Online EMDR Therapy in Los Gatos and across California

Reprocess the past. Reclaim the present. Redefine your future.

Success doesn’t have to come at the cost of your nervous system.

EMDR might be a good fit for you if you:

  • Have had past experiences–big or small–that still affect how you think, feel, or respond today.

  • Find yourself reacting strongly in certain situations and aren’t sure why.

  • Achieved a lot, but something under the surface keeps you feeling stuck, anxious, or on edge.

  • Intellectually know you’re safe or capable–but your body still feels otherwise.

  • Are exhausted from overthinking and want to heal deeper emotional wounds without having to relive every detail.

  • Have tried talk therapy before but feel like you’ve hit a wall or want a more targeted approach.

  • Are ready to release old patterns, limiting beliefs, or emotional blocks that are no longer serving you.

  • Want to feel more grounded, confident, and emotionally free in both your personal and professional life.

You don’t have to hit rock bottom to do this work. You’ve held it together for a long time–maybe so well that no one would guess how heavy things feel beneath the surface. You’re successful, capable, and good at pushing through. And you’re tired of carrying things that logic alone can’t fix. You don’t have to rehash every detail of the past to move forward.
You just have to be willing to start.

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EMDR helps your brain do what it was built to do: Heal

  • EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It’s a type of therapy that helps your brain process and release experiences that feel stuck–especially things like trauma, stress, or painful memories that still affect how you think, feel, or react today.

    A lot of times, we know something is in the past, but our body or emotions don’t fully catch up. EMDR helps bridge that gap. Instead of just talking through something, we use things like back-and-forth eye movements or tapping to activate the brain’s natural healing process–similar to what happens during REM sleep. 

    You won’t have to relive everything in detail. We go at your pace, and you stay in control the whole time. My role is to guide the process so your system can do the healing it’s already capable of—just with the right support.

  • This approach helps you move past what’s been holding you back beneath the surface–whether it’s old wounds, anxiety, or patterns that drain your energy. EMDR doesn’t just help you manage symptoms temporarily; it helps your brain process and release stuck emotions and memories so they no longer control your reactions or decisions.

    That means less mental and emotional noise, more clarity, and more energy to focus on what truly matters–whether that’s leading your team, growing your business, nurturing relationships, or simply feeling like yourself again.

    Because we work at your pace, you can build resilience without feeling overwhelmed or vulnerable in ways that don’t feel safe. In short, EMDR with this approach helps you reclaim your time, your peace, and your power to move forward with confidence.

  • EMDR is a structured, evidence-based therapy but it’s also flexible and collaborative. Here’s what the process typically looks like, broken down into 8 phases:

    1 history and treatment planning

    We start by getting a clear picture of your story–what’s been weighing on you, where you feel stuck, and what goals you have for therapy. You don’t need to go into every detail–just enough to help us map out a focused plan.

    2 preparation

    You’ll learn grounding tools and strategies to help you feel safe, steady, and in control before we begin any deeper work. We’ll build trust and make sure you’re fully supported every step of the way.

    3 assessment

    We identify a specific memory, belief, or pattern that feels emotionally charged. Together, we’ll explore how it shows up in your body, thoughts, and emotions so we can begin reprocessing it with clarity and care.

    4 desensitization

    This is where the reprocessing happens. Using bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping), your brain begins to unstick the memory and process it more adaptively–reducing the emotional charge it once held.

    5 installation

    Once the old reactions start to fade, we strengthen a new, more empowering belief that feels true to you–like “I’m safe now” or “I did the best I could.” This helps rewire how you relate to the experience going forward.

    6 body scan

    We check in with your body to see if any tension or emotional residue is still lingering. EMDR isn’t just about changing thoughts–it’s about full mind-body integration.

    7 closure

    Each session ends with grounding, regulation, and reflection. Even if reprocessing isn’t fully complete, we make sure you feel stable and supported before you leave. 

    8 reevaluation

    At the start of the next session, we check in on how things have shifted–what’s feeling lighter, what’s still activated–and decide together where to focus next.

    Throughout the process, you stay in the driver’s seat.

    This is a collaborative, flexible, and deeply respectful approach to healing.

  • Release emotional patterns and memories that keep you stuck

  • Interrupt cycles of burnout, self-criticism, and over-functioning

  • Shift core beliefs like “I’m not enough” or “I have to do it all”

  • Reduce anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional reactivity

  • Heal the root causes–not just the symptoms–of stress and trauma

  • Strengthen your ability to stay grounded, even under pressure

  • Reclaim access to calm, clarity, and emotional space

  • Build a relationship with your nervous system based on safety, not survival

  • Trust yourself more fully in your boundaries, choices, and direction

  • Expand your capacity for rest, connection, and joy–without guilt

You don’t have to relive it to release it. 

FAQs

  • No. One of the benefits of EMDR is that you don’t have to go into the full story to get relief. You stay in control of how much you share, and we focus on what feels manageable. The healing happens through reprocessing, not through retelling.

  • It depends on the person and the issue we’re addressing. Some people experience noticeable relief within a few sessions, while deeper or more complex work work may take longer. We’ll go at your pace and make sure you feel grounded throughout the process.

  • Not at all. EMDR is effective for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or burned out–especially if traditional talk therapy hasn’t helped you fully shift. You don’t need a “big T” trauma to benefit. If something is still impacting you, it’s worth working through.

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  • EMDR helps you process performance-related trauma, identity loss, and the emotional toll of always pushing through. Whether you’re facing injury, transition, or burnout, EMDR can clear what’s stuck—so you’re not carrying old pain into every practice, play or conversation.

  • EMDR helps unwind the internalized pressure to prove, achieve, and never fail. Whether it’s past criticism, academic trauma, or years of perfectionism, EMDR gets to the root—so you can feel confident, grounded, and free to focus without the weight of fear driving you.

  • EMDR helps release the quiet, buried stress that builds up from years of problem-solving under pressure. It targets the past experiences and internal narratives that keep you stuck in anxiety, overdrive, or shutdown…so you can lead and create from a more regulated place.

  • EMDR helps you untangle the deeper fears—fear of failure, fear of not being enough—that drive overworking and emotional burnout. It clears the mental clutter of past setbacks, harsh self-judgments, and high-stakes stress, so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

  • EMDR helps you process the emotional impact of high-pressure decisions, leadership stress, and the isolation that can come with being at the top. It shifts the internal blocks that keep you running on autopilot, so you can lead with presence, purpose, and a more regulated nervous system.

  • EMDR helps you heal the wounds left by public scrutiny, rejection, creative burnout, or industry trauma. It softens the inner critic and clears the emotional residue that builds up behind the scenes—so you can reconnect with your voice, your vision, and your sense of self.

  • EMDR helps you process the emotional overload and secondary trauma that accumulate when you’re constantly holding space for others. It allows you to release what’s been stored in your body and mind so you can keep caring, without carrying the weight of every hard moment.

  • EMDR helps you work through the internalized stress, fear of failure, or imposter syndrome that often hides beneath perfectionism and control. It helps you unhook from past experiences that shaped how you handle pressure—so you can lead and perform from a calmer, clearer place.

  • EMDR helps you process the emotional armor you’ve built to survive high-stakes environments, constant scrutiny, and long hours. It gently untangles the unresolved stress and self-judgment that keep you stuck in overdrive—so you can reconnect with yourself beyond the role.

  • EMDR helps you heal from the overlooked grief, overwhelm, or past trauma that’s often buried under caregiving. It makes space for your own emotions, needs, and identity—so you can show up for others without losing yourself in the process.