That really depends on you, your body system and your life. I ask that people commit to 15 hours of therapy to start. This can be broken out into several different formats. Some of the more popular ones can be see on the price page.

A natural processing approach to EMDR is my primary mode of therapy. This technique focuses on your bodies natural way to responds to fear and safety. Besides 80% of reactions come from our body and 20% from our mind so focusing on the body makes sense to me. I also provide Ketamine Assisted Therapy for those who seem like a good fit for this form of therapy.

No. I believe and notice in my work that people often do not know what memory creates the struggle. Many times people feel like certain memories are not “big enough” to create struggle. Some people work through certain struggles without ever learning the primary memory (weird right). If you do have a trauma memory or a specific memory you would like to work on, GREAT! The therapy is still effective.

Many people think of social work in one specific way, however there are many different types of social work. One is clinical social work (behind some one’s name you may see a LCSW). The masters level schooling is similar to that of a counseling degree with a large emphasis on social structure and how it impacts people. In order to be licenses one then needs to complete many hours of client hours. I was licensed in 2010 so I am way past those hours. I am also required to do continuing education credits. Because I have a love for learning I exceed this each license cycle. ( Yes Shrink is a little taboo to say but it’s what people ask so hey why not)

I have chosen to take insurance based on my values and mission of my business. I believe insurance makes therapy more accessible to a person who may need support but hesitates to pay a full cost amount. Insurance does require a diagnosis and has stipulations about treatment, and I do offer treatment outside of insurance if someone choses those option.

There is a large amount of research that backs what I do. It’s actually not that weird when we boil it down, but if you are new to therapy or this type of therapy it can feel weird. I also sort of geek out around the why it works. That being said it is still pretty weird. I see it work every day in my practice. I would get exhausted doing therapy that doesn’t . I think it will work and I encourage you to “just see”. I can not guarantee to anyone the therapy I do will work, but I can say I do it for a reason.