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MY SERVICES

EMDR Therapy

EMDR and Trauma Therapy in • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES• CALIFORNIA

Some of the ways living with trauma feels and looks like:

  • You feel on edge and waiting for the other shoe to drop or you’re going through the motions and feeling numb or shut down.

  • You have core beliefs around not being worthy, strong, safe, or good enough.

  • You are on high alert and feel easily startled.

  • Your relationships, sleep, and work have been impacted and you’re having a hard time being present and staying focused.

  • Your emotional reactions feel magnified and it feels hard to respond the way you would like.

Tannaz preparing for EMDR and Somatic Therapy sessions with clients in Los Angeles, Irvine, and California

MY APPROACH

I’m here to help you tap into your natural ability to heal from past emotional pain, get unstuck, and move forward.

EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) is a highly effective client-centered and evidenced-based model of trauma therapy that helps you heal from emotional distress connected to painful life experiences and shift your core beliefs around those experiences.

How does EMDR therapy work?

When something traumatic happens, your brain’s survival system kicks in to protect you. It triggers a fight, flight, or freeze response, and the memory of the event can get “stuck” in the part of your brain that reacts to danger. Even after the event is over, small reminders can cause your body and emotions to react as if the danger is still happening.

EMDR helps process these memories so you can remember them without distress. Using bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping), EMDR keeps you present while recalling the past, reducing emotional intensity, shifting negative beliefs, and helping your nervous system find balance again.

What I use EMDR for in my Practice:

 FAQs

  • EMDR differs from traditional talk therapy in that it doesn’t rely on talking in detail about the distressing issue or event. For clients who are looking for an accelerated, long-lasting, and less talk-oriented approach in healing from trauma, EMDR may be a good fit.

    EMDR is a somatic approach that taps into the body and nervous system, where trauma is often stored. Talk therapy alone doesn’t tap into the body and therefore may be limited in accessing and healing trauma in the body.

  • Yes, I offer both talk therapy and EMDR as a combination, EMDR as a separate service, talk therapy as a separate modality, and extended EMDR sessions.

  • Yes, EMDR has been studied and used for addressing anxiety disorders, depression, grief/loss, chronic pain, creative blocks, and a variety of other concerns.

  • See my blog post here on how EMDR can help address reproductive trauma.

  • Many people with anxiety have past experiences—big or small—that shaped how they respond to stress. EMDR for anxiety helps process these experiences, so your nervous system isn’t as reactive. It can also shift negative self-beliefs (like “I’m not safe” or “I’m not good enough”) into more helpful ones, reducing overall anxiety.

    It’s especially helpful for performance anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and anxiety linked to perfectionism or past experiences.

  • https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/