Options for getting started
I am happy to provide a free 15 minute phone consultation (optional) to perspective clients, to answer any questions you may have about treatment methods, goals, or schedule. After we have scheduled an initial therapy appointment you will receive a link to a client portal to complete a paperless intake and any additional assessments needed.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma and other issues. EMDR works with the body’s natural way of healing, which can be blocked at times, to rewire memory networks and desensitize disturbing memories, feelings, body sensations. When you no longer have feelings associated with negative core beliefs (basically the emotional charge is taken out of those memories), the pain is taken away and new adaptive thoughts come and different feelings. Memories are not erased but as the processing takes place the body releases stored trauma and the mind takes on new beliefs, rewiring your brain.
EMDR has long been recognized as a top treatment protocol for trauma and PTSD, but more research in the last decade has shown that it is also effective for treating anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and many other mental health concerns. Incredible change can take place utilizing EMDR treatment and the understanding that “All repetitive sports-performance problems (RSPPs), like the yips and severe slumps, have trauma bases that operate outside the athlete’s conscious awareness and control, and unless the underlying physical and emotional traumas are determined and directly addressed, the block might reduce but not fully release.”(This is Your Brain on Sports by Grand and Goldberg).
Not sure where to start? Often there is a past experience or experiences that get stuck and create mental blocks and this can be treated with EMDR therapy. Many times, such blocking experiences are not seen as traumatic, and this leads to more frustration and confusion. These blocks can be identified in many ways, through the intake and evaluation process and using somatic focused EMDR.
Understanding interpersonal neurobiology often strengthens a client’s ability to have self-compassion for an injury, a setback, a stressor they cannot just think through. By understanding the nervous system and different state responses (fight or flight or freeze response- that happen below conscious awareness) people feel more empowered to heal. We can often see that the response of our body has guided us to a place that needs support. For example, many athletes struggle with a freeze response in their nervous system and then are not able to perform in their optimal state.
This type of therapy is an established, evidence based practice that combines imagery, mindfulness, and cognitive techniques to meet the client’s treatment needs. The process of doing EMDR therapy usually involves focus on a traumatic or disturbing memory while doing back and forth eye movements, listening to alternating tones, and/or feeling alternating vibrations in your hands. This process enables the brain to resolve emotional trauma and gain insight into the circumstance in a way that is often more effective than traditional talk therapy.
The number of sessions required for this form of treatment varies depending on the issues being addressed.
EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress.
For more information, please visit : http://www.emdr.com/frequent-questions/ or http://www.emdria.org
How do i get to your office?
My office is located at: 2305 E Arapahoe Rd, #250 Centennial, CO 80122
*Off Arapahoe & University
