EMDR Therapy
Reprocess trauma. Reclaim peace. Reconnect
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a research-backed psychotherapy that helps you reprocess distressing memories, reduce emotional triggers, and replace negative beliefs with more adaptive ones. Using bilateral stimulation such as guided eye movements or taps. EMDR supports your brain in processing traumatic experiences so they stop overwhelming the present.
What is EMDR Therapy?
Benefits of EMDR Therapy
EMDR therapy can help you process painful experiences, reduce distress, and move toward a more peaceful, connected life.
Heal from past trauma without needing to relive every detail.
Reduce symptoms of anxiety, panic, and PTSD.
Improve emotional regulation and self-confidence.
Break free from recurring negative thought patterns.
Regain a sense of safety and control.
At Wandering Pine Wellness, we offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy.
Who can it help?
EMDR therapy helps adults with trauma anxiety, and panic in a way that’s effective and healing.
it’s a research-backed approach that supports your nervous system in processing what it couldn’t make sense of before.
Choose in-person EMDR in Las Vegas, NV, Spokane, WA, or Littleton, CO.
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Online EMDR therapy is also offered anywhere in Nevada, Colorado, or Washington. Our
which ever method you choose our licensed therapists will guide you toward lasting change.
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR Therapy for Trauma
Trauma can leave you feeling stuck, like you’re still bracing for something that already happened. Logically, you know that it’s over. But your body hasn’t gotten the message. EMDR helps you gently reprocess the moments that overwhelmed your nervous system so your brain can finally store them as something that happened in the past instead of something that still feels current. Whether your trauma was obvious (like a car accident, medical emergency, or violence) or harder to name (like emotional neglect or long-term stress), EMDR doesn’t ask you to relive the pain. Instead, it supports your brain’s natural healing process using bilateral stimulation and a structured protocol that is tailored to your needs. Over time, those memories lose their emotional intensity. Through EMDR, you'll gain more space to feel grounded, connected, and in control of your life.
EMDR Therapy for Anxiety
Anxiety can be exhausting. It might show up as overthinking, irritability, physical tension, or a constant sense that something bad is about to happen. Even when things are technically “fine,” your brain may stay on high alert. EMDR helps uncover the experiences and beliefs that are keeping your nervous system stuck in that state. You may not even realize how early those beliefs started to take hold. Thoughts like “I can’t relax” or “I have to keep it together” often come from unprocessed stress. Through EMDR, we’ll gently target the memories and patterns that shaped those beliefs. Over time, your brain starts to tell a different story that includes safety, capability, and trust in yourself.
EMDR Therapy for ADHD
EMDR doesn't "heal" or "fix" ADHD. But if you’ve been living with ADHD, you’ve probably spent years trying to prove you’re not lazy, careless, or unreliable. Maybe you’ve overcompensated, masked your struggles, or internalized a sense of failure. Even when you know it’s your brain wiring, it can still feel heavy to carry the shame, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm that often come with it. EMDR can help you begin to untangle these patterns. You might use EMDR to process being misunderstood in school, dismissed by providers, or constantly told to “just try harder.” Over time, you may notice a shift. Less urgency to prove yourself. Less spiraling when something goes wrong. More space to feel grounded and respond in ways that work for you. EMDR can also be adapted for ADHD brains!
EMDR Therapy for Panic
Panic attacks can feel like they come out of nowhere. Once they start, it becomes hard to trust your body again. You might find yourself scanning for danger, avoiding certain places, or feeling like your world is getting smaller. EMDR helps you explore the root of these intense fear responses. Often, panic stems from an earlier experience your brain never had the chance to fully process. EMDR gives your nervous system a second chance to complete that process, so it no longer sees everyday situations as threats. This approach is different from managing symptoms alone; it helps resolve what is underneath them. Clients often report feeling more calm in their bodies, more confident in their ability to cope, and less afraid of their fear.
How Does EMDR Work?
EMDR follows an eight-phase protocol designed to help you reprocess distressing memories safely and effectively:
Identify target memories and negative beliefs to reprocess.
3. Assessment
4. Desensitization
Use bilateral stimulation to reduce distress from traumatic memories.
End each session feeling grounded and calm.
7. Closure
8. Reevaluation
Review progress and plan next steps for ongoing healing.
Learn coping and grounding skills to feel safe and supported.
1. History Taking
Share your story, symptoms, and therapy goals.
2. Preparation
Notice and release any remaining physical or emotional tension.
5. Installation
Strengthen positive beliefs to replace old narratives.
6. Body scan
Integrative & Trauma-Informed
We prioritize safety, trust, and nervous system regulation. EMDR is one part of a collaborative healing process that may include adjunct care such as psychiatry, nutrition support, or specialist referrals.
Neurodiversity-Affirming & Identity-Aware
We honor the impact of systemic harm, cultural identity, and chronic stress. Our therapists understand trauma in context and create inclusive spaces for all clients.
Mind-Body Connection
We integrate EMDR with somatic work, mindfulness, and other modalities to support healing on physical, emotional, and mental levels.
Why Clients Choose Wandering Pine Wellness for EMDR Therapy
Who We Work With
At Wandering Pine Wellness, our EMDR therapists take a whole-person, identity affirming approach, tailoring the pace, language, and techniques to fit your lived experiences.
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If you’re neurodivergent, you’ve likely been misunderstood. EMDR therapy for ADHD and neurodivergent adults can help you unlearn harmful internalized messages and reconnect with your strengths.
Rejection sensitivity and emotional intensity
Overwhelm, masking, and perfectionism
Trauma from school, workplace, or healthcare discrimination
Identity formation after a late diagnosis
We adjust our pace and techniques so you don’t have to mask, explain, or justify your brain here.
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We work with firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement, and other professionals facing chronic stress and secondary trauma. EMDR for first responders can help you:
Process high-impact calls and emergencies
Release stored tension and hyper-vigilance
Rebuild your relationship with rest and connection
Reclaim a sense of purpose and resilience
You don’t have to carry the weight of your experiences alone; we can help you process and heal.
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EMDR therapy for LGBTQ+ clients offers a space to heal without judgment.
Heal wounds tied to identity, visibility, or shame
Recover from religious trauma
Process changes in community and belonging
Navigate relationship ruptures or attachment trauma
Rebuild self-trust in affirming, safe relationships
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EMDR for parents and caregivers can help you:
Heal from birth trauma or fertility struggles
Support neurodivergent or chronically ill children
Break cycles of generational trauma
Address resentment, overwhelm, or numbness
We’ll help you show up with more presence, patience, and self-compassion.
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We work with people living with complex conditions. While EMDR can’t “cure” physical illness, it can help you:
Process trauma from medical gaslighting or misdiagnosis
Navigate grief around changes in identity or ability
Reduce anxiety and somatic distress
We support you in honoring your energy limits and caring for emotional health alongside chronic illness.
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For many, the deepest wounds come from what didn’t happen—needs going unmet, being told you were “too much,” or having to earn love. EMDR can help you:
Heal from invalidation or emotional minimization
Shift limiting beliefs like “I don’t matter” or “I must work to be loved”
Build self-compassion and healthier connections in the present
Find EMDR Therapy At Wandering Pine Wellness
Washington
Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Olympia, Bellingham, and more
Colorado
Denver, Littleton, Boulder, and mountain towns
Nevada
Reno, Henderson, Summerlin, Pahrump, Carson City, North Las Vegas, and rural areas
Meet Our EMDR Therapists
Lexi Thomas, CPC‑Intern
Kerry McCarthy, LMHC/LPC/CPC
Gina Romero, LICSW/LCSW
Steve Donovan, LMHC, CPC
ADHD · Chronic Illness · Trauma · Anxiety · Military
Anxiety · Self-Esteem · Burnout · Trauma
Trauma · PTSD · Workplace Stress · Pilots · Firefighters
Anxiety · ADHD · LGBTQ+ Teens & Young Adults
Insurance Accepted for EMDR Therapy
We partner with a wide range of insurance providers to help you access EMDR therapy with peace of mind.
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Overcome Trauma with EMDR Therapy Online & In-Person
Every step toward healing matters and you don’t have to take it alone. Our EMDR therapy sessions help you gently process the past, ease anxiety, and move forward with confidence and peace.