EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy designed to help people process and heal from trauma.

When we experience something overwhelming, our brain doesn’t always process it like it would a regular memory. It can get "stuck," causing us to re-experience it through flashbacks, body memories, or intense emotional responses. EMDR helps your brain do what it naturally wants to do: heal.

What happens in EMDR?

• We identify a memory or belief that feels distressing.

• You engage in bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) while recalling the memory.

• Your brain begins to reprocess the memory in a way that feels less activating and more resolved.

Over time, clients often report feeling less triggered, more empowered, and better able to connect with themselves and others. EMDR doesn’t erase the past—but it helps you carry it differently.

Codependency is often described as losing yourself in someone else. It's a pattern of prioritizing others' needs, emotions, or approval at the expense of your own well-being. Many people with codependent traits learned early on that their worth was tied to how helpful, compliant, or needed they were.

Signs of codependency may include:

• Difficulty setting or holding boundaries

• Feeling responsible for others' emotions

• People-pleasing or avoiding conflict at all costs

• Low self-worth or a shaky sense of identity

• Over-functioning in relationships

Healing codependency starts with learning to reconnect with your own needs, values, and voice. It involves building self-trust, setting boundaries without guilt, and realizing that you are enough—even when you’re not "fixing" or "helping" anyone else.

Trauma isn’t just something that happens to us—it’s something that lives in our bodies. When we experience overwhelming stress or fear, our nervous system stores those responses. This is why trauma survivors often experience physical symptoms long after the event is over.

Signs trauma might be showing up in your body:

• Chronic tension or pain (especially in the neck, shoulders, or stomach)

• Trouble sleeping or staying asleep

• Hypervigilance (always feeling on edge or unsafe)

• Digestive issues or a "nervous stomach"

• Startle responses, tight chest, or racing heart

These are not just "in your head." They are real, physiological signs that your body remembers what it went through.

Healing trauma involves not just talking about what happened, but also helping the body feel safe again. Approaches like EMDR, somatic therapy, and nervous system regulation can support this deep, embodied healing.

Emotional neglect happens when our emotional needs are consistently ignored, minimized, or unmet—especially in childhood. Unlike more visible forms of abuse or trauma, emotional neglect is often invisible and harder to name, but its impact runs deep.

Children need more than food and shelter—they need to feel seen, soothed, and supported emotionally. When that doesn’t happen, we grow up struggling with self-worth, emotional expression, or relationships, without always understanding why.

As adults, emotional neglect might show up as:

• Feeling like your emotions are "too much" or don’t matter

• Struggling to identify or express your needs

• Feeling empty, numb, or disconnected

• Being overly independent to the point of isolation

• A deep sense of not being truly known or understood

Healing from emotional neglect involves learning how to recognize your own needs, validate your feelings, and build secure, compassionate connections—with others and with yourself.