EMDR Therapy for Adults in NC & TX

Trauma Processing That Helps Your Brain Finally Exhale

When trauma overwhelms your system, your brain stores the experience in a way that keeps you stuck — replaying memories, bracing for danger, or feeling disconnected from your body. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps your brain and nervous system release what’s been held so you can move toward genuine relief.

I offer virtual EMDR therapy, extended EMDR sessions, and EMDR intensives for adults across North Carolina and Texas.

How EMDR Works

EMDR follows a structured, eight-phase model:

  • History & Preparation: We build safety, grounding, and nervous-system stability.

  • Assessment: We identify the memory, belief, or trigger keeping you stuck.

  • Desensitization: Bilateral stimulation helps your brain process the memory.

  • Reprocessing: Your system naturally shifts toward more adaptive beliefs.

  • Installation & Body Scan: We reinforce new patterns and release stored tension.

  • Closure & Reevaluation: You leave each session grounded and steady.

You don’t have to “dig up everything.” EMDR works with what your brain is already ready to process.

What EMDR Helps With

EMDR is effective for:

  • PTSD & complex trauma

  • Childhood emotional wounds

  • Medical trauma

  • Grief & loss

  • Anxiety & panic

  • Phobias

  • Relationship trauma

  • Burnout & chronic stress

  • Negative core beliefs (“I’m not enough,” “I’m unsafe,” “I’m broken”)

If your nervous system feels stuck in fight, flight, or shutdown, EMDR can help you move toward balance.

EMDR Session Formats

Standard EMDR (50 minutes) — $180

Consistent, step-by-step trauma processing integrated into weekly therapy.

Extended EMDR (90 minutes) — $300

Ideal for deeper work, allowing full reprocessing phases without interruption.

EMDR Intensive (120 minutes) — $400

An immersive format designed for accelerated progress in fewer total appointments.

Why Choose Extended or Intensive EMDR?

Extended and intensive formats are especially helpful for:

  • Single-event trauma (accidents, medical emergencies, sudden loss)

  • Clients who prefer faster progress

  • Busy schedules that make weekly therapy difficult

  • Deep somatic integration in one sitting

  • Reducing the number of total sessions needed

These formats give your brain uninterrupted time to process, settle, and integrate.

EMDR vs. ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy)

I also offer ART, another trauma-processing modality that uses image replacement and memory reconsolidation.

EMDR

  • Best for complex trauma

  • Works through multiple memories and core beliefs

  • Highly structured and phase-based

ART

  • Often faster for single-event trauma

  • Uses guided imagery and visualization

  • Does not require discussing the memory in detail

Many clients benefit from a blend of EMDR and ART depending on their goals and nervous-system needs.

What EMDR Sessions Feel Like

EMDR with me is steady, collaborative, somatically grounded, paced to your nervous system, and focused on safety and clarity.

You won’t be pushed faster than your system can handle. You’ll always leave sessions grounded, supported, and regulated.

Begin EMDR Therapy

Healing begins with connection. Reach out today to schedule your free 15-minute consultation and explore whether EMDR is the right fit for your healing process.