My EMDR Training

I am a certified EMDR therapist, meaning I have completed specialized EMDR training, conducted extensive EMDR therapy with clients, and participated in specialized EMDR consultation and supervision. I integrate EMDR with other therapeutic approaches to tailor treatment to each person's needs, history, and goals.

You can view my profile on the EMDR International Association website here.

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Originally developed as a treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress, EMDR has evolved into an effective therapeutic approach for a variety of concerns, including anxiety, difficult life experiences, phobias, grief, and other experiences that continue to feel emotionally or physically “stuck.”

EMDR involves identifying negative beliefs about yourself, bringing specific memories or experiences to mind, and noticing the thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and images connected to them. While doing this, you engage in bilateral stimulation—a form of rhythmic stimulation that alternates from one side of the body to the other.

Bilateral stimulation can involve sight, touch, and/or sound. For example, you might follow a moving object across a screen with your eyes, listen to alternating sounds through headphones, or gently tap your left and right hands or shoulders. Bilateral stimulation is thought to support the brain’s natural information-processing system, helping you work through experiences that may feel unresolved or continue to affect you in the present.

Importantly, EMDR is not simply about eye movements or “forgetting” difficult experiences. The goal is to help you process experiences in a way that allows the memories to feel less distressing and less disruptive, while developing more adaptive beliefs and responses.