About Me
I am a trauma informed integrative therapist that utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) proven to treat PTSD, complex trauma and dissociation. For some clients I may utilize humanistic approaches, attachment theory, somatic experiencing, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to foster awareness and self-discovery.
How did I get into therapy?
During my time as a Personal Trainer I saw how stress really took a toll on peoples lives, their bodies and relationships around them. I wanted to help my clients in a more holistic way, so I journeyed as a mature student to complete 7 years of university to reach my designation today. I am a mother of two teens (I get parenting can be exhausting! ). I have been through the process of divorce (that was an emotional hangover in itself ). During my spare time I enjoy reading (I am always in a course!), hosting sound baths, going for walks in nature with my dog, meditating as the sun rises and doing more slow workouts which my body craves- after years of being on survival mode.
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I am also grateful to be a certified sound practitioner. Sound Therapy allows me to offer another resource to the community that grounds our nervous system to the here and now. Vibrations and frequencies can allow us to connect with our deeper self that we can't typically access during our everyday life.
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What an EMDR Session looks like.
What is Different about EMDR?
EMDR focuses on the brain’s ability to constantly learn, taking past experiences, and updating them with present information.
• Adaptive learning is constantly updating memory network systems.
• Past emotionally-charged experiences often interfere with your
updating process.
• EMDR breaks through that interference and helps let go of the past
and update your experiences to a healthier present perspective.
EMDR uses a set of procedures to organize your negative and
positive feelings, emotions, and thoughts, and then uses bilateral
stimulation, such as eye movements or alternating tapping, as the way
to help you effectively work through those disturbing memories.
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I heard EMDR requires me to tell my event in detail? FALSE!
EMDR does not require you to talk about all the details of your experience for them to be processed.
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