Specialties

Trauma Therapy | EMDR | Postpartum Support | Therapy Intensives

Combining Talk Therapy + EMDR

Healing isn’t a straight line — it’s a process that unfolds in its own time. For many clients, combining traditional talk therapy with EMDR offers balance and flexibility without rushing the process and overwhelming the nervous system.

In this approach, our sessions are typically 90 minutes long, allowing time for both reflection and processing to happen, while leaving time to regulate and resource before the session ends. We’ll begin by exploring what’s been coming up for you — your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and patterns — and then move into EMDR when you feel ready.

EMDR helps your brain and body reprocess the memories, sensations, or beliefs that keep you feeling stuck, while talk therapy helps you make meaning of those experiences and integrate the changes into your everyday life.

We may also tap into other modalities that resonate with you such as internal family systems or attachment work, among others. Some sessions may look different depending on what you’re feeling and what is coming up for you.

Unlike EMDR intensives, which are designed for deeper, concentrated work over a shorter period, ongoing EMDR sessions woven into talk therapy create steady progress over time. This combination allows us to slow down when needed, build trust and insight, and move at a pace that honors your readiness and emotional safety.

There’s no set timeline for healing — together, we’ll focus on where you are, what you need, and how we can help you feel more grounded, empowered, and connected to yourself as you move forward.

What is EMDR?

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy developed to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences. Developed by the late Dr. Francine Shapiro in 1987 and backed by decades of research, EMDR has been shown to be highly effective in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and other trauma-related concerns.

  • Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR focuses on helping the brain process unhealed memories and experiences that continue to trigger emotional or physical distress in the present. When something traumatic or overwhelming happens, the brain’s natural processing system can become “stuck,” leaving parts of that experience unintegrated. EMDR helps restart that system using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, sounds, or taps), allowing the brain to reprocess those memories so they no longer feel as charged or intrusive.

  • What EMDR can help with:

    • Grief and loss

    • Childhood abuse and neglect

    • Accidents (medical, workplace)

    • Single traumatic events (car accidents, natural disasters)

    • Sexual Trauma

    • Phobias

    • Self-esteem

    • Intergenerational trauma

    • Anxiety

    • Persistent negative beliefs about oneself

  • For those with complex trauma or ongoing relational wounds, EMDR helps build internal stability, strengthen emotional regulation, and repair the deep-rooted patterns that keep them feeling stuck.

  • Many clients describe EMDR as helping them feel “lighter,” more present, and more connected to themselves — not because the past disappears, but because it no longer defines their sense of safety or self-worth. In other words, EMDR believes that the past affects the present.

Trauma Therapy

Healing from trauma isn’t about erasing the past — it’s about finding peace within yourself and learning to live without being defined by what happened to you.

I define trauma as something that was supposed to happen but didn’t or something that should have happened but did not. Trauma is the energy that is held within our bodies from what happened to us.

Whether you’ve experienced childhood adversity, attachment wounds, grief and loss, perinatal losses, or relational pain…

Therapy offers a space to gently untangle those layers and understand how they’ve shaped your sense of self, relationships, and boundaries.

In our work together, an important part that I play is to bear witness to your story and experiences. Whether it is the first time you are speaking your truth, or retelling your story, we’ll move at your pace and I’ll help you explore not only what happened, but how your mind and body have learned to protect you over time. Using approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment-based therapy, we’ll help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that are longing to be seen and understood.

Healing takes courage, compassion, and patience — but it’s absolutely possible. You don’t have to keep carrying the weight of the past alone. Together, we’ll help you reclaim your sense of safety, belonging, and hope.

Postpartum Support

Becoming a mother changes everything — your body, your identity, your relationships, and your sense of self.

Between caring for your baby, adjusting to sleepless nights, and managing the expectations that come with motherhood, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. You might find yourself wondering who you are now, or feeling guilt for missing the “old you.” You might feel anxious, irritable, sad, or simply exhausted from trying to hold it all together.

You’re not alone in this. Postpartum therapy offers a compassionate space to process your emotions, strengthen your support system, and find your footing again.

Together, we’ll talk about the changes you’re experiencing — emotionally, physically, and relationally — and help you reconnect with yourself in this new season.

Whether you’re navigating postpartum depression or anxiety, adjusting to parenthood, or struggling to balance motherhood with your other roles, we’ll work toward helping you feel grounded, supported, and at peace in your own skin and not so isolated from yourself and your loved ones. 

Therapy Intensives

Sometimes, traditional weekly therapy can feel too spread out — just as you start to make progress, the session ends and it’s another week before you can pick things up again.

Traditional therapy is typically about 45-50 minutes per session. By the time you are done updating your therapist about the last week, there is not a lot of time left for going deeper and processing. Therapy intensives offer a different kind of restorative experience — one that allows you to stay focused and immersed in your process for a longer, uninterrupted period of time.

Intensives can range from half-day to multi-day formats, and each one is tailored to your needs and goals. We may use EMDR, parts work (IFS), or somatic approaches to help you process past experiences, reduce distress, and strengthen your connection to yourself.

Why do an Intensive?

Many clients describe intensives as a “fast pass” to healing — because you’re devoting dedicated time and space to go deeper without distraction. It’s ideal for those who feel stuck, want to work through specific issues, or are ready to experience significant movement in their healing journey.

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While intensives allow for faster progress, the healing continues afterward — often with new insights, clarity, and a stronger sense of inner calm. It’s a focused investment in you and your emotional wellbeing.

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Using approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment-based therapy…

We’ll help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that are longing to be seen and understood.