Adjunct EMDR Therapy in St. Louis

For therapists who feel like trauma isn’t really their thing.

Because we can’t be experts about everything…

You’re a therapist.  You have a great connection with a client but they keep getting stuck.  They are having flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and negative beliefs about themselves that just will not budge.  Maybe they are dissociating and losing time.  You’ve tried a few things and you’re realizing this is outside of your typical area of focus.  You know they could use some trauma work but you also know there is still so much that you have to offer them.  Do you refer them out or keep working and doing your best to address their trauma symptoms - even though you feel a little out of your depth?  Why should you have to choose?  Why can’t it be both!

Introducing

Adjunct EMDR Therapy

What is Adjunct EMDR Therapy?

Adjunct EMDR Therapy is when two therapists partner together to give comprehensive, high-quality care for a client.  During Adjunctive Therapy, a client who has been working with a primary therapist will begin to work with a secondary therapist for a specific amount of time on a specific concern.  The sessions can be concurrent - meaning that the client meets with each therapist during a specific period of time - or the client may take a brief pause with their primary therapist while they meet intensively with an EMDR Therapist. Here’s a 5-minute video where I describe Adjunct EMDR Therapy.

How does Adjunct EMDR Therapy work?

The therapists collaborate to create a customized treatment plan for the client.  With the client’s consent, the therapists can coordinate a schedule that best meets the client’s needs.  After the agreed upon time frame for Adjunct EMDR Therapy is completed, the client returns to work exclusively with their primary therapist.

Why is Adjunct EMDR helpful to clients and clinicians?

Adjunct EMDR Therapy creates a treatment team of different strengths and specialities.  While I can offer trauma therapy, I do not have extensive knowledge of other concerns like eating disorders or OCD.  Partnering with other therapists helps clients get the very best care for all of the complexities they are dealing with. 

We serve our clients better when we work together.

 Adjunct EMDR Options:

I offer 3 different formats of EMDR Therapy so that each client and their primary therapist can decide what will work best for them.

  • Client meets with EMDR Therapist for 3 days of intensive EMDR Therapy. Each day consists of 3 hours of EMDR Therapy, in addition to the 90-minute Pre-Intensive Interview and 60-minute follow up session. This is best for clients that have a moderate to severe disruption in their life and want immediate relief from trauma symptoms. Visit the EMDR Intensive Page to learn more.

  • Client meets with the EMDR Therapist for a 3-hour session(s) once per month. During this time, the client can continue to meet with their primary therapist. This is best for clients who want to maintain close contact with their primary therapist while beginning trauma work.

  • Client meets with the EMDR Therapist for a 3-hour session(s) once per quarter (every 3 months). During this time, the client can continue to meet with their primary therapist. This is best for clients who want to maintain close contact with their primary therapist while beginning trauma work.

Adjunct EMDR Therapy can help your clients:

  • Get relief from upsetting thoughts and images

  • Process through feelings of unsafety and constant danger

  • Release negative beliefs that are blocking them from moving forward

  • Get relief from intense emotions that feel inescapable

  • Make a breakthrough in their healing journey

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How can I get started with Adjunct EMDR Therapy?

Talk with your client about why you think they may benefit from EMDR Therapy.  If you would like to chat with me first, click the button below and we can schedule a time for us to connect.  You can also encourage them to visit my website and reach out.

Together we can help your clients heal.

Frequently Asked Questions about adjunct emdr therapy

 

  • Yes, my specialities are:

    Sexual trauma

    Painful childhood experiences

    Chronic Illness and medical trauma

    Religious Trauma

    Grief and loss

    Cancer survivors

    LGBTQ Community

    Neurodivergent People

    Highly Sensitive People

  • Visit my page about EMDR Intensives.

  • Feel free to direct them to my page about EMDR Therapy. I highly recommend this video by EMDRIA.

  • I believe EMDR can be helpful for the majority of clients. That said, EMDR works best when a client is able to tolerate difficult emotions and stay relatively grounded within their window of tolerance. Please note that I do not have extensive experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). If the client has been diagnosed with DID I would refer that to an EMDR Therapist that specializes in this area of practice.

  • Fill out the Contact form and we can discuss the possibility of partnering together to help your client heal.