Culturally Responsive Care and EMDR Therapy in Portland and across Oregon
Ready to finally release the past?
Finding a therapist who understands the intersection of identity and trauma is vital. I offer culturally aware & trauma-informed EMDR therapy in Portland, Oregon, specifically designed to support people with CPTSD, PTSD, and/or people within the LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities.
EMDR facilitates the brain's innate ability to resolve lingering distress by reprocessing trauma or difficult memories. This evidence-based approach helps clear the heavy emotional and somatic effects of the past so you can move forward with a nervous system that feels grounded and resilient.
Need a little more clarity?
The 8 Phases of EMDR
Phase 7 - 8
New Cycle or Pattern Integration
Phase 7) “Let's practice returning to the here & now”
Phase 8) “What does your system know now that it didn't before?” and "How do you want that to inform how your life changes"
Phase 4 - 6
The change: move from rehashing to reprocessing
Phase 4) “Can we let your system move through what it couldn't move through then?” Phase 5) “What do you want your body to remember today?” Phase 6) “What happens inside when you hold this new sense of yourself?”
Phase 1 - 3
Similar to therapy you've experienced before
As a Queer Multicultural EMDR therapist hopefully it can feel like you don't next to waste time in session explaining this. We'll get to phase work quickly! Phase 1) “What does the nervous system still believe?” Phase 2) “Can I stay present with myself while experiencing activation?” Phase 3) "What is your system still holding onto? And where do we begin”
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