Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
When you survive chronic trauma, persistent panic, or crushing high-achiever burnout, your brain's natural information processing system locks up. The raw memories, body sensations, and self-critical beliefs get frozen in time in your nervous system.
Traditional talk therapy lets you intellectualize what happened, but keeping it conversational doesn't change how your body experiences and reacts to triggers. EMDR skips the endless storytelling loops. By using targeted virtual bilateral stimulation, we activate your brain's ability to process and adapt.
We go into the subconscious filing cabinets, pull out the heavy memories that hijack your peace, and work to strip them of their emotional charge. You don't forget your history—you just stop reliving it in your body and your thoughts.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a structured trauma-focused approach that pays attention to memories, beliefs, body sensations, emotions, and present-day reactions.
You do not have to tell your entire story in perfect chronological order. We discuss what you want to address, what feels manageable, and whether EMDR is appropriate for your goals and current capacity.
EMDR is not a magic filing cabinet, emotional eraser, or shortcut around the complicated parts. It feels different from traditional talk therapy because it uses a structured protocol and bilateral stimulation while we explore distressing material.
I offer 90-minute sessions and intensives for people who want more time for pacing, breaks, reflection, and integration. More time does not guarantee a particular outcome—it simply means we are not forced to race the clock.
EMDR has been studied extensively for trauma-related concerns and may be considered for other forms of distress when clinically appropriate. We will discuss what you want to address, what is known about the approach, potential risks and benefits, and alternative modalities.
I offer trauma-informed EMDR virtually across Michigan and South Carolina for clients navigating trauma, chronic stress, PTSD, anxiety, burnout, and emotional dysregulation.
Kelly VanMoen, MS, LPC, CAADC
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
I am licensed in Michigan and registered as an active out-of-state telehealth provider in South Carolina.
The Unfiltered Couch Counseling
Specialized neuroexperiential trauma therapy and somatic nervous system regulation
Virtual Somatic and Trauma Therapy for adults and adolescents in Michigan and South Carolina.
Brainspotting, Deep Brain Reorienting, and EMDR
Extended therapy intensives
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