EMDR in my Practice

EMDR is a powerful tool for helping clients make positive changes in their lives. I use EMDR with clients in several different ways.

Intensive EMDR

EMDR Intensives consist of two mornings of EMDR focused on an issue you're "stuck" with despite efforts to shift it. For this work to be successful, clients need to be very clear on the issue they wish to resolve, have a talk therapist with whom they are currently working, and be willing to spend time preparing for intensive work.

Adjunctive EMDR

Adjunctive EMDR consists of one extended EMDR session once a month or every few months. This work focuses on an issue you and your talk therapist decide you need help to shift. This work involves collaboration between you, your therapist, and Martha. Success depends on a willingness to prepare for the work with both therapists.

Weekly Clients

My weekly practice is full and I do not anticipate accepting new clients until February 2022.

Clients who experience EMDR report feeling freed from their old stories, finding that old triggers no longer have the same effect, and realizing that they are much more grounded in previously upsetting situations. Here are some things clients have reported finding easier to handle after EMDR:

Stressful situations at work
Interacting with new people
Feeling more connected to those around them
Communicating in a healthier way with partners
Being flexible when plans change
Taking pride in their accomplishments
Speaking in public
Making decisions
Feeling good about how they spend their time
Feeling grounded while with difficult family members

EMDR is not a magic bullet that instantly changes old patterns into new ones, but it can help you redefine your story, put emotional challenges into a healthier context, and change your reaction to your usual triggers. It's useful when you have a situation in your life you've been trying to change but can't seem to, no matter how much you're aware of it and understand it.