Who I Work With
for the self-aware ones who are tired of feeling stuck
If you look like you’re functioning but still feel anxious, exhausted, on edge, or stuck underneath, 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.
Maybe you were the “old soul,” the mature one, the independent one, or the kid who learned early how to read the room and not need too much.
Or maybe your life was moving along just fine until something happened—a car accident, assault, medical emergency, traumatic loss, frightening birth, or another experience that left you feeling different afterward.
You may already understand your patterns. You may have done years of therapy. You may know exactly where your anxiety, people-pleasing, overthinking, relationship patterns, or need to stay in control come from.
But knowing why you feel this way is not always the same as feeling different.
That is where EMDR can help.
EMDR can help you work through both the experiences that shaped you over time and the specific moments that still feel too close.
Together, we will make sense of what still hurts and focus on the memories, beliefs, and patterns that continue to affect your life now. The work is collaborative, grounded, and paced to help you go deeper without feeling like you have to force your way through it.
EMDR Therapy for High-Functioning Trauma Survivors
Who this is for:
EMDR Intensives may be a good fit if you are:
Self-aware as hell, but still stuck.
A deep feeler, overthinker, or high-functioning adult who is tired of looking fine while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or exhausted underneath.
A people-pleaser, peacekeeper, “old soul,” or “mature for your age” kid who learned to read the room early and still feels responsible for everyone else’s emotions.
Someone who understands exactly why you have certain patterns but still cannot seem to stop the “they’re mad at me” alarm, overthinking, shutting down, or second-guessing yourself.
A helper, healer, parent, partner, or high-capacity person who is used to holding it together for everyone else and wants space to do deeper work for yourself.
An adult carrying childhood emotional neglect, complicated family dynamics, relational trauma, grief, anxiety, burnout, or experiences from your past that still shape how you feel in the present.
Someone who experienced a specific traumatic event - a car accident, assault, medical emergency, traumatic loss, frightening birth, or other single incident - and still feels like part of you has not fully moved on from it.
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.