You're a people-pleaser and perfectionist, and there's this inner pressure all the time. You feel that you have to do for others, and you never end up having time to take care of yourself. Despite what everyone tells you, somehow it feels wrong to take care of yourself. You've tried to communicate with your family members, using all the skills you've learned as an adult, using your HR training, or anything else you can think of, but it always ends up feeling the same way- not good.
Your feelings are either taking over constantly, causing you to make decisions at the moment that you regret later, OR they are shoved so far down that you can barely access them.
Heal the trauma that has been stuck in your body for far too long.
The people I work with tend to be women who have experienced sexual Trauma or bad relationships, medical trauma, fertility issues, as well as issues from Childhood.
Before beginning the process of EMDR, many of my clients say:
"The past doesn’t feel like it’s in the past, it feels like it is happening right now, all over again."
"These nightmares are exhausting."
"Why do I feel so anxious over something so small?"
“I cannot drive past that place without shaking.”
"Why do I keep falling into the same situations over and over?"
"I have so many tears and so much anger, even though what happened was years ago."
Your body is responding to threat.
EMDR can help.
If you have one, I will work with your current therapist to tailor an EMDR Intensive Experience for you. If you don't have one, then we will do about two or three hours' worth of assessment and preparation (depending on your case).
EMDR is a type of therapy that allows us to process trauma in a condensed format. I have found that to utilize this best, taking one large chunk of time to work through a traumatic event (or events) is extremely powerful and can be life-changing.
In-person and telehealth sessions are available in the state of Arizona. The in-person sessions are available on Wednesdays & Fridays in Phoenix.