Sometimes words aren’t enough, and you need freedom to express yourself in creative ways. Through various methods and materials, (sand tray therapy, painting, drawing, crafts, etc.), you can explore your experiences and gain insight. This creative process is free of judgment and does not depend on skill. Based on your comfort and openness, arts can be incorporated to further your progress. 

Learn more about expressive art as therapy here.

EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) Your brain was made to heal but sometimes overwhelming experiences cause distress to get stuck. You find your present functioning negatively impacted by past experiences no matter how much you tell yourself it shouldn’t. EMDR helps unblock and process these experiences so that you can release your burdens and function better in your present.

Jessica has experience and training in using EMDR therapy to address the impact of:

• • Childhood attachment wounds (neglect, abandonment, abuse, etc.)
  • Physical, verbal, emotional and sexual assault and abuse
  • Fertility challenges, pregnancy loss and traumatic birth
  • Survivors of spiritual abuse 
  • Anxiety and phobias (flying, heights, driving, health, etc)
  • Traumatic and overwhelming incidents (car accidents, shootings, job lay off, etc.)
  • Loss
  • Medical issues and chronic pain

Learn more about EMDR

IFS  (Internal family systems therapy) We all have aspects of ourselves that are caught in extreme or limiting patterns. IFS is a non- judgmental approach that allows you to develop a more curious and compassionate relationship with yourself. As you begin to explore different aspects of yourself (feelings, thoughts, beliefs, physical reactions, and behaviors) you gain understanding about how you have adapted to life’s challenges. You are then aided to unburden what is keeping you stuck and freed to respond to yourself and life in a more rewarding way.

Learn about IFS here.

Have you ever felt the session ended just as you found momentum? Do you have a specific issue you would like to address in a focused way? Maybe you have a limited amount of time during which you can attend therapy and want to make the most of it. While 45 to 60 minutes is considered a standard “therapy hour”, longer session time can be more effective and efficient for some people and certain goals. 

The benefits of scheduling longer sessions (3 to 6 hours) or therapy intensives (3 to 6 hours/day on 3 to 5 back-to-back days) include: 

• Less starts and stops in your processing
• Intensely focused treatment plan
• Reduced treatment time and disruptions in work/personal schedules
• Reduced cost when goals are achieved in less time

Reach out to explore if extended sessions, or an EMDR therapy intensive would be a good fit for what you hope to address.

Being there for others requires first being there for yourself, and making sure you have the right support to stay inspired and engaged. No matter where you are in your career you can benefit from trusted sources of feedback and education. Consultation is an environment in which you can explore your work to create more confidence, better balance, and increased competence.

Clinical Consultation is a great place to:

• Review client cases and work through challenges
• Maintain awareness of personal reaction and self-care needs
• Improve your ability to safely and effectively provide trauma informed care
• Explore practical aspects of managing a practice
• Maintain your enthusiasm and flexibility towards your work

As an EMDR Consultant, I am able to assist EMDR Therapists who are working towards becoming a EMDR Certified Therapists as well as Consultants in Training wanting to become EMDR Consultants.

Advanced training and experience

• • EMDR with complex trauma cases and dissociation
  • Recent events and ongoing trauma protocols
  • Integration of parts work/IFS with EMDR
  • Anxiety and Phobias
  • Intensive EMDR therapy 
  • EMDR 2.0 
  • Facilitation of practicum for EMDR basic Training

EMDR Consultation is a good fit if you’re wanting to:  

• • Feel confident and clear using EMDR
  • Be effective in responding to blocked processing
  • Be equipped to manage complex cases
  • Understand how to respond to diverse issues
  • Become an EMDR Certified Therapist
  • Become an EMDR Consultant