EMDR Therapy in Portland, Oregon and online in Culver City, CA & across Oregon and California

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It has been found to be beneficial for a range of concerns including PTSD, anxiety, grief and loss, depression and pain. It works through a brief focus on the traumatic event or disturbance while engaging in bilateral stimulation like eye or body movements. You can read more here.

It’s a fair question. The honest answer is: it depends.
Your history, goals, and how your body responds to the work all shape the timeline.

But here’s a general idea:

• Single-incident trauma (like a car accident or one-time event): Many people begin to feel real relief after about 8–10 EMDR reprocessing sessions.

• Complex trauma (like childhood neglect, repeated relational trauma, or multiple stressors): You may need 12–15+ reprocessing sessions to experience meaningful relief and possibly longer if the work uncovers deeper layers.

You have two main options for EMDR therapy with me:

• Weekly sessions, where we build momentum over time while honoring your nervous system’s capacity.

• EMDR Intensives, where we work in longer, focused blocks of time for deeper processing in fewer sessions.
  Curious about intensives? Learn more here →

Either way, the goal is the same: real, lasting change - not more surface-level coping.

We’ll start by making sure you feel grounded, supported, and in control.
Together, we’ll identify the memories, beliefs, or triggers that feel “stuck” in your system even if you’re not totally sure why they still impact you.

Then, using bilateral stimulation (usually eye movements, tapping, or sound), we’ll invite your brain to reprocess what happened - helping you untangle from the emotional charge, body tension, or shame that’s been lingering for years.

You can pause at any time. You're never expected to push past what feels emotionally manageable.
This isn’t about “toughing it out”, it’s about healing at a pace your nervous system can actually handle.

It depends and we’ll decide this together. But I recommend meeting weekly to start.

As goals are met we can reduce frequency to every other week, then to monthly until we decide our work is done. My goal isn’t to create reliance on me but to support you through connection you to your own internal and external coping resources.

I do encourage meeting weekly for at least for the first 8 - 12 sessions.

Individual therapy sessions are $225 for 50 minutes.

Please inquire about half-day intensive pricing

I offer a limited number of reduced fee/sliding scale slots per year. Please inquire if needed.

I currently work with Aetna, Quest Behavioral Health, and Kaiser PAR insurances only. However, I am considered an out-of-network provider and you can check with your insurance to see if they offer out-of-network benefits. I can issue you a “superbill” receipt upon request that you can use for this purpose.

I offer a free 20-minute consultation call where we can both ask questions and discuss how I may best be able to support you.

My current session hours are:

• Tuesday - Thursday 10am - 4pm;

• Fridays 10am - 1pm.

I also offer weekend options for Intensive Therapy.

Not at all. EMDR can be used in addition to your current therapy. Some clients decide to work with me on a short-term basis to target specific stuck points while continuing with their primary therapist. We can collaborate (with your consent) to support your ongoing progress.

Learn more about EMDR Adjunct Therapy