No human has made it to adulthood without some distressing experiences. In an ideal world, those challenges were met with nurturing, safe, and resourced adults who intervened when necessary, helped the child processed the experience, re-established safety, and offered care and reminders of the child's innate loveability. Unfortunately, many of us make it to adulthood without having had enough of that response and/or with more hurt than the care and safety available. In these cases, the traumatic parts can get stuck into our neural networks and nervous system. They embed themselves in the core of how we see ourselves and perceive threats. As a result, the past always feels present. We may react -- internally or externally -- in ways that do not fit the current situation or find ourselves with a divide between what we know and what we believe.  

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps people resolve distressing experiences and the beliefs, emotions, and body sensations connected to them. EMDR works with traumatic memories or recent events in an intentional, supportive way while using bilateral stimulation (such as guided eye movements, tapping, or alternating tones). This approach helps the nervous system and mind reprocess those experiences to lessen the intensity and power they hold. EMDR therapy addresses the past memories, current challenges, and create a new future template that helps a client thrive. 

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Jessi blends the depth of parts work from Internal Family Systems with EMDR, inviting protector parts to be heard and cared for as a fundamental component of the therapy. She offers EMDR for her individual clients and as an adjunctive treatment alongside those working with an existing therapist. Jessi has seen EMDR provide incredible relief for clients who have struggled with PTSD, complex developmental and relational trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, rigid thinking, low self-esteem, and reactivity. She especially loves how EMDR facilitates clients feeling seen, held, and then freed from deeply held pain while also offering a new and chosen example for how they can to respond to themselves and others. Jessi offers EMDR in standard 50 minute sessions as well as therapy intensives for those who wish to work at a different pace.