therapy For high-achieving professionals, therapists, business owners & Chronic illness in New York and massachusetts
EMDR Therapy in New York and Massachusetts
Somatic therapy that works.
You find yourself reacting to things in ways you don’t always understand
You know you’re okay but your body still feels tense or on edge
Past experiences affect how you see yourself or the world
You tend to overthink, worry, or second guess yourself
You push yourself even when you feel exhausted
You want to feel better but you’re not sure how to move forward
You might notice certain patterns that keep coming up…
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is a therapy that helps you work through difficult experiences that may still be affecting you today. It goes beyond talking about what happened and helps your brain and body process what you’ve been carrying.
Sometimes we can understand an experience and know it’s in the past but still feel its effects in the present. EMDR helps you work through those experiences so they don’t continue to have the same hold on you.
Together we’ll work at a pace that feels comfortable and focus on the experiences, beliefs, and patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
EMDR can help you to…
Feel less anxious and overwhelmed
Process experiences that still affect you
Reconnect with yourself and your body
Feel more grounded and present
Move forward from difficult experiences
So you can…
Feel more like yourself
Trust yourself more
Have more space for the things that matter to you
Feel calmer and more at ease in your life
Who is EMDR for?
High-achieving professionals who feel anxious and overwhelmed
People living with chronic illness or an autoimmune condition who are navigating the emotional impact of their health
Therapists, healthcare professionals, teachers, or other helping professionals who spends a lot of time caring for others
Someone who has been through a difficult experience that still affects how they feel and respond today
Business owners who have a hard time turning work off or put a lot of pressure on themselves
People who are hard on themselves and struggle with self doubt and perfectionism
Hi, I’m Deanna!
Many of my clients have already spent time in talk therapy. They understand their patterns, know where they come from, and have done a lot of self-reflection, yet they still feel stuck.
Sometimes knowing why isn’t enough to create change. Your body can continue to respond to past experiences even when you know you’re okay now. This can show up as anxiety, tension, overwhelm, difficulty resting, or being hard on yourself.
EMDR offers a way to work with what’s happening beneath the surface. Rather than only talking about difficult experiences, we slow down and help your brain and body process what you’ve been carrying.
The goal of EMDR therapy is for difficult experiences to feel less present in your life now, so you have more room to feel grounded, connected, and like yourself.
What is an EMDR session like?
Getting started
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We’ll talk about what brings you to therapy, what you’re hoping to change, and what you’d like to work on. Before we begin EMDR, we’ll get to know each other and build tools to help you feel grounded and supported.
The EMDR process
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We’ll choose a specific memory, experience, or feeling to work with. We’ll use bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, tapping, or sounds, while you notice what comes up in your thoughts, feelings, body, or memories.
I’ll guide you and support you throughout the process and you’re always in control of the pace. We can slow down, pause, or take a break whenever you need to.
What you can expect
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You don’t have to share every detail or relive a difficult experience. We work with what comes up and allow your mind and body to process the experience in a new way.
Over time, experiences that once felt overwhelming can begin to feel less intense. You may be able to think about what happened without feeling the same reaction or getting pulled back into the same patterns.
A life full of peace and purpose is possible.
FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions:
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There are three different appointment options:
53 minute session - $250
90 minute session - $350
Please see Brainspotting
Intensives page for pricing
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No, you don’t. We have all experienced things that have scared, stressed or overwhelmed us. Often people don’t come to therapy with a specific “trauma” in mind but come in feeling stuck, exhausted, anxious, or overwhelmed. I can help you dig deeper and understand what’s beneath the surface when it comes to these feelings.
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No, EMDR is effective even if you do not talk about the very specific details of what you experienced. It is important that you let your therapist about how you are feeling during the therapy session.
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This is something that we can talk about during the consultation. If you are dealing with daily thoughts of suicide or wanting to die, needing crisis or emergency mental health support, or needing treatment for substance abuse - I would not recommend EMDR or Brainspotting at this time.
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