Individual therapy is a supportive and personalized process where we’ll explore what’s troubling you, identify what you need to feel better, and define the goals you want to achieve. Together, we’ll create a plan tailored to your unique experiences and challenges. Using a combination of approaches, we’ll look at how your past may be impacting you now, strengthen your ability to connect with your emotions and relationships in a healthy way, and use gentle methods like EMDR to help you heal from difficult memories or traumas. Throughout, our focus will be on helping you feel more grounded, empowered, and equipped to navigate life.

An EMDR planning session serves as an essential precursor to the formal EMDR therapy process, ensuring that therapy aligns with your unique needs and goals. During this session, we collaboratively explore your personal history, current challenges, and desired outcomes. This detailed assessment helps identify target memories, triggers, and key emotions to focus on during future EMDR sessions. Additionally, we discuss how EMDR integrates with other therapeutic approaches you may be engaged in, establish a safe environment, and practice stress management techniques to prepare you for the journey ahead. The planning session is designed to empower you with understanding and readiness, fostering a supportive foundation for meaningful healing and growth.

A 90-minute session provides the time and space to dive deeper into the issues that matter most to you. For psychotherapy, this extended session allows us to explore patterns, emotions, and experiences more fully without feeling rushed, which can be especially helpful when working through complex or layered concerns.

For EMDR, a 90-minute session is often beneficial because it gives us the time needed to safely and thoroughly process memories, reduce distress, and ensure you feel stable and grounded before the session ends. Overall, the extra time means we can work more effectively, creating opportunities for meaningful progress and healing.