EMDR Therapy
Process trauma, reduce anxiety, and reconnect with yourself through EMDR therapy.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing memories so they no longer hold the same emotional charge.
What Is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR has become a major buzzword in recent years—celebrated by people like Sandra Bullock, Miley Cyrus, and Prince Harry—but its real power lies in decades of research.
Developed to help people recover from trauma and emotional distress, EMDR uses guided bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess unresolved experiences.
Instead of reliving pain, you’re guided to release it safely, at your own pace.
How EMDR Supports Healing from Trauma and Anxiety
EMDR allows the brain to process trauma so that painful memories lose their intensity and emotional weight.
Clients often report a sense of relief, clarity, and newfound self-compassion as they move through the process.
You don’t have to keep reliving what hurt you—your mind can learn to see those memories without being overwhelmed.
EMDR Therapy may help with:
What to Expect in EMDR Therapy Sessions
Before we begin EMDR, we’ll work together to build safety, grounding, and trust with each other. There will be some understanding behind the brain science behind EMDR and how it works, and then we’ll identify the experiences that continue to impact you today, and help prepare your nervous system to reprocess memories gently and at your own pace.
Through EMDR, you may feel a sense of relief, clarity, and self-compassion as the process progresses.
While EMDR is a trauma-focused approach to therapy, my approach is always relational and grounded in regard for your safety, pace, and personal considerations.
If your family has experienced cultural violence, displacement, or oppression, the impact can ripple across generations. Many Asian families don’t openly discuss these experiences, which can lead to emotional repression, stress, or depression.
A Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Approach
If you’ve experienced a traumatic event and continue to feel effects as a result, EMDR can be an effective option. It’s a trauma-focused therapy that’s been clinically shown to reduce symptoms related to PTSD, adverse life experiences (ALEs), and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
EMDR can be especially effective if you’ve experienced childhood trauma or struggle with dissociation—feelings of being disconnected from yourself or your surroundings. Dissociation can cause confusion, distress, and leave you feeling isolated. EMDR offers a safe, structured way to work through those symptoms, and a way that works with your pace.
EMDR has also been shown to help with depression and anxiety. If either have been causing you significant distress, EMDR may be a good option as part of your healing process.
You don’t have to navigate it alone — healing starts with one conversation.