In-person in San Francisco & online across California
EMDR Therapist in California
Get to the root of your feelings and leave the emotional chaos behind.
Sometimes in order to heal, move forward, or just feel “better,” you need something different.
Maybe you’ve done therapy before and it helped—but not enough. Or maybe you don’t even know where to start when it comes to trauma (or whatever it is you’re going through), you just know that something isn’t working.
We all carry our hurt and struggles in different ways—sometimes as heavy memories, patterns we can’t seem to break, or feelings that don’t quite make sense. No matter how much we talk about it or try to move on, some things still feel stuck.
EMDR offers a different way to process what’s weighing on you, so you can start to feel more settled, and more like yourself.
EMDR CAN HELP WITH THINGS LIKE:
Feeling like you should be over something, but it still feels raw or unresolved.
A past event, relationship, abuse, death, loss, or trauma—distant or recent—that still affects how you live your life.
Physical symptoms like nausea, exhaustion, or headaches that don’t have a clear cause.
Struggling with motivation, feeling numb, or thoughts about death and dying.
Feeling like you’re the one hurting others but not knowing how to stop.
Wanting to “go deeper” in therapy after feeling stuck or unsatisfied with past work.
MY APPROACH
I recognize you might have been experiencing difficult symptoms for a long time—intrusive thoughts, difficulty sleeping, debilitating exhaustion, or more. But please know this: it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Oftentimes what’s causing these feelings or symptoms are difficult memories or experiences from the past.
Whether you currently recognize them or not, your body is very aware of how they’ve affected you. EMDR guides you toward feeling lighter and more at peace in a safe and supportive way. In this type of therapy, you can reprocess and reframe distressing memories using guided bilateral movements—such as eye movements, tapping, or sensations in the hands—to reduce their emotional charge, allowing for healing and new, healthier perspectives. While it has a definite structure, its format is very flexible and always tailored to you.
As we go through the 8 phases of EMDR, I’ll guide you step-by-step, making sure you have the grounding tools you need to feel comfortable and supported. No two sessions are exactly the same (just like no two people are the same).
EMDR is a good fit for people ready to decrease the hold past experiences have on them and start transforming the beliefs that are keeping them “stuck.”
The 8 PHASES OF EMDR THERAPY
INTRODUCTION TO EMDR THERAPY
WHAT EMDR THERAPY CAN DO FOR YOU:
Release the weight of past trauma and create space for healing and growth.
Give you the tools to handle stress and challenges with more ease.
Make peace and let go of pain from past relationships.
Allow you to feel more confident, peaceful, and adaptable in your everyday life.
Improve physical symptoms like fatigue, tightness, and headaches.
Reconnect with your true self and what matters most to you.
Feel lighter and more at peace in your body and mind.
Sleep better and feel more rested.
Gain clarity around what's keeping you stuck and how to move forward.
Make peace with your past and unlock all of the joy you’ve put on hold.
Frequently asked questions
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Both Brainspotting and EMDR are highly effective trauma therapies that engage the brain’s natural ability to heal. However, the biggest difference lies in their structure and flexibility.
EMDR, though flexible, follows a more structured set of steps, moving through them in a guided format that helps reprocess traumatic memories.
Brainspotting is a bit more open-ended, allowing the brain to process at its own pace with fewer structured steps. It’s particularly helpful if you struggle to pinpoint a specific traumatic event or if traditional talk therapy has felt limiting.
In my integrative approach, I use a variety of modalities to help my clients find real change and healing. Neither approach is “better” than the other—what matters most is what feels right for you. Many people benefit from using both modalities at different points in their therapy journey. If you want to learn more about my approach to EMDR, reach out HERE or if you have more questions don’t hesitate to schedule a free consultation HERE.
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That’s okay. You don’t need full or clear memories for EMDR to work. Our brains often store trauma in fragmented ways, and EMDR is designed to help process what is there, even if it feels incomplete or a bit blurry. We’ll go at your pace, focusing on what comes up naturally, without forcing anything.
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Talk therapy is great for understanding your experiences, but sometimes, understanding isn’t enough to change how you feel in both body and mind. EMDR works differently because it helps your brain reprocess distressing memories, so they lose their emotional charge. Instead of just talking about what happened, we help your brain file those experiences away properly—so they stop showing up as triggers, anxiety, or self-doubt.
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Absolutely. Trauma isn’t always big, life-altering events (although I help with those, too!). It can also be smaller experiences that add up over time, shaping the way you see yourself or react to stress. EMDR can help with difficult relationships, childhood wounds, or even patterns that don’t seem connected to any one event. If something in your past is still affecting your present, EMDR can help untangle it.