EMDR | Trauma Therapy for Women in Connecticut
Heal your past, live your present.
For women ready to heal their past and stop letting old patterns run their present.
You make sense.
Something happened—maybe years ago, maybe more recently—that changed how you move through the world.
Maybe it was obvious: abuse, loss, betrayal, or a sudden rupture that left you reeling.
Maybe it was subtle: a slow buildup of stress, being constantly dismissed or overlooked, emotional neglect, or always being the one who held everything together while no one asked how you were doing.
Whatever it was, your nervous system adapted. You learned to cope. To protect yourself in whatever way you could.
Maybe you became the steady one who held everything together.
Maybe you stayed quiet—learning that being seen didn’t feel safe.
Maybe you became the emotional caretaker, always attuned to others while disconnecting from yourself.
Maybe you chased perfection, hoping success would finally bring peace.
Maybe you built walls so high that connection feels impossible now.
These patterns worked at the time. They helped you survive, kept you moving, gave you control.
But now, whether it’s been months or decades, those same strategies are keeping you stuck.
You're dealing with:
Memories that still make your heart race or your body freeze, even though they happened years ago
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Sleep that won't come because your mind races with worst-case scenarios or your body can't settle into rest
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That familiar knot in your stomach when someone's voice changes tone, instantly scanning for threat or what you did wrong
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Shame that follows you everywhere—about what happened, about how you reacted, about who you've become because of it
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Relationships where you either give everything (and lose yourself) or hold back everything (and feel alone)
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Feeling either too much (overwhelming emotions that flood your system) or nothing at all (numbness that feels safer but leaves you hollow)
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Your nervous system is still responding to old threats— even when they’re no longer there.
Your body remembers what your mind tries to forget. The fear, the helplessness, the moments when you weren't safe or protected. The times your feelings were dismissed, your reality denied, or your boundaries crossed.
You know this goes deeper than surface symptoms.
These aren’t personality flaws or signs of weakness—they’re the mark of a system that adapted to survive.
But now, those same protective strategies are keeping you from the connection, peace, and ease you’re craving.
What once kept you safe is now keeping you stuck.
Together we will:
Connect the dots so you understand exactly how experiences whether recent or long ago are creating current patterns—and use EMDR to release what's keeping you stuck
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Process the grief of what you didn't receive while honoring the incredible strength that got you here—creating space for both your pain and your resilience
Rebuild trust in your own emotions and instincts so you can make decisions from your inner knowing rather than from old fears
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Help your nervous system learn safety so you can relax without guilt, set boundaries without terror, and show up authentically without fear of abandonment
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Transform your relationship within yourself from criticism to compassion, understanding that every adaptation you made was an act of survival and love
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This isn’t about blaming your past or getting stuck in old stories.
It’s about finally giving you the chance to finish what never got resolved—so you can finally feel calm, confident, and free to be yourself.
How we can work together:
Both paths lead to the same destination: feeling like yourself again, but calmer, clearer, and free from the exhausting inner chatter. (Yes you can do a hybrid of both!)
Weekly Therapy
Regular weekly sessions
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Space to process gradually
Flexibility to integrate work into daily life
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Build insight and readiness for deeper intensive work
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Intensive Work
Longer, uninterrupted sessions
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No time constraints to allow deeper work
Works well adjunctive to other therapies
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Momentum-building and efficient
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You have the power to change how your past lives in your present.
And I have the tools to help you do it. You don’t have to do it alone.
Freqently Asked Questions
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Healing happens at different paces for everyone. Some clients notice shifts within weeks, while others need more time to build safety and process deeper wounds. We'll work together to find the right rhythm for you.
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That’s a great starting point. Whether you’ve done EMDR before or it feels familiar, we can go deeper into specific memories, triggers, or body sensations that haven’t fully shifted yet. Sometimes it’s about finishing what’s still being carried, not starting from scratch.
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EMDR is highly effective for adult trauma too—like loss, relationship breakdowns, burnout, medical trauma, or even emotional shock. Your system treats unresolved events similarly, regardless of when they happened. EMDR offers a path toward integration and relief.
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Absolutely. Many of my clients struggle with what we call "good enough" childhoods that still left emotional gaps. If you're carrying patterns of over-responsibility, perfectionism, or anxiety, relationship challenges, self confidence challenges— there's usually something from your early experiences that can be healed.
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The goal of EMDR isn’t to retraumatize, but to gently resolve the unfinished emotional charge stored in your nervous system. You stay in control—safely cued into what feels manageable. Most clients describe it as powerful yet contained, not overwhelming.
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No. You don’t have to have a timeline or full details. EMDR works with the somatic and emotional impact of trauma—even when the story feels fuzzy or feels hard to identify. As long as your body and nervous system still respond to something, EMDR can help.
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Not at all. While EMDR is often used for early life trauma, it’s equally effective for healing recent or adult trauma—like relational ruptures, medical events, loss, or burnout. EMDR helps your nervous system process any memories or experiences that are still running your emotional reactions today.