FAQs

  • It’s a great question but as you can imagine, sort of hard to answer. It can be different for each person and very much dependent on the presenting issues and time commitment. Some clients only want to address the one specific issue and for other more complex histories, a client may be committed to addressing a number of issues and distressing events as well as whatever else presents during our time together. For these clients, therapy is a longer journey. Based on achieving the best possible outcome for my clients, sessions of 90 mins, 2 or 3 hrs duration are a much better use of their time and resources in therapy.

  • Most of the success of therapy (about 80%) is proven to be in the relationship that develops between the client and the therapist. That’s why it’s so important that someone who has taken the step to seek out therapy can get a strong sense from the get-go that the therapist is going to be a good fit. I offer a 15+ minute free discovery call so that we can chat, questions can be asked and you can decide if this is right for you

  • It often can feel so difficult to talk about the secrets or wounds you may have hidden for so long. Or the terrible thoughts and beliefs you have about yourself. For some, there’s also a lot of shame or guilt or blame all wrapped up in this together. It’s one of the reasons why a safe trusting relationship with a good therapist is so crucial in the journey towards repair and restoration. It’s a brave journey, yes, but one we do together. We’ve got this. Small steps…..

  • Personalised sessions are a ‘deep dive’ 3 hr supportive session which includes a customised client workbook tailored specific to your goal and sent out following the Discovery Call. Typically an Intensive is a 3 hr session = $600. Many clients find this a more affordable option when compared to weekly therapy held month in, month out. This is due to the breadth and depth of work achieved in that time frame. Sessions are either a ‘one/two off’ or spaced weeks apart.

  • It’s highly likely. Attachment Informed EMDR can be effectively utilised for:

    • Resourcing: We will work to strengthen internal resources while soothing parts of you that feel limited. EMDR utilises images, emotions, body sensations, and positive cognitions to increase feelings of calm, safety, and confidence.

    • Resolving relationship difficulties: Attachment-focused EMDR works to repair unmet development needs (often called attachment wounding) when we have experienced an absence of care/neglect or abuse.

    • Trauma recovery: While I often utilise EMDR for clients with big “T” trauma (e.g. a major car accident, assault), I also support clients with small “t” traumas (e.g. chronic or ongoing stressful conditions, such as interpersonal conflict, difficult parents, financial stress). One of the most overlooked aspects of small ‘t’ traumas is their accumulated effect. Multiple, compounded small ‘t’ traumas may lead to distress in the nervous system and trouble with emotional functioning.

    Attachment Informed EMDR is a form of adaptive information processing which helps the brain evolve from limiting beliefs. AI EMDR may avoid some of the long and difficult abreactive work often involved in the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress symptoms (such as intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and flashbacks), dissociative disorders, depression, phobias, identity crisis, and other adverse experiences.

    Research in neuroplasticity demonstrates that our brain has the ability to change, create new neural pathways, and produce new neurons. Because the brain has this ability to change, we have the ability to change our way of thinking and improve mood. Neural pathways in the brain are strengthened with repetition. One way to describe this process is “neurons that fire together, wire together.” Constant repetition of an experience leads to changes within the brain’s structure and how the neurons process that experience. EMDR utilises our brains’ neuroplasticity to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections, which allows the brain to compensate for injury and adjust to new situations.

 
 

If you have other questions, get in touch. I’m happy to help.