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Virtual EMDR Therapy for Moms and Millennial Women
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps your brain reprocess painful past experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional charge. At CBG Counseling, our EMDR trained therapists offer virtual EMDR therapy for women healing from childhood trauma and anxiety in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. If you’re tired of just getting through the day, you’re in the right place.
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What Is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy helps the brain heal emotional wounds by neutralizing negative thoughts and feelings that developed from past traumatic events. As a result, those thoughts and feelings are less likely to flood your mind and disrupt new life experiences.
EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation, such as following a moving point on a screen with your eyes, to help your brain reprocess previous traumatic events. This allows your mind to digest the information, leading to less distress when you recall those events. Curious how this works online? Read our blog post, Can EMDR Therapy Be Done Virtually?
EMDR sessions involve less back-and-forth talking than traditional therapy. Often, you’ll simply update your therapist on new insights, thoughts, or images that come up during the process. EMDR is recognized by the World Health Organization as an effective treatment for trauma, and it supports a broad spectrum of mental health concerns.
Your brain knows what it needs to heal. EMDR therapy helps it get unstuck.
Who EMDR Therapy Can Help
EMDR at CBG Counseling is for women and moms ready to stop just coping and start healing.
EMDR may be a good fit if:
- Experiences from your childhood still shape how you see yourself, your relationships, or your parenting
- Anxiety hums in the background, even when life looks fine
- Your reactions sometimes feel bigger than the moment
- You understand your story, but it still hurts
- You want to stop passing old patterns down
You don’t need one “big” event. Small, repeated experiences add up, and they often resurface in motherhood. Read: How childhood trauma shows up in motherhood.
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Session Length and Cost
Standard EMDR Session
60 minutesExtended EMDR Session
90 minutes60 minutes: Reprocessing wraps up around minute 50, so you leave settled.
90 minutes: More uninterrupted time, helpful if an hour ends just as you’re getting going.
Superbills available so you can request out-of-network reimbursement from your insurance.
Want to Go Deeper? Consider an EMDR Intensive
If you want focused progress in a shorter time frame, an EMDR intensive offers longer, concentrated sessions.
Frequently Asked Questions About EMDR Therapy
Can EMDR therapy be done virtually, and what does a session look like?
Yes. Virtual EMDR therapy follows the same structured process as in-person EMDR therapy, and many clients feel more at ease processing from home. All sessions take place through our secure telehealth platform. For bilateral stimulation, you’ll follow a moving visual on your screen, so there’s nothing extra to download or buy.
Each session starts with a check-in on how you’ve been, moves into reprocessing with short pauses to share what you notice, and closes with your resources so you leave feeling grounded. To get the most from each session, find a private space where you can speak freely and silence your phone.
With no commute and no waiting room, many moms find virtual EMDR therapy easier to fit into a full life. Learn more about how virtual EMDR therapy works.
What if I don’t remember much from my childhood? Can I still do EMDR therapy?
Yes, and this is one of the questions we are asked most often. EMDR therapy does not require clear or detailed memories. When memories are foggy or missing, we work with what you are experiencing now: a feeling, a sensation in your body, or a belief such as “I’m not enough.” These become the starting point. Your brain often makes connections on its own, and healing can happen whether or not specific memories return.
Do I have to talk about every detail of my trauma?
No. You don’t need to describe a memory in full detail for it to be processed. You share only what feels useful, and you stay in control of the pace. Your story is yours, and you get to decide how much of it you share.
What is the EMDR therapy process like?
EMDR therapy follows a structured, eight-phase protocol. Here is how it typically unfolds.
Getting started: history, planning, and resourcing. Your first two to three sessions focus on getting to know you. Your therapist will take a history, learn what brings you in, and build a treatment plan with you. You’ll also practice resourcing to help you feel steady during reprocessing and give you something to return to between sessions.
Reprocessing and healing. Once you feel ready, you and your therapist choose a memory, feeling, or belief to work on. With bilateral stimulation, your brain processes it until it loses its intensity. From there, we strengthen a more positive belief about yourself and close every session with your resources, so you leave feeling calm and grounded.
How many EMDR sessions will I need?
On average, 8 to 12 sessions, including 2-3 sessions of preparation before reprocessing begins. We’ll revisit your timeline together as you go. It’s important to remember every person heals at their own pace, and there’s no “right” timeline for healing.
Is EMDR therapy safe during pregnancy or postpartum?
Many women do EMDR therapy during pregnancy and the postpartum season. We’ll talk through where you are during your consultation and pace treatment with extra care, putting your stability first.
How is EMDR therapy different from talk therapy?
Talk therapy helps you understand your experiences by discussing them. EMDR therapy helps your brain reprocess them so they feel less distressing, often with much less talking. Many women come to EMDR therapy because they understand their story but still feel stuck in it. EMDR therapy is a great option if talk therapy hasn’t felt like enough and you’re ready for something different.
Reaching out is the hardest part, and you don’t need it all figured out. In a free 15-minute call, we’ll talk about what brings you in and whether we’re a good fit.
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