EMDR Therapy in Tampa, FL

Transforming Trauma into Healing with EMDR Therapy

Do you find yourself wanting to move forward but the past keeps pulling you back?

The past has built a wall, isolating your authentic self from those around you. Each day, there's a hidden burden you carry – past experiences and memories that prevent you from being fully present in the moment.

You're not alone, it doesn't have to feel this way and healing from trauma is possible. 

You're Tired of Feeling Stuck in the Past

  • Trust Issues

    Like it’s tough to open up to others or being wary of people's intentions. It's like you've built a protective wall around yourself to avoid getting hurt and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.

  • Emotional Rollercoaster

    Where your emotions are a wild rollercoaster ride. One moment, you’re hit with intense feelings that seem to come from nowhere, and the next, you feel numb, detached and like you’re going through the motions.

  • Flashbacks

    Like the past become alive again with all the intense emotions or physical sensations that take you right back to the traumatic moments, almost like your mind is on an unwanted trip back in time.

  • Disconnection

    Where you feel as though you're living on the outskirts of your own life, trapped in a cycle of past experiences. It's a protective mechanism that often leaves you feeling numb and detached from the present.

  • Toxic Shame

    You find yourself feeling hopeless or viewing yourself negatively, as if you're wearing a pair of tinted glasses that color everything about you in a negative light. Shame changes the way you see the world around you.

  • Preoccupation with the Past

    You find yourself continually thinking about the people who hurt you, or events from the past. It's as though a part of your mind is stuck in the trauma, unable to move forward and playing a toxic story on repeat in your head.

  • Codependency

    With unresolved trauma that anchors you to past patterns that dictate how you connect with others. It's a cycle where your worth is mistakenly tied to how much you can give, leaving your own needs unacknowledged and unmet.

Heal the Root of Trauma with EMDR Therapy in Tampa, FL:

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a comprehensive psychotherapeutic method that has undergone extensive research, validating its efficacy in addressing trauma and challenging life events. EMDR therapy establishes a suite of integrative tools that encourages you to focus briefly on the challenging memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements or tapping), which has shown to reduce the intensity and emotional charge of a memory or belief.

EMDR has the power to change lives and to resolve lingering trauma so you can finally find your towards healing and relief. EMDR therapy offers a pathway to reengage with your life fully, helping you to find relief, heal past traumas and reclaim a sense of wholeness.

Guided Growth Psychology provides trauma therapy in Tampa, FL for those who are looking to heal and reconnect with their authentic self.

Together, in EMDR Therapy We’ll:

  • Learn coping and grounding skills that support you in your day to day life. Together, we will develop a plan to help you not only understand a trauma informed perspective of your emotions but learn effective ways to cope so that you no longer feel that trauma consumes your life.

  • EMDR Therapy sessions tend to be more focused, zooming in on particular events, beliefs, or feelings, and using bilateral stimulation (guided eye movements or tapping) to help your brain process these memories in a healthier way. This targeted approach is designed to ensure that traumatic memories are no longer frozen in their raw, distressing state, but instead can be remembered without the intense emotional charge.

  • While EMDR Therapy dives into deep into the root causes of distress, it does so in a manner that prioritizes your safety and well-being. EMDR Therapy offers the a transformative healing experience not just reliving the past but reshaping the emotional impact it holds on the present and allowing you to grow beyond the trauma.

EMDR THERAPY Options in Tampa

  • I integrate EMDR into my relational trauma recovery therapy work when it is clinically appropriate. This might look like one session of doing EMDR but then the next session focusing on relational trauma recovery.

  • This is for clients who wish to focus on working through their trauma, primarily, using the EMDR protocol. This is a great adjunct if you have already been in traditional talk therapy or already have a psychotherapist that you are working with.

  • The 4-hour intensive allows you to benefit from the power of EMDR therapy from the comfort of your own space for clients residing in PSYPACT states. This package is designed for those who are motivated and ready to deep-dive into processing their past. Included in the intensive is a 50-minute virtual intake to gather history and to identify the specific goals and targets that we will focus on during the half-day virtual intensive. You may opt for a 3-hour time block or two separate 90-minute blocks for the intensive itself.

    Pricing: $900 ($225/session)

questions you may have

  • EMDR can work well in treating a wide variety of disturbing experiences and adverse life events. While it was developed to treat acute, defined. trauma, the approach has been applied and effective to help people with other struggles in their life as well.

  • EMDR does not require extensive talking about the traumatic event. During a processing session, we will choose a difficult memory and you will simply think through the memory, not talk about it in detail. Rather, the focus is on integrating the difficult memory and belief with one that is more adaptive for you moving forward.

  • EMDR Therapy is just as effective virtually as it is in-person. There is a growing body research to provide evidence of this finding.

    To learn more, visit: https://emdrfoundation.org/emdr-info/research-lists/

  • EMDR is generally considered to be safe with fewer side effects than pharmacological treatments for trauma. However, during the reprocessing phases of EMDR, some individuals might experience heightened emotions or brief increases in distress. Some clients report vivid dreams or memories surfacing outside of sessions. This is a typical part of the process and is something that we will address and manage within the therapeutic setting. Prior to engaging in EMDR, we will review your history and make sure that this modality is the right fit for you.

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