EMDR Adjunct Therapy
EMDR can be a powerful complement to talk therapy. I partner with therapists and other care providers to help resolve traumatic material that is impacting their client's progress. Adjunctive Care isn't a replacement for the relationship between primary therapist and client but rather a supportive and collaborative approach.
Benefits of EMDR as an adjunctive therapy
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EMDR has been found to be largely effective treatment for PTSD and trauma, anxiety, phobias, distressing life experiences and more.
Provides brief and focused care to address and help clear a specific “stuck area” like negative thought patterns or a single incident trauma
Can be done in an Intensive format to more quickly move toward relief
Relationship with the primary therapist is maintained at the same time
This somatic (body-mind) therapy can supplement talk therapy offering clients the experience of holistic care
After completion the client and primary therapist can now to continue on their treatment path or adjust as needed
This type of collaborative care is not a replacement for the primary relationship but rather a support to enhance overall care.
How does it work?
Primary therapist gets a release of information from their client and contacts EMDR therapist to discuss referral and to begin to identify EMDR focus areas
Client contacts EMDR therapist for a free 20-minute consultation call to connect, ask questions, discuss process and determine fit
Client and EMDR therapist meet for an intake session, clarify specific EMDR focus area(s), begin preparation, and determine estimated length of care
As EMDR therapy progresses, primary therapist and EMDR therapist remain in contact to coordinate care as necessary.
We typically meet for 4-12 individual sessions or combined as an Intensive.
EMDR therapy concludes and primary therapist and client continue their work
My approach
I have taken great care in my EMDR training to learn in ways that center the experiences of BIPOC/people of the global majority, and in particular Black people. In my practice I recognize that although EMDR has been widely recognized as an effective modern treatment, we don’t have to look very hard to recognize the ancestral healing wisdom of rhythmic movement. Bilateral stimulation/Dual Attention Stimulation can be witnessed in practices like drumming, dancing, and playful games of clapping hands and jumping rope in Black culture and many others. This is ancient communal knowledge realized and repackaged as “evidence-based practice”.
I have been trained in a way that incorporates cultural responsiveness, racial fatigue, identity-based trauma, complex trauma surrounding culture, and culturally diverse resources. I also practice techniques that can address acute trauma situations and on-going adverse life experiences which I have found to be extremely impactful for communities of color.
In all that I do, I allow the client’s wisdom to guide the speed, length and tone of the care I provide.
Get Started
Interested in learning more? I’d love to hear from you! The first step is to request a free 20-minute consultation.