EMDR Therapy for Deep Feelers & Thinkers in San Antonio

Big Inner World. Exhausted Nervous System. Long To-Do Lists.

Learn to Land Again: Heal Trauma, Rewire Attachment Patterns & Ease Anxiety with EMDR

Yes-you really can. Even if it doesn’t feel like it yet.

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You’re doing everything you can to keep it together.

But some days? It feels like your past has a grip on you that won’t let go.

You want peace, but your nervous system is always standing guard, scanning for the next threat-even when nothing is actually wrong. You crave rest, but your mind is always on.

You’re exhausted from holding it all together alone. You’ve done so much on your own already. But healing doesn’t have to be a solo pursuit. Here’s what I want you to know: You don’t have to.

Here in San Antonio or curled up with a cozy blanket anywhere in Texas, you can get the healing and support you deserve - wherever you are. Your deepest pain won’t just be heard but held with warmth, expertise, and empowerment.

You’re wondering…

  • Is my trauma even “bad enough” to work on?

  • Why am I still struggling when I’ve already done so much work on myself?

Whether you’re trying to figure out if what you’ve been through “counts” as trauma (it does), or you’ve been carrying the weight of it for far too long, know this:

  • Your pain is valid.

  • Your healing matters.

Even if it feels like you “should know better” by now, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken. You’re human. And around here? I get deep feelers and thinkers because…I’m one, too.

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Signs You Might Be Living with Unresolved Trauma

  • You’ve told yourself other people have had it worse, so your pain doesn’t count.

  • You’ve minimized your own heartache and pain.

  • You downplay your struggles because: You seem to be functioning well by all appearances, so does it really matter?

  • You wonder why healing hasn’t happened yet… and if it ever will.

  • You wonder why you can’t just move on already. If any of these sound familiar, it doesn’t mean you’re broken - it means your nervous system has been working overtime to protect you. Your system may be doing exactly what it needed to survive. But now, it’s ready to heal.

Here’s the truth: Your pain is real. Trauma isn’t a competition. Healing isn’t earned by having the “worst story.”

EMDR Therapy with me Is Different - Because...

➳ Every Story Matters: Every scar, every ache is given space here.

➳ Your Experience is Valid: You won’t be told your pain wasn’t “enough.”

➳ Healing Moves at Your Own Pace: No forcing, no rushing - just steady, compassionate commitment, so change lasts.

How EMDR Works

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Imagine your mind is like an intricate tapestry but some threads have gotten tangled. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps gently smooth those knots, weaving your story back together - without retraumatizing you. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

  • Clear Out Old Stories: Without reliving every raw detail.

  • Unfreeze the Past: So you can finally move forward.

  • Catalyst for Change: Reactivating the resilient person you already are.

  • Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR taps into your brain’s natural healing process - helping you break free from emotional looping once and for all.

Fawn in winter snow - metaphor for relational trauma and the subtle survival responses processed in EMDR therapy

The Subtle Ways Trauma Echoes Through Time

Trauma isn’t always so obvious. But can look like this:

  • Hypervigilance: Always on alert, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

  • Rumination: Replaying your brain’s greatest hits: I should’ve done more and Why didn’t I?

  • Distrust: Guarding your heart, yet feeling lonely at the same time. 

  • What-If Spirals: Scanning for threats replaying past moments.

  • Numbness: Feeling half-present, disconnected from yourself and the world.

  • Grief's Shadow: Missing someone or something so deeply that the ache colors your present.

  • People Pleasing and Perfectionism: Over-functioning to keep others happy or get it “right.”

  • Relationship Loops: Giving too much, explaining too much, or retreating when closeness feels unsafe.

Even without realizing it, with every step you’re finding your footing again. Trauma may echo through time but every step toward healing softens its grip.

Healing doesn’t erase the past, but it reshapes how it lives inside you.

EMDR Helps You Emerge Stronger

This isn’t just about bouncing back or rising from the ashes.

It’s about learning how to land after a long season of surviving.

EMDR guides you back to yourself, not just stronger, but moving forward with strength and alignment.

You’re not rebuilding who you were - you’re uncovering who you’ve always been.

What EMDR Therapy Can Do (and How It Helps)

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EMDR helps your body and mind process trauma in ways talk therapy alone cannot:

  • Deeper safety: The parts of you that have been on alert can finally rest.

  • Core-shift in beliefs: That relentless inner critic? It softens into self-compassion.

  • Grief Integration: Grief finds a gentler place to be, so you can carry love and memories forward without being consumed by its loss and pain.

  • Freedom from the past: Instead of reliving the wounds, you get to live in the present.

  • Real change feels like this: Steadier breath, kinder self-talk, and room to choose differently.

Simple EMDR Process You Can Count On

  •  Guided Reprocessing: Bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sounds) to help create new neural pathways without reliving trauma

  •  At Your Pace: Every step is yours to take - no rushing or pressure.

  •  Steady Support: I’m with you as emotions surface, helping you ground, regulate, and process and move through what arises.

EMDR helps trauma stay in the past where it belong, so your body and mind can finally rest.

EMDR Therapy in San Antonio: A Space for Deep-Feelers and Thinkers

Designed for those navigating:

Whether you’re a therapist, attuned thinker and feeler, or a creative soul, you deserve a space where your voice finds wings and your strength knows how to land.

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Loosening Old Knots, Weaving New Possibilities

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Coping keeps you afloat. EMDR helps you move with the current of your life instead of fighting against it.

This work isn’t about just managing symptoms. It’s about loosening the old knots so they no longer pull at you, allowing you to live with more freedom, presence, and choice.

What Makes EMDR Possible:

  • Deep Repair: Trauma shifts from a constant undercurrent to something your body no longer has to carry every day.

  • Belief Shifts: That inner refrain of “I’m not enough” is rewritten into a quieter, truer knowing: “I’m worthy as I am.”

  • Freedom from the Past: Life no longer feels like a reaction to old echoes; you meet it on your own terms, in the present.

Close-up of two roses bathed in soft light - metaphor for connection, repair, and post-trauma growth in EMDR

When Shadows Lift

Picture waking up with a lighter heart. The noise in your mind has quieted. You move into the day without yesterday’s shadows tugging at you.

This is what healing through EMDR can feel like - more space inside, more presence for what matters now.

FAQ: EMDR Therapy in San Antonio

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a trauma-focused therapy that helps your brain process and heal from distressing memories and experiences. Using guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps you reframe painful past events so they no longer control your present.

  • EMDR activates your brain’s natural healing processes by engaging both sides of the brain while focusing on traumatic memories.

    This helps “unstick” the emotional charge and allows your nervous system to process the experience more adaptively, reducing symptoms like anxiety, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.

  • Before starting EMDR, we will make sure you feel grounded and establish a sense of safety. When ready, we’ll gently begin to approach traumatic memories using guided bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) while you hold the memory in mind.

    The process helps shift how your brain stores that memory and reduces emotional pain.

  • EMDR is effective for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks, traumatic grief, phobias, and attachment wounds. It can also support healing from childhood neglect, sexual trauma, medical trauma, religious or spiritual trauma, and other overwhelming life events.

  • EMDR can be helpful if you’ve been impacted by trauma, early attachment ruptures, or overwhelming experiences that keep replaying in your mind or body. It’s not about reliving the trauma but safely processing it to reduce distress. We’ll assess together if EMDR fits your needs and goals.

  • EMDR works directly with your brain and nervous system to help you process stuck memories and painful self-beliefs at a deep, mind-body level. Many people find it helps them move through old wounds more efficiently than talk therapy alone.

  • Studies show online therapy can be just as effective, especially for anxiety, trauma and attachment issues. I’ve also seen this to be true in my work with past clients. Many clients appreciate the convenience and comfort of healing from home.

  • EMDR Therapy is helpful for many but not everyone. We can talk more about it on our consultation call, to see if EMDR is best or right for you.

  • The number of sessions varies. Some people notice shifts after a few sessions, while others need more time to process complex or layered trauma. Healing is not linear, and we move at your pace.

  • After sessions, some clients have strong emotions or vivid dreams. This is common in EMDR and shows your brain and body are processing the traumatic memories. We’ll talk about this before starting EMDR and throughout your time in EMDR Therapy.

  • I’m based in San Antonio but also offer online therapy across Texas, ensuring no matter where you are in Texas, you can access healing.

  • EMDR is designed to be a safe, contained process. While it can bring up strong thoughts, feelings and body sensations at times, you remain in control and can pause or slow down whenever needed. The goal is to reduce distress, not increase it.

  • Absolutely! EMDR works well alongside other approaches like attachment-based therapy, clinical hypnosis, and somatic-based therapies, to support healing.

  • No. Unlike some traditional talk therapies, EMDR does not require you to fully verbalize or narrate your trauma. You only need to tell me enough about it before we begin EMDR Therapy. In EMDR, you’ll hold the memory in mind briefly while the processing happens.

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