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I've been privileged to be part of the EMDR community almost since its inception. I received my Level I training in 1994, while still in graduate school. Immediately, I felt I'd found my home. As a "hit the nail on the head" kind of person, I'd been frustrated with the slow pace of change and the endless, rambling talkathons that seemed to characterize the "nondirective" methods employed at my training sites. (My clients who are talk therapy veterans say they've felt the same frustration!) In contrast, EMDR brings surgical precision to problem identification, a clear path to change, and rapid symptom relief. My clients, some of whom have spent years in talk therapy, tell me they are stunned when memories that have tormented them for years, in "Cinemascope and Technicolor," now seem More >>> far away, in black and white--and they're back in the driver's seat of their own experience. It's so rewarding for me, to facilitate and witness that remarkable change process!
The most effective tool in my arsenal, next to EMDR, is a method called The Developmental Needs-Meeting Strategy. Developed by Shirley Jean Schmidt, an EMDRIA approved consultant, the DNMS combines ego state therapy, developmental theory, and cognitive neuroscience in a protocol for helping wounded child parts of self "get unstuck" from unhelpful roles caused by early trauma or unmet developmental needs. It brings skillful adult parts of self into connection with wounded child parts for a profoundly healing corrective emotional experience. The DNMS is the most effective tool I know for addressing the attachment injury that so often accompanies childhood trauma and neglect.
In olden days, a sanctuary was a "sacred space"--separated from the ordinary world and sanctified by divine grace--where a troubled soul could dwell in peace and safety while she tended her wounds, healed her spirit, and found meaning in her experience. We have carefully crafted our practice, and designed our space, to be such a place of safety, reflection, and healing for you. Welcome!
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