Insight: Solution-Focused Therapy

Websites:

• http://EMDRworks.com

I'm a psychotherapist, specializing in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR is an advanced psychotherapy model that combines psychology with physiology in a way that allows a person to identify and “clear” past traumatic events. These events can be as seemingly insignificant as a childhood bee sting, or as catastrophic as a life-threatening event. We often forget they ever happened, and have no idea that they are the actual cause of our current problems.

Most people notice that certain things just seem to “push their buttons”.  Chances are, those buttons are left over from a past experience. Their brain might know it’s over, but their body hasn’t caught on. EMDR doesn’t erase the memories of past events, but it does eliminate the negative reactions that are still occurring. EMDR does it fast and permanently.  

EMDR has been successfully used with a variety issues that can be stress provoking, such as:
·          Phobias and problems with Panic/Anxiety
·          Depression and Insomnia
·          Performance Anxiety/Enhancement
·          Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
·          Chemical Dependency
·          Relationship issues
·          Issues with food and weight
·          Procrastination, and many other concerns

I develop a treatment plan that is designed specifically for each client.  With EMDR, we don’t just talk about it, we do something about it. 

 

Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance – Indiana University

Masters in Music, Flute Performance – Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Masters of Social Work, Occupational Social Work – University of Maryland at Baltimore

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist

I have worked in many settings, including individual, couple and family counseling, forensic, emergency medicine, Employee Assistance Programs and international adoption. I am also proud to be working with EMDR HAP (Humanitarian Assistance Program), a nonprofit organization which can be described as the mental health equivalent of Doctors Without Borders. HAP is a global network of clinicians who travel anywhere there is a need to stop suffering and prevent the after-effects of trauma and violence.