Who I Work With
for the self-aware ones who are tired of feeling stuck
EMDR Therapy for High-Functioning Trauma Survivors
If you look like you’re functioning but your nervous system still feels like it’s bracing, this work may be for you.
I work with adults who are thoughtful, self-aware, emotionally attuned, and often very good at holding it together.
You may already understand your patterns. You may have done years of therapy. You may know exactly where your anxiety, people-pleasing, overthinking, or relationship patterns come from.
But knowing why you feel this way is not always the same as feeling different.
That is where EMDR can help.
You may look like you are holding it together on the outside, while underneath you feel anxious, exhausted, on edge, or disconnected from yourself.
In EMDR, we will slow things down, make sense of what still hurts, and create a plan that fits your actual life. The work is collaborative, grounded, and paced with respect for your nervous system — not pressure to push through before you are ready.
Who this is for:
EMDR Intensives may be a good fit if you are:
You are self aware as hell, but also still stuck.
A deep feeler, overthinker, or high-functioning adult who is tired of looking fine while feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed underneath.
A people-pleaser, peacekeeper, or “strong one” who learned to read the room early and still feels responsible for everyone else’s emotions.
A thoughtful, self-aware adult who understands your patterns but still cannot seem to turn off the “they’re mad at me” alarm.
A helper, healer, parent, partner, or high-capacity person who is used to holding it together for everyone else and wants support doing deeper work for yourself.
An adult navigating burnout, old relational wounds, childhood emotional neglect, complicated family dynamics, grief, anxiety, or trauma that still shapes how safe you feel in the present.
This might sound like you if:
A text, tone shift, or change in someone’s energy can throw you off more than you want it to.
You replay conversations and wonder if you were too much, not enough, or somehow the problem.
You know your patterns make sense, but your body still reacts like something is wrong.
You are the one who reads the room, keeps the peace, and holds it together for everyone else — and it is exhausting.
You look high-functioning on the outside, but underneath you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in old survival patterns.
You have done a lot of insight-based work already, but still do not feel the shift you are craving.
You want calmer relationships, clearer boundaries, and a deeper sense of trust in yourself.
If this feels uncomfortably familiar, you are exactly the kind of person I had in mind when I built this practice.
At this time, I am primarily accepting new clients for EMDR intensives rather than ongoing weekly individual therapy. If this page feels familiar, the best next step is a consultation so we can talk through what you’re looking for and whether this kind of work is the right fit.
Trauma-Focused and Nervous System-Aware
We start with safety, steadiness, and building the internal support needed for deeper healing.
EMDR is not about forcing yourself to grow before you feel ready. It is about helping your system feel supported enough to begin.
Focused on More Than Insight Alone
Many of my clients already understand their patterns. They know where the anxiety, people-pleasing, overthinking, or shutdown comes from — but knowing has not been enough to make it feel different.
Our work goes deeper than just talking about it.
Clear Direction, Meaningful Goals
We will get clear on what is keeping you stuck, what healing looks like for you, and what kind of support will actually help.
EMDR with me is not open-ended talking without direction. We will make space for what needs to be felt and understood, while also working toward real change in a way that feels supportive, sustainable, and connected to your actual life.
Collaborative, Warm, and Gently Challenging
I bring compassion, honesty, and zero judgment into the room.
I will meet you where you are, help you make sense of the patterns that once protected you, and gently support you in shifting what no longer fits the life you want.
You do not have to do this perfectly.
You just have to be willing to begin.
A More Focused Way to Do the Work
Deeper trauma work, without spending years circling the same patterns
We will slow the swirl, name what is really going on, and make a clear, doable plan that respects your nervous system and the life you are living right now.
We will start by building steadiness. That may include support around sleep, boundaries, coping tools, emotional regulation, and the patterns that keep you feeling overwhelmed or on edge.
From there, we can gently begin to unwind the old stories, survival responses, and beliefs that no longer fit the life you want. When appropriate, we may use EMDR to help your brain and body process what has been stuck.
We will also pay attention to what changes over time — fewer spirals, softer triggers, clearer boundaries, a steadier body, or a kinder inner voice.
The work is honest, collaborative, and paced with care.
You do not have to do it perfectly. You just need a place where you can finally stop holding it all alone.
What This Work Can Help With
What Can Start to Shift
Your body feels calmer more days than not.
Triggers still happen, but they soften. You can come back to yourself more easily.
Boundaries feel clearer, steadier, and less tangled up in guilt.
You trust yourself more and spend less time overthinking every reaction.
You move through your life feeling more grounded, more present, and less stuck in survival mode.
Therapy is not about becoming a different person.
It is about feeling more like yourself again.
Start With a Consultation
If this sounds like what you have been looking for, the best place to start is with a free 15-minute consultation.
We will talk about what has been feeling hard, what you want to feel different, and whether working together feels like the right fit.
You do not have to know exactly where to begin. We can start there together.