EMDR Therapy

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Rewire Your Reactions. Reclaim Your Strength.

Trauma doesn’t just live in your memories—it lives in your body, your nervous system, and your relationships. That’s why EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is more than just “talk therapy.” It’s a powerful approach that helps you process painful or overwhelming experiences so they stop controlling how you think, feel, and respond.

About EMDR Therapy

Here’s How EMDR Works From An Integrative Lens

Somatic Awareness

You might not always have the words for what you’ve been through—but your body remembers.

In EMDR sessions, we don’t just focus on the story. We also pay attention to the physical tension, sensations, and automatic reactions that show up in your body. This allows us to safely work with the felt sense of trauma, so you can start to feel more grounded, calm, and present.

Nervous System Regulation

Trauma often leaves your nervous system in survival mode—stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.

By combining EMDR with techniques from Somatic Experiencing and Polyvagal Theory, you’ll learn how to track your nervous system responses in real time. This helps you build the capacity to stay with tough emotions without getting overwhelmed—so you’re not just reacting, but responding with choice and strength.

Attachment Repair

If you grew up feeling like you had to “suck it up,” “stay strong,” or push your feelings aside, you’re not alone.

Many men carry the weight of emotional neglect, criticism, or abandonment without even realizing how deeply it shaped their beliefs about themselves and others. EMDR helps you identify and shift these old messages—like “I’m not enough”or “I have to do it all alone”—by helping you reconnect to a sense of internal safety and self-worth.

For Men and Trauma Survivors

Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, anger, disconnection, or stress that won’t go away, EMDR offers a way through.

You don’t have to relive every detail to heal. You just need the right tools to access what’s underneath—and the right support to guide you through it.

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What to Expect from EMDR Therapy

A Full-Body, Full-Person Process; EMDR therapy is more than just eye movements or revisiting past memories. It’s a structured, 8-phase approach grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, which believes your brain and body naturally want to heal when given the right support.

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all method—it’s a trauma-informed process that respects your story, your pace, and your nervous system. It’s about choice, connection, and context.

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The 8 Phases of EMDR: Explained

  • We take time to explore what’s bringing you in—past experiences, current stressors, and how they may be linked.

    You’re not just a diagnosis. Your history matters.

    We map out potential targets for EMDR while honoring what feels safe to approach.

  • Before we ever begin processing, we focus on emotional regulation, grounding, and resourcing. You’ll learn tools to manage distress, track your body, and stay present.


    This is where we build trust and set the pace together.

  • We choose a memory to work on (with your full consent) and identify how it lives in your body, emotions, and beliefs.


    This sets the foundation for focused, effective processing.

  • Using bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or tones), we activate the memory while your brain re-processes it.


    You remain aware and in control the entire time. It’s not about reliving—it’s about releasing.

  • Once the memory loses its charge, we strengthen a new, positive belief (e.g., “I am safe,” “It wasn’t my fault”).


    This helps shift your internal story from survival to self-worth.

  • We check your body for any leftover tension, discomfort, or unresolved sensations.


    Healing isn’t just cognitive—it’s embodied.

  • Whether we fully process a memory or need to pause, each session ends with grounding and stabilization.


    You leave sessions feeling more connected and secure.

  • We revisit your goals and experiences, assess what’s shifted, and adjust targets or strategies as needed.


    Healing isn’t linear, and this phase honors your ongoing journey.

EMDR Is a Relationship-Based, Collaborative Process

You’re not just “doing EMDR”—we’re working together to create a safe, structured, and responsive path toward healing. EMDR is not just Phase 4—it’s an integrative process that includes resourcing, awareness, body-based regulation, and choice every step of the way.

Whether you’re new to therapy or have tried other approaches, EMDR offers a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware method that meets you where you are—and walks with you through where you want to go.

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Clients We Serve

  • First-generation Latine individuals navigating cultural and generational stress

  • Men facing silent burdens, emotional suppression, or relational disconnection

  • Fathers working through unresolved childhood experiences or parenthood stress

  • Adult children of emotionally unavailable or abusive caregivers

  • Individuals healing from immigration-related or generational trauma

  • Professionals and high performers dealing with burnout, shutdown, or chronic stress

  • Trauma survivors struggling to feel safe, worthy, or in control

  • Individuals with nervous system dysregulation or somatic symptoms of trauma

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Areas EMDR Can Help

  • Single-incident trauma (e.g., accidents, assaults, loss)

  • Complex PTSD from childhood abuse, emotional neglect, or family dysfunction

  • Anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic worry

  • Anger, emotional reactivity, and impulsive outbursts

  • Shame, guilt, and low self-worth

  • Addictions and compulsive behaviors (substances, porn, overworking)

  • Difficulty trusting others, fear of abandonment, or anxious attachment

  • Grief, loss, and unresolved transitions

  • Disconnection from self or difficulty feeling emotions

  • Hyper-independence or emotional shutdown

  • Immigration and cultural trauma impacting identity and belonging