ABOUT THERAPY:
FINDING MEANING &
CULTIVATING WELLBEING
My aim in psychotherapy is to work with clients to create a safe space in which distressing problems, patterns and life experiences can be explored and transformed. I see the therapeutic relationship as a collaboration – an extended healing conversation – that helps clients identify and develop their unique strengths to shape and affirm their lives and to work through issues that can feel overwhelming when confronted alone. My practice includes EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and TRM (trauma resiliency model) skills to support post-traumatic growth and healing.
WHAT IS EMDR?
EMDR is the abbreviation for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is an approach to psychotherapy that helps reduce the distress associated with a variety of traumatic experiences by helping the client process disturbing material in new and less disturbing ways. EMDR uses eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation (tapping or sound, for example) to provide a dual attention while the client focuses on the distressing material. The dual attention helps shift feelings, thoughts, and sensations so that they are more integrated with normal information processing and less emotionally charged. EMDR is offered as a stand-alone technique by some therapists. In my practice, EMDR sessions supplement talk therapy for those clients who are interested and for whom it is appropriate.