EMDR Therapy in Columbus and across Ohio
Your pain, no matter how big or small, is worthy of healing
Serving Women and Moms across Ohio
It’s time to stop minimizing your pain and start healing.
Does any of this sound familiar?
You aren’t really sure if your experience was actually trauma. You think to yourself that others have definitely had it way worse, right? It wasn’t really THAT bad, was it? Or maybe you are certain that what you have experienced was traumatic but thought for the longest time you could just think about it differently or stay busy and distracted enough so that it wouldn’t affect you.
Maybe you are constantly feeling on edge or easy to anger. Easily distracted or regularly lose focus? Do you feel overwhelmed or anxious? Do you struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep? Do you try to numb your pain or try to distract yourself from your thoughts or feelings/sensations in your body? Are the things you used to do no longer working and you are just feeling stuck?
If you answered yes to any of these questions and in you are looking for an EMDR therapist in Columbus OH, then you are in the right place.
I am here to help you heal and live the life you have envisioned and longed for. Managing your feelings and living with your painful past can be so challenging and exhausting but it’s all you know. It can feel like your constantly just going through the motions and trying to get through each day. There is a comfort in sticking with what you know even if it is painful. At least it is familiar, right?
Maybe you have been to therapy before and feel like you have tried everything to improve your thoughts and really thought you processed your past. But you wonder why it is still impacting you. You might think “I don’t want to talk about it anymore or the idea of having to tell yet another stranger your story makes you cringe. I totally get that. And I can help. We can work through this together and it is possible to heal without going into every detail of your painful past.
Overcome your painful past and live joyfully into your future.
EMDR in Columbus OH therapy can help you…
Heal from painful past memories or distressing moments that remained stuck in your brain and body
Break free from feeling “stuck” and in your own way. Shift beliefs you hold about yourself and the world around you (i.e. “I am not good enough, I have to be perfect/please everyone, I am a failure”)
Go from a dysregulated nervous system (on edge, angry, mood swings, anxious, constant fight or flight) to regulated and at peace and able to handle difficult scenarios in your life head on
Feel a sense of peace from things that have happened in the past and no longer let them drive your present and future
Improve compassion and the relationship you have with yourself and others
Increase in patience with family and kids
Able to truly relax guilt free
Feel a sense of freedom from your painful past and live calmly and confidently in present and future
Frequently asked questions about EMDR therapy in Columbus OH
FAQs
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EMDR therapy stands for eye movement descentization and reprocessing. It is a highly researched, evidenced based psychotherapy approach. Through the use of bilateral stimulation (such as self-tapping or auditory beeps in each ear, it rewires your brain, so that you no longer feel the intensity and negative charge associated with past traumatic memories or distressing experiences in your life that have caused you to feel stuck.
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Your first session will involve an assessment that includes your symptoms, what brought you to in for therapy, your goals, and your history. We will spend some time getting to know each other and discuss next steps. We will discuss what themes and pain points you may want to address using EMDR therapy.
When ready for the next phases of EMDR therapy, you will be asked to focus on a specific memory or time in your life. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, emotion, and body sensation and then to a positive belief indicating the issue was resolved.
While you focus on the upsetting memory, I will begin sets of side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or taps ( a form of bilateral stimulation that will be predetermined together). I will ask you to notice what comes up for you after each set. You may start to notice experience shifts in insight or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs regarding the event.
You have complete control to stop the me at any point if needed. The sets of eye movements, sounds, or taps are repeated until the event becomes less disturbing.
EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment.
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Click on the Schedule Free Consultation button below and complete the contact form. I will reach out and we will schedule a 15 minute phone consultation where I can answer any questions you may have and ensure I am a good fit for you.
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That is okay! The good news is you don’t have to share every detail about painful memories or distressing experiences in order to heal. We can work together to determine where to start and what this looks like. I will be intentional about tailoring our work together to best suit your needs and provide an environment that allows you to dig deeper and heal.
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I offer both in person and online EMDR therapy in Columbus and across Ohio for both standard sessions and EMDR intensives. Standard 50 minute sessions are $200. For more information on intensives, Click Here.