EMDR Therapy in New Mexico, Colorado, & Florida
Healing doesn't always require talking about everything over and over again.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a trauma therapy that can help your brain and body process experiences that still feel unresolved. Sometimes you know exactly what happened and can remember it clearly. Other times, you may simply know that certain memories, situations, or emotions continue to affect you in ways you don't fully understand.
You may know intellectually that you're safe now while part of you still responds as though the past is happening in the present. EMDR can help create more space between what happened then and what is happening now.
What is EMDR?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements, tapping, or alternating sounds—to support the brain's natural processing system. Rather than repeatedly talking through every detail of a difficult experience, we work with what feels relevant and manageable for you.
The goal isn't to erase memories or make difficult experiences disappear. Instead, EMDR can help memories become less emotionally and physically activating, so you can remember what happened without feeling like you are right back there.
What might a session look like?
EMDR sessions can look different depending on where you are in the process. We may spend time building resources and strengthening your sense of safety before processing anything difficult. When you're ready, I may guide you in bringing a specific memory, belief, emotion, or body sensation into awareness while using bilateral stimulation. You don't have to tell me every detail. We follow what comes up, pause when needed, and check in throughout the process.
You remain in control of what we focus on, what you share, and how quickly we move.
Healing at your pace
EMDR can be helpful for different types of trauma such as childhood trauma, accidents, complex trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship wounds, shame, and experiences that continue to affect your sense of safety or connection.
I also integrate EMDR with somatic work, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and mindfulness depending on what feels most supportive for you.
You can heal without having to relive everything.
If you're an empath, deep feeler, or highly sensitive person, who has also experienced trauma, your nervous system is likely especially active, so EMDR can be a really supportive and safe way to process experiences that still feel emotionally and physically charged in the mind + body.
