EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy approach designed to help people heal from trauma, anxiety, PTSD, distressing memories, and other overwhelming life experiences. EMDR therapy helps the brain process and reframe difficult experiences so they feel less emotionally intense and disruptive over time.

At Wild Strength Therapy, Alicia provides EMDR therapy in Lone Tree, Colorado, as well as virtual EMDR therapy for clients throughout Colorado. EMDR can be especially helpful for individuals experiencing childhood trauma, attachment wounds, chronic stress, panic, relationship challenges, and nervous system dysregulation.

Through guided techniques and bilateral stimulation, clients can begin to heal, build resilience, and move forward with greater clarity, safety, and emotional balance.

Alicia approaches EMDR therapy in two important phases:

Phase 1 focuses on building awareness, safety, and stability by helping clients better understand their nervous system, develop regulation tools and coping strategies, and recognize how trauma is stored and expressed within the body. This phase also incorporates somatic awareness and body-based approaches to help clients feel more grounded, connected, and supported before deeper trauma processing begins.

Phase 2 involves the reprocessing of distressing memories and experiences. Once a strong therapeutic foundation has been established, clients can begin working through unresolved trauma in a supportive and structured way, allowing for deeper healing, emotional relief, and lasting change.