MODALITIES

Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR)

Healing trauma by helping the brain safely reprocess distressing experiences.

Attachment-Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR) is a trauma-focused therapy that helps individuals process and heal from distressing or unresolved experiences. This approach integrates the structured trauma-processing framework of EMDR with a deeper focus on early attachment experiences and relational patterns.

AF-EMDR works by helping the brain reprocess memories that may be “stuck” in the nervous system due to trauma or overwhelming experiences. Through guided bilateral stimulation and therapeutic processing, clients can reduce the emotional intensity associated with these memories while developing new, more adaptive beliefs about themselves and their experiences.

This approach is particularly effective for individuals working through trauma, childhood experiences, attachment wounds, and long-standing emotional patterns that impact self-worth, relationships, and a sense of safety.

I received specialized training in Attachment-Focused EMDR directly from Dr. Laurel Parnell, the developer of this model. This training emphasizes creating safety, strengthening internal resources, and working at a pace that supports deep and lasting healing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Helping you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that focuses on the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT helps individuals identify patterns of thinking that may contribute to emotional distress or unhelpful behaviors and develop more balanced, constructive ways of responding to challenges.

In therapy, clients learn practical skills to recognize cognitive distortions, manage difficult emotions, and develop healthier behavioral responses. CBT is structured, goal-oriented, and focused on building tools that can be applied in everyday life.

CBT is commonly used to support individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, stress, and other emotional difficulties. The goal of CBT is to empower clients with strategies that promote lasting emotional resilience and improved well-being.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Building skills to manage intense emotions, navigate stress, and improve relationships.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured, skills-based therapy designed to help individuals who experience intense emotions and difficulty regulating them. DBT focuses on developing skills in four key areas: mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

This approach emphasizes both acceptance and change—helping individuals validate their emotional experiences while also learning healthier ways to respond to them. DBT provides concrete tools for managing overwhelming emotions, improving communication, and navigating challenging situations more effectively.

DBT can be particularly helpful for individuals struggling with emotional dysregulation, trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, and patterns of reactive or impulsive behavior.

Psychoanalytic / Psychodynamic Therapy

Explore the patterns, relationships, and past experiences that shape your present—gaining insight, understanding, and space for lasting growth.

This approach focuses on understanding how past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious patterns can influence the way you feel, think, and relate to others today. Many of us carry the echoes of childhood experiences, unresolved emotions, or relational dynamics that shape our behavior and emotional responses.

In a safe and supportive space, we explore these patterns together—not to place blame, but to help you make sense of your experiences and how they show up in your life. By gently uncovering these underlying influences, psychoanalytic therapy can help you:

  • Recognize recurring patterns in relationships, thoughts, and emotions
  • Understand how past experiences may shape present challenges
  • Gain insight into feelings or reactions that feel confusing or overwhelming
  • Build greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and emotional resilience
  • Move toward meaningful and lasting personal growth

This work is thoughtful, reflective, and paced according to your comfort, creating space for insight, healing, and change in a mindful and trauma-informed way.