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EMDR therapy for trauma and anxiety

Process what happened, so it stops running the present

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps your brain finish processing painful memories. You do not have to retell every detail to get relief.

Book EMDR therapyStart with a free consult

60 minutes, $180 per session. With Hannah Sharp, LMSW.

Refuge Counseling Center offers a sliding scale. Ask about it on the consult call.

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Does this sound like you?

EMDR is for people who have done the talking and still feel the past in their body.

  • Stuck on alert

    Your body reacts before you can think. Small triggers set off a response that does not match the moment.

  • Talked it through

    You understand your history intellectually, but knowing why has not changed how it feels.

  • One bad memory

    A single event keeps intruding, and you have organized your life around avoiding the reminders.

Build stability first

Before we touch a memory, we make sure you have reliable ways to come back down.

  • Map your history and what you want to target, at a pace you set.
  • Learn grounding and containment skills you can use between sessions.
  • Make sure your nervous system has enough footing to do the work safely.
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Reprocess the memory

We use bilateral stimulation while you hold the memory in mind, and let your brain do what it could not do at the time.

  • Target the image, belief and body sensation the memory still carries.
  • Follow eye movements, taps or tones while the memory moves and changes.
  • Stay in the present the whole time. You remain in control and can stop at any point.
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Install what you want to carry

The memory stays. What changes is the charge it holds and the belief it left behind.

  • Replace "I am not safe" or "It was my fault" with something you actually believe.
  • Clear the leftover tension your body has been holding.
  • Test the triggers that used to hook you and check what is still there.
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How we work together

  1. The first call

    A free consultation to hear what brings you in and decide together whether EMDR is a fit.

  2. History and preparation

    We map your targets and build your coping skills before any reprocessing begins.

  3. Reprocessing

    We work through targeted memories with bilateral stimulation, session by session.

  4. Integration

    We check what has shifted, address what remains, and plan for the future situations you were dreading.

Other ways to work together

All services

  • Children and teens

    Play therapy, somatic work, and Animal Assisted Intervention for young clients starting at age 6.

    60 minutes

  • Animal-assisted therapy

    Sessions with Ada, my therapy dog, for children, teens and adults who settle faster with a dog in the room.

    60 minutes

  • Christian-centered therapy

    Trauma-focused counseling that makes room for your faith, with prayer and Scripture welcome and never assumed.

    60 minutes

  • Group counseling

    Small, facilitated groups for adults working through anxiety, trauma and life transitions, and social skills groups for kids, pre-teens and teens.

    90 minutes

Ready to stop doing this alone

You do not have to carry this alone or explain all of it to get started. Book a free consultation and we will see if we are a fit.

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