EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured, evidence-based trauma therapy that helps the brain finish processing experiences that got stuck. While you briefly hold a memory in mind, we use bilateral stimulation: eye movements, tapping, or alternating tones. This helps the memory get filed as something that happened rather than something that's still happening. The memory stays, but the charge around it softens.

As a trauma-informed psychologist offering EMDR therapy in Manhattan, I integrate it with Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems. That keeps the work anchored in your body and paced to what your nervous system can actually take in.

 We don't jump into a memory on day one. First we get to know your history and what you want to be different. We also build resources: ways of grounding and finding steadiness that you can return to whenever you need them.

When we begin processing, you'll bring a specific memory to mind and notice what shows up in your body while following eye movements, tapping, or tones. Between short sets we pause and check in. You don't have to describe the memory in detail or relive it out loud. Often what surfaces is surprising: a new thought, a shift in sensation, a sense of distance that wasn't there before. You stay in charge of the pace. If something feels like too much, we slow down and come back to ground.

• A specific event that still replays, such as an accident, assault, medical trauma, sudden loss, or something frightening you can't shake

• PTSD and complex trauma, including patterns that began in childhood

• Anxiety, panic, and phobias linked to particular triggers

• Beliefs like "I'm not safe" or "I'm not enough" that logic hasn't been able to touch

• Grief that feels frozen in place

• First responders, healthcare workers, and others whose work exposes them to trauma. I spent years at the World Trade Center mental health program helping first responders process both acute and long-term trauma.

• People who've done talk therapy, understand their patterns, and still feel stuck

I offer in-person EMDR therapy in NYC in Midtown Manhattan, and virtual EMDR throughout New York State. I integrate EMDR with Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems, so the work stays anchored in your body and paced to what your nervous system can take in.