MY APPROACH - EMDR & ATTACHMENT-BASED WORK
Talk therapy alone isn’t always enough. So we go deeper.
My work is built on EMDR, guided by a trauma-informed, attachment-focused lens, and shaped to fit you. Here’s what that means and what it can look like.
THE FOUNDATION OF MY WORK
EMDR: helping what’s stuck finally move.
Past experiences shape how we think, feel and act today. Some of them get stuck, replaying in loops that keep painful emotions and old patterns going. For many people, talking about them alone doesn’t change much.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) uses eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, drawing on the same healing processes that happen during REM sleep. It helps your brain finish processing those experiences so they lose their grip on the present.
Other tools I draw on
No two people heal the same way, so I bring in other proven approaches when they fit what you need.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at automatic, rigid ways of thinking and replaces them with more realistic, helpful ones. We combine conversation with practical changes you try in and out of session. It’s a foundation of most evidence-based therapy today.
A tailored mix
Depending on what you’re facing, I may also draw from:
Ego State/Parts work
Exposure Therapy
DBT
Cognitive Processing Therapy
And more
THE LENS I BRING
Not just what’s wrong, but how it got there.
Trauma-informed
This isn’t a technique. It’s a way of seeing. I listen for trauma, obvious or hidden, in what you share, and shape treatment around how it has affected the way you see yourself, other people and the world, and the choices and relationship patterns that follow.
Attachment-focused
We all form attachment bonds, but some are shaky, damaged or never fully formed. When I see anxious or disorganized patterns, we focus on building a secure bond in our work together, and that security often carries into your other relationships.
Intensives or weekly sessions?
Both work. We’ll talk through which fits your life and what you’re working on.
DEEPER, FASTER WORK
EMDR Intensives & Retreats
Extended sessions in a calm setting, away from daily demands. Without the limits of a 50-minute hour, we can go deeper and stay with the work.
STEADY, ONGOING SUPPORT
Weekly Therapy
Not everyone can step away for several days, and many concerns are a great fit for weekly sessions, in person in Auburn or virtually in Alabama and Florida.
If you need a helping hand, I’m here.
Not sure which approach is right for you? That’s what the free consultation is for.