EMDR Heals What’s Beneath the Surface

You’re not too much—you’re too aware of what’s been buried. Whether what’s forgotten, fragmented, or never spoken—EMDR helps you reclaim it all.

Before EMDR: The Surface Symptoms

You Might Experience:

  • Constant overthinking, guilt, or panic
  • Emotional flashbacks or numbness
  • Fear of abandonment in relationships
  • Over-attunement to others’ needs
  • Attracted to intensity over consistency

You Might Be Labeled:

  • PTSD or C-PTSD
  • Anxious attachment
  • Codependency
  • Borderline traits
  • Emotional dysregulation

What It Really Is

This isn’t about what’s wrong with you. It’s about what happened to you—and how your nervous system adapted to survive.

  • Hypervigilance or emotional shutdown
  • Shame cycles sabotaging intimacy
  • Survival roles: caretaker, fixer, seducer, silent one
  • Confusing love with intensity or rescue
  • Reenacting betrayal without realizing it

After EMDR: The Shift Into Healing

After One Session

  • Somatic awareness of trauma’s imprint
  • Emotional release (tears, shaking, imagery)
  • Core insight: “That wasn’t my fault.”
  • Mapping trauma with clarity
  • New sense of hope and direction

After Three Sessions

  • Triggers lose their grip
  • Stay embodied during conflict
  • Recognize old patterns without reenacting
  • Guilt transforms into information
  • The spiral begins to turn toward healing

After Ongoing Work

  • Authenticity over performance
  • Attracted to reciprocity—not chaos
  • Boundaries feel natural, not guilty
  • Self-worth becomes internally anchored
  • True relational security becomes possible

Identity Erosion vs. Identity Embodiment

Before EMDR

  • Worth depends on being wanted
  • Being chosen = being safe
  • Performing emotional labor to stay loved
  • Feeling invisible unless desired

After EMDR

  • No longer auditioning for love
  • Desire doesn’t define worth
  • Speaking from truth, not trauma
  • Recognizing betrayal as a pattern—not destiny

EMDR Isn’t Just for Individuals

We also use EMDR-informed therapy for couples—repairing the emotional safety between you. Together, we reprocess attachment wounds, betrayal pain, and breakdowns in trust or intimacy.

Explore Couples EMDR

Want to Begin EMDR 1:1?

Private sessions begin at $300 for 50 minutes. Longer 90-minute sessions are available for deeper processing work.

Ready to Reclaim What’s Beneath?

EMDR is relational reprogramming, identity reclamation, and nervous system liberation. Let’s begin your return to wholeness.