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Something happened. Maybe it was a single moment: a termination, an incident, a meeting that changed everything. Maybe it accumulated over months or years: a hostile environment, harassment that was managed rather than stopped, discrimination that was never quite named, a workplace that made clear in a hundred small ways that you were somehow not quite right.
The situation is technically over. The job is gone, the company is behind you, the legal process may have run its course. And yet something hasn't resolved. The memory keeps returning. The body responds as if it's still happening. A situation you should be past continues to reactivate in your nervous system, in new contexts, in the way you respond to things that remind you of it.
If this sounds familiar, be assured that it's not proof that you were somehow the problem. It is what unprocessed traumatic memory does. And it is specifically what EMDR is designed to address.
We know that taking the first step towards therapy can be hard. That's why we offer a free phone consultation to help you determine if our practice is the right fit for you. Contact us today to schedule your consultation.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) works with traumatic memory differently than talk therapy does. It does not require you to rehash what happened in extensive detail. It uses bilateral stimulation to support the brain's natural processing of difficult memories, allowing them to become more fluid — more like your other memories — rather than continuing to reactivate with the same charge.
The goal is not to forget what happened. It is for the memory to lose its power to retraumatize you every time it surfaces. What happened remains part of your history, but hopefully it stops having the same hold on your nervous system.
Workplace trauma: Women who have experienced harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, a hostile work environment, or a specific incident that was dismissed, minimized, or handled in a way that compounded rather than addressed the harm. These experiences are specific, identifiable, and result in a feeling that is hard to shake.
Single-incident trauma: Car accidents and injuries, sudden or unexpected loss, a specific moment that changed something and hasn't fully released.
If you've tried therapy that didn't help and are looking for an approach that works differently, EMDR may be what you've been looking for.
EMDR is not something imposed on a person. Before any memory processing begins, we establish a foundation: a working relationship, skills for regulation and containment, and a clear sense that you are in control of the pace. No memories are addressed before you are comfortable, and the process is shaped around your readiness.
I offer EMDR alongside a relational, feminist-informed approach to therapy. I don't ask the women I work with to adjust their reactions to conditions that actively create harm. I start by understanding what happened and what it has cost you.
I work with women across California via telehealth — including the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Southern California. If you're ready to address what you've been carrying directly, a free 15-minute consultation is where we start.
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