Get your life back.
EMDR Therapy for when life hands you something difficult
Serving Knoxville, Nashville, and online across four states
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You are not alone through this.
You’ve experienced something upsetting, and it’s still affecting you. You are feeling stuck, not like yourself, and are more sad, upset, or angry than you used to be. Maybe you’re having memories or worries about the future pop into your head at the most unexpected times. Sometimes you feel like it’s happening all over again, and all you want is to just stop thinking about it. You drift off and have a hard time focusing at work or with your family, and you find yourself lonely and feeling detached even when other people are around.
You are so worried about the future that sometimes it’s paralyzing. You are caught up in the “what if” and it’s hard to imagine any outcome other than the worst one. You wish those thoughts and images would just go away. You want to feel better, but it’s hard to imagine how you can get there.
Heal from the past, live fully in the present
Maybe something has happened such as…
Sudden death of a friend, family member, or colleague
Accident such as car or bike crash, dog bite, or sports injury
Stressful or scary medical procedure, including traumatic births
Natural disaster or house fire
You had to perform CPR on someone
You experienced or you saw something violent
Or maybe you have a fear of something in the future…
Public speaking event
Fear of flying, riding in a car, or being on bridges
Test anxiety
Upcoming medical appointment
Athletic performance anxiety
Fear something will happen (such as gun violence) but it hasn’t
You can feel like yourself again.
find hope
Therapy can help you heal from the past, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being. You will gain insights, understand yourself better, and perhaps even work to integrate the events you’ve experienced into a new path forward. You will learn skills to copy with future challenges in an effective way and build resiliency. You will work towards gaining emotional intelligence, improving your relationships with others, and finding meaning in life.
In our sessions, I primarily work with the EMDR method (Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing). Research supports that people often feel results with EMDR in relation to traumatic experiences much sooner than with other forms of therapy. The risk of developing PTSD can be greatly reduced by EMDR therapy even before symptoms begin.
During EMDR, people often report that they feel as though the distressing event is “far away” in their mind they feel lighter and less weighed down. This will give you greater capacity to handle life events and daily stressors.
MY UNIQUE BACKGROUND
Advanced Trainings
EMDR Certified
EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
NBCC International Mental Health Facilitator Trainer
Trauma Recovery Network Member
Attachment-Focused EMDR
EMDR Therapy Protocols for Early Intervention & Ongoing Stress
Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol
Group Traumatic Episode Protocol
Group Resource Enhancement Protocol
Global & Local Service
Supported first responders at Ground Zero after September 11th, 2001
Taught a college study abroad course in northern Nepal with a maternal health nonprofit in 2011
Partnered with Rwandan psychologists and nonprofit staff to lead a mental health education course with survivors of the genocide in Kigali in 2017
Collaborated to lead group EMDR to first responders after school shooting in 2023
Provide ongoing group EMDR to mental health clinicians for resiliency building
Currently volunteer with survivors and affected family members of local and regional traumatic incidents
I can hold big stories and help you move through past events so you can re-engage with life in a connected and real way. No experience is too “small” or “not big enough” to be considered distressing to you. Your well-being is worth investing in, and I can help you get there. Schedule a consultation so we can talk further about where you are now and where you want to be.
Frequently asked questions about EMDR
FAQs
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Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective therapy that helps people recover from trauma and reduce the onset of PTSD symptoms. Developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro in the late 1980’s, it involves moving your eyes or tapping opposite sides of your body to help facilitate expedited brain processing for difficult events.
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EMDR early intervention treatment refers to specialized procedures to treat individuals and groups after a recent traumatic event. There are specific treatments for an event within the past three months, six months, or one year. Evidence shows a significantly lower risk of developing PTSD symptoms with early intervention EMDR, and they have been widely successful all over the world.
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EMDR is very effective for ongoing stress, which can refer to any aspect of your life where you are continually exposed to or interacting with something distressing or potentially traumatic. Examples may include difficult ongoing legal issues, toxic relationships, unsupportive work or home environments, ongoing medical procedures, continual exposure to or fear of violence, and other upsetting parts of your life. Treating ongoing stress can help prevent the development of chronic PTSD and increase resiliency.
This approach is also particularly relevant for first responders, helping professionals, and community volunteers who are continually exposed to trauma and can help prevent burnout and reduce compassion fatigue.
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50-55 minute session $200
90 minute EMDR session $300
See EMDR Intensive page for specific pricing for intensive sessions
Less than 24 hours’ notice late cancellation fee is the full rate of the session.
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