control”
This package includes –
✔ Complimentary 20-minute clinical fit consult
✔ 90-minute intake + nervous system resourcing session
✔ 3-hour EMDR processing intensive
✔ EMDR workbook and tools
✔ 60-minute follow up session approximately 1 week after the intensive
Deeper Healing Intensive
Best for clients wanting to work through multiple experiences or longer-standing patterns.
This option may be a good fit if:
✔ You have multiple memories or experiences you would like to process.
✔ You are wanting more time and space to explore long-standing patterns and concerns.
✔ You are working through several negative beliefs, such as “Something is wrong with me,” “I’m worthless,” or “I have to be perfect.”
✔ You notice recurring themes showing up in relationships, work, self-worth, or emotional reactions.
Examples might include:
Childhood experiences continuing to affect adult relationships
Long-term anxiety, people-pleasing, or perfectionism patterns
Multiple traumatic experiences or significant life events
Feeling like there are several pieces contributing to the same emotional struggle
This package includes –
✔ Complimentary 20-minute clinical fit consultation
✔ 90-minute intake and nervous system resourcing session
✔ 9-hour EMDR processing intensive
✔ EMDR workbook and supportive resources
✔ 60-minute follow-up session approximately 1 week after the intensive
Optional Add-ons:
Additional Processing Session
An extra hour of EMDR processing time that can be added if more space feels helpful or clinically appropriate.
Care Collaboration Bridge
For clients currently working with another therapist, this includes communication and coordination to support continuity of care and help bridge insights and recommendations back into ongoing treatment.
Healing isn't about becoming someone new.
It's about reconnecting with the parts of yourself that may have been buried beneath years of survival.
The part of you that could laugh more easily.
The part of you that didn't always feel like she had to scan for the next problem.
The part of you that could rest without guilt.
The part of you that felt more present in your relationships.
The part of you that trusted herself.
EMDR does not erase your past. It helps your nervous system stop responding as though the past is still happening, creating more space for you to live from who you are today rather than from what you've survived.
Healing isn't becoming someone different.
It's finally beginning to feel like yourself again.
