EMDR therapy | ConnecticuT
Therapy with Laura.
From insight to embodiment.
Your mind gets it.
Your body hasn’t gotten the memo yet.
You may have spent years gathering insight. You can name the pattern. know the why behind your patterns. You’ve probably had moments of thinking, “Why am I still reacting this way if I understand it? Why am I still in a panic when I know I should be pausing and taking a breath? What’s wrong with me.”
That’s where this work shifts.
EMDR becomes the integration point, the place where your nervous system finally absorbs what your mind already knows. Not just “I get it.” But I feel it.
I don’t see the symptoms you bring into therapy as flaws. I see them as strategies.
At some point, your anxiety, hyper-functioning, perfectionism, or over-responsibility helped you stay safe. They helped you stay connected. They helped you navigate something hard.
They were intelligent adaptations.
Now they may feel exhausting.
We don’t shame them. We don’t fight them.
We look at them. We honor the function they served.
We update them.
We will absolutely talk about what’s happening in your life right now. We’ll slow it down. We’ll make sense of it.
But we won’t just analyze it from the neck up.
Insight matters. Problem-solving matters.
They just don’t always create relief on their own.
When something overwhelming happens and doesn’t get fully processed, our body holds onto it. That’s often what drives the looping thoughts, the tight chest, the background vigilance, the burnout that doesn’t make sense on paper.
Relief comes when we work with what’s still stored underneath the thinking.
That’s where this approach goes.
Not in circles.
Not endlessly retelling the same story.
But gently, steadily helping your body and mind come together, release what was stuck long ago, so you can feel relief.
How this therapy is different.
The Process of Therapy.
I think of therapy like planning a road trip.
We decide where we’re headed. We map it out together. You bring your history and your goals. I bring the clinical tools and the experience.
Sometimes we go on side quests.
Sometimes we pause because your nervous system needs that.
We’re collaborating the whole time. You get to understand why we’re doing what we’re doing. You get to ask questions.
You get to tell me if we are moving too fast or too slow or if you don’t like something we are trying. It won’t hurt my feelings. You are never a passive passenger here. You always get a voice and a choice in our work.
Let’s talk about the past-present connection.
What feels heavy now often has deeper roots.
Maybe it’s early attachment experiences.
Maybe it’s a relationship that changed you.
Maybe it’s something more recent that your system hasn’t fully metabolized yet.
We’ll gently explore how those earlier experiences echo into the present and help your nervous system release what still feels raw and learn new responses that actually fit your life now.
We’ll notice how emotions show up in your body. We’ll work with the different parts of you that emerge in stress and safety. Sometimes that includes somatic tools and breathwork.
And if it feels aligned, we can thoughtfully integrate practices like using stones, chakra frameworks, or other meaning-centered tools.
You don’t have to become someone different in this process.
You get to feel more like yourself.
Choose your path to healing
Traditional therapy (55 mins) with a purpose.
Building toward deeper healing, not just day to day coping.
Great option to build rapport and readiness for extended sessions and deeper work through EMDR intensives.
Investment*:
90 min Intake: $300
55 min Session: $200
*I am a mostly out of network provider but do accept CIGNA insurance, if you have CIGNA, copay is based on your plan
Weekly Therapy
Longer blocks of time to get into deep work
Session frequency tailored specifically to you
Follow what comes up and work through it
completelyLeave with relief, not a cliffhanger
Address the root, not just manage symptoms
Investment:
Please visit: Intensive EMDR page for more information on package options for EMDR intensives
EMDR Intensives
FAQs:
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The 90 minute intake and follow up sessions may be done online. All intensive EMDR sessions are held in person at my office in Farmington, CT.
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Nope! EMDR is not only for people who identify with having trauma or a difficult childhood. While EMDR was originally developed to treat PTSD, it works by supporting how the nervous system processes experiences, not by labeling events as traumatic.
Many people who had generally supportive upbringings still feel stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed in certain areas of life. Stress, pressure, relationship patterns, or experiences that felt manageable at the time can still shape how your nervous system learned to respond. Part of my role is to help uncover those patterns and gently support your system in responding with more ease, even when there is no single event you would call “trauma.”
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You won’t be left alone in the middle of big emotions. EMDR is designed to be deeply supportive, with plenty of preparation and grounding work. You are always in control, and we go at a pace that feels safe for you.
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I welcome collaboration with fellow practitioners ! If you have a client who might benefit from doing adjunctive EMDR work, I'm happy to discuss whether my approach would be a good fit. You can reach out directly through my contact page.
I offer consultation calls with referring practitioners to discuss treatment approaches and coordinate care when helpful.