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TRAUMA
Past Experiences Still Shape How You See Yourself and Your Relationships
You don't need a dramatic story for something to have left a mark. Big and small experiences alike can change how safe the world feels, how much you trust people, or how you see yourself, sometimes without you fully connecting the dots.
How Therapy Helps
We'll go at a pace that respects how much trust this takes. There's no requirement to retell every detail of what happened; what matters more is understanding how it's still showing up for you now, in your relationships, your body, or your sense of self. From there, we work on loosening its grip.
What to Expect
This work is collaborative and paced to you. When it's clinically appropriate, I may incorporate EMDR as one tool among several, but it's not the centerpiece of how I work; most of this is grounded in conversation, understanding patterns, and practical coping tools. See the FAQ page for what a first session looks like.
WHAT IS EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic approach used to treat trauma and other emotional distress. It involves the client recalling traumatic memories while the therapist guides them through bilateral stimulation, typically eye movements, tapping, or sound. This process helps the brain reprocess the traumatic memories, reducing their emotional intensity and allowing the person to integrate them more adaptively. EMDR is particularly effective for healing trauma because it helps the brain "unstick" from the distressing event, allowing the person to heal and function better in everyday life.
Contact your Jefferson-based trauma therapist, located just outside of Athens, GA.