EMDR THERAPY FOR WOMEN
(Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
The Silent Cost of Trauma and Anxiety.
Past trauma doesn’t just stay in the past—it lingers in your body and shapes how you show up in dating, relationships, and work. Anxiety becomes the quiet hum behind over-giving, people-pleasing, and silencing yourself. You may look “fine” on the outside, but inside you’re stuck replaying conversations, questioning your worth, and settling for less than you deserve.
Why You keep Self-Abandoning (It’s not your fault!)
Over-functioning in relationships, ignoring red flags, or staying small at work aren’t character flaws. They’re survival strategies your nervous system learned long ago to keep you safe. The problem? What once protected you now leaves you feeling unseen, anxious, and disconnected from your true self.
How EMDR Rewrites the Story in Your Body and Mind
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) helps your brain reprocess distressing memories so the past stops running the present. Combined with somatic healing and parts work, EMDR helps you:
Release the weight of old trauma from your nervous system.
Quiet the anxiety that makes you doubt, overthink, or chase approval.
Rewire beliefs like “I’m not enough” or “my needs don’t matter.”
Feel safe to use your voice and set boundaries without guilt.
What IT Looks Like on the Other Side
When you stop abandoning yourself and start healing, everything changes:
You walk into dates grounded and confident instead of anxious.
You speak your needs in relationships without shrinking or fearing rejection.
You honor your boundaries at work and advocate for fair pay, recognition, and time.
You rest deeply at night instead of looping on “what ifs.”
You finally feel seen, safe, and worthy—not because you’ve earned it, but because you always were.
You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone
Healing trauma and anxiety isn’t about forcing change—it’s about creating safety inside yourself so you can finally stand in your power. EMDR offers a path to release old patterns, calm your nervous system, and live a life where your voice, needs, and worth are fully honored.
You Are More Powerful Than You Know
Let’s rediscover your authentic self and find your voice.
EMDR is very different from traditional psychotherapy.
After the initial sessions and history taking, there is very little talking in EMDR therapy.
This modality allows you to have an experience rather than simply talk about your past or future.
If you have tried traditional talk therapy with minimal results or would like to try something new, EMDR can help.
Ready to start EMDR?
If so, you are in the right place!
I provide EMDR therapy online for California residents.
For more information, please get in touch with me now.
How Does EMDR Work?
No one knows how psychotherapy works neurobiologically or in the brain. However, we know that when a person is troubled, their brain cannot process information as it does ordinarily. One moment becomes “frozen in time,” and remembering a traumatic event may feel as bad as going through it the first time because the images, sounds, smells, and feelings haven’t changed.
Such feelings have a negative effect that interferes with how a person sees the world and how they relate to other people. EMDR seems to affect the way the brain processes information directly. Standard information processing is resumed, so following a successful EMDR session, a person no longer relives the images, sounds, and feelings when they recall the event. You still remember what happened, but it is less upsetting.
Many types of therapy have similar goals. However, EMDR appears identical to what occurs naturally during dreaming or REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Therefore, you can think of EMDR as a physiologically based therapy that helps people see disturbing material in a new, less stressful way.
Here’s How an EMDR Session Works
During EMDR, I work with the client to identify a specific problem as the focus of the treatment session. The client calls to mind the disturbing issue or event, what was seen, felt, heard, thought, etc., and what thoughts and beliefs they hold about that event.
I facilitate the directional movement of the eyes or other dual attention stimulation of the brain. At the same time, the client notices whatever comes to mind without making any effort to control the direction or content.
Each person will process information uniquely, based on personal experiences and values. Sets of eye movements continue until the memory becomes less disturbing and is associated with positive thoughts and beliefs about oneself; for example, “I did the best I could.”
During EMDR, the client may experience intense emotions, but by the end of the session, most people report a significant reduction in the level of disturbance.
We all need support in our lives.
Therapy provides the support you need, allowing you to manage those challenges and struggles and discover self-renewal.
We will focus on doing the deep healing work necessary to make lasting changes, heal from past heartbreak and pain, and gain insight into who you are and why you do the things you do.
We will work to gain understanding and become clear about your priorities and path, so you can move forward in your life to embrace yourself and design your way to happiness and healing because you deserve that.