EMDR Therapy for Deep Feelers & Thinkers 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.