Can EMDR help me?
If you're struggling with childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, or feeling defeated in controlling your anger or attempts to stop overthinking, EMDR offers a proven path to release these burdens. EMDR is useful for individuals who experience attachment wounds, difficulty in relationships, struggle with self-esteem or managing intense emotions. Additionally, EMDR is helpful for individuals who have experience in traditional talk therapy and gained insight but find that insight alone did not create lasting change. No prior experience in therapy is required for EMDR.
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How EMDR Works
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people process distressing experiences so that painful memories feel less overwhelming in the present. EMDR follows eight phases while moving at a pace that is comfortable to you. Before approaching anything painful, we first build trust, stability, and a sense of safety. We explore how your experiences have shaped your life and the meaning you've made from those experiences. When you’re ready, we process difficult memories with guided eye movements, or another form of bilateral stimulation, allowing the brain to "digest" the memory in a new way. The goal isn’t to erase the memory. It’s to help the brain process what happened so the memory can become less emotionally charged, less vivid, and less disruptive in the present.
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The Benefits of EMDR
Emotional Relief
Process painful memories so they no longer trigger intense emotional distress in your present life.
Reduced Stress
Break free from the constant state of high stress and anxiety to find a deeper sense of calm and stability.
Lasting Clarity
Process the past to that it no longer controls the present. Live with more freedom to build the life you want and deserve.
A Message From The Founder
The Strength to Move Forward
At Fortitude EMDR, I believe that true healing isn't about simply managing your symptoms—it's about reclaiming your capacity to process, integrate, and move through life's most difficult chapters. As an EMDR therapist and licensed mental health counselor, I have seen how transformative this modality is, allowing the nervous system to process what was previously overwhelming or intrusive. Â
Offering telehealth therapy in Portland, Seattle and throughout Oregon and Washington, my mission is to create a grounded space where specialization meets genuine support. Whether you are carrying the pain of past experiences, navigating professional pressure, perfectionism, high stress and anxiety, depression, struggling with relationships, transitions or loss, I'm committed to helping you move past feeling stuck and arrive at a place of clarity, calm, and lasting relief.