EMDR & trauma therapy in Connecticut
For adults who've done the work and still feel stuck.
You’ve built insight. You understand your patterns. Something hasn’t shifted.
From the outside, you look like you’re managing it all.
But most people don’t see:
the clenched jaw
the tightness in your chest
a mind with 26 tabs open
the pressure to hold it all together
how you run on imposter syndrome
the mental loops of what-ifs & should-haves
a stomach bracing for criticism before anyone has spoken
the heaviness of being the “go to” person
You’ve learned how to keep keepin’ on.
You’ve learned how to explain why you feel the way you do.
And for a long time, that was enough.
Then something happened.
Maybe…
the pressure at work finally tipped the scale
the thing you’d been managing became impossible to handle
you were caught off guard and sent spiraling
that old thing resurfaced with a vengeance
your bandwidth hit its limit and you crashed
The things that used to help aren't working the way they used to.
The masking is burning you out.
You’re white knuckling it through every meeting and conversation.
You’re not sure what to do anymore.
You long for:
A little less managing.
A little less monitoring.
A little less bracing.
More trust in yourself.
More room for your own needs.
More energy for the people and things you love.
To stop feeling like life is something you have to constantly stay ahead of.
It’s exhausting trying to out-logic your body.
You've built meaningful understanding.
You see your patterns.
You've developed coping skills.
Yet some of what you're carrying has roots that understanding alone hasn’t been able to reach.
It may not necessarily be a single event you can point to.
Often times it's quieter than that.
You may be holding the steady accumulation of what was expected of you.
The feelings you learned to set aside or manage quietly on your own.
The ways you made yourself smaller or steadier so someone else could feel okay.
You may not think of any of that as trauma. Many people I work with don't. Those experiences have a way of showing up long after they're over. Sometimes in our thoughts. Sometimes in our reactions. Sometimes in ways we can't fully explain.That's where this work begins.
Hi, I’m Laura.
You’re in the right place if you’ve already done meaningful healing and you’re looking for depth-oriented work to support your body catching up to what your mind has worked so hard to understand.
All the prior healing work you’ve done matters here.
We don’t discard it, we build on it.
I use EMDR and parts work to help the changes you understand intellectually start to feel more true in your day-to-day life. These approaches help us move beyond simply understanding a pattern and begin shifting it. We aren't here to talk you out of your feelings or convince you to think differently. We're here to understand what keeps the pattern going and help it loosen its grip. (read more about EMDR and partswork)
One thing I feel strongly about: the format of therapy should fit the work, not the other way around. We don’t start with a rigid, one-size-fits-all schedule. Instead, we co-design a container that matches the depth you’re looking for. For some, that’s a steady weekly rhythm. For others, it’s longer blocks of two or three hours over one or more days (sometimes called EMDR intensives) to allow the nervous system enough time to fully settle and process.
We start with a 90-minute intake where we begin understanding what's bringing you in, the patterns you're noticing, and what you'd like to see change.
As the work evolves, the format can, too.
How We Begin
1
Consultation Call
We explore what’s bringing you in and whether this approach feels like a fit.
2
Design your format
We decide which format we start in: weekly sessions, extended 2-hour blocks, or 3-hour intensive sessions.
3
Start the Process
We start where you are and move at a pace that supports you and your goals.
If you’re ready to chat.
Start the Conversation.
The next step is a 25-minute phone call, no cost, no pressure. We'll talk about what's bringing you in, what you've already tried and whether working together feels right to both of us. If it doesn't, I'll do my best to point you somewhere that fits better.
You don't have to know what format you want, or how to describe what's stuck. You just have to be willing to start the conversation.