Heal the Past. Embrace the Present.

If you've experienced trauma, persistent anxiety, or emotionally painful memories that won’t stay in the past, EMDR therapy can help. I provide EMDR therapy that honors your Christian spirituality.

What Is EMDR?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps your brain safely process and release distressing memories and emotions. It’s especially helpful for:

• Trauma and PTSD

• Religious or spiritual abuse

• Anxiety and panic

• Childhood emotional wounds

A Christian, Trauma-Informed Approach

You don’t have to revisit trauma alone. In our work together, your story is held with care and spiritual sensitivity. I integrate EMDR with other modalities such as Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Spiritually Integrative Psychotherapy so your needs are addressed in an individualized manner.

What to Expect in EMDR Therapy

• A calm, grounding approach at your own pace

• Tools to manage anxiety or dysregulation before diving deep

• EMDR supports you in reprocessing distressing memories or thoughts by using bilateral stimulation (often through eye movements) while focusing on the negative event and/or cognition. This helps your brain “rewire” neural pathways, allowing you to reframe painful events, reducing the emotional charge that keeps you stuck in the pain.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EMDR Biblical?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapy approach that works with the brain’s natural ability to process and heal from trauma in a safe and effective way. Many people who seek Christian counseling or faith-based trauma therapy find that EMDR not only supports emotional healing but also strengthens their relationship with God, themselves, and their community.

As a Christian EMDR therapist in Nashville, TN, I’ve seen how EMDR can help people move from painful, distorted beliefs—such as “I’m trapped,” “I’m not lovable,” or “I have to be in control”—to beliefs that are more adaptive and more in line with biblical truth. Through EMDR, clients often find themselves better able to rest in statements like “I can let go and trust God” or “I have worth and am lovable because Christ died for me.”

In this way, EMDR can help bridge the gap between what we know to be true in Scripture and what we feel to be true in our hearts. It can help believers emotionally align with the hope, peace, and freedom that come from knowing Christ’s love.

How Do You Integrate EMDR with Christian Faith?

EMDR can be beautifully integrated with the Christian faith. The goal of EMDR is to help the brain connect neural pathways that have become isolated or “stuck” in trauma—those holding feelings of helplessness, fear, or shame and the negative beliefs that go with them—with neural pathways that hold more adaptive, life-giving information.

For many Christians, this means connecting the emotional parts of the brain that hold pain with what they know to be true about God’s character, His love, and their identity in Christ. EMDR simply takes advantage of the way God has already designed our brains to heal.

In my work as a Christian EMDR therapist in Nashville, TN, I often integrate ego state (or parts/attachment-based) work into sessions. For believers, one of the most powerful attachment figures we can connect with is Jesus Himself. This means that throughout the EMDR process, we intentionally invite Jesus into the work—drawing from Scripture, worship experiences, and personal encounters with Him.

Begin EMDR Therapy Today

Whether you’re healing from trauma, spiritual wounds, or anxiety, EMDR therapy can help you experience lasting relief—without having to relive every detail. Let’s talk about whether it’s the right fit for you.

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