EMDR Therapy for Anxiety & Trauma

For those who hold everything together, until they can’t. Trauma-focused therapy for high-functioning professionals.
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The Reality of High-Functioning Burnout

You are used to managing heavy responsibilities, but your internal system is no longer keeping pace. When your nervous system is consistently redlined, the body pays the price. This often manifests as chronic tension, persistent sleep fragmentation, or an inability to make simple decisions after a long day. You may find yourself leaning into hyper-independence to avoid the demands of others, or retreating into avoidance because your capacity to mask your stress has simply run out.

You have likely already invested significant effort into understanding your past, but understanding trauma is not the same as healing it.
Professional headshot of Kelly Lovejoy, a therapist specializing in grief and trauma, in a natural setting with soft, cinematic lighting.
Kelly Lovejoy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Why Talk Therapy Reaches a Ceiling

If you have attempted to intellectualize your challenges but remain overwhelmed, on edge, or pulled into the past, traditional talk therapy may have reached its limit. I use EMDR therapy to move beyond cognitive strategies and process these experiences at the root, stopping them from manifesting as present-day triggers. The goal is to move forward without the physiological intrusion of the past.

How I Can Help

The EMDR Approach: Neurological Resolution

If traditional talk therapy has reached its limit, it is likely because the challenge is not just cognitive, it is physiological. When a nervous system remains in a high-alert or "stuck" state, talking about the past is often insufficient because the brain is still re-experiencing the threat in the present.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) moves beyond traditional coping by targeting the neurological roots of stress. This approach supports your brain’s natural, innate ability to process and "digest" stuck experiences. By facilitating this resolution, we move beyond superficial symptom management, allowing you to function with clarity, ground yourself in the present, and release the physiological intrusion of past trauma, grief, and high-stakes stress.

A Private-Pay Practice: Absolute Privacy & Autonomy
My practice operates exclusively on a private-pay basis to ensure your clinical care remains a closed loop. By bypassing the insurance model, I prioritize your autonomy and professional discretion at every step of your recovery.

My Commitment to Data Sovereignty
To maintain the highest standard of security, I do not utilize third-party AI-assisted documentation or automated note-taking software. All clinical records are authored and managed exclusively by me, ensuring your narrative is never processed by external algorithms or third-party platforms.

Why Clients Choose This Model
Tailored Flexibility: I maintain full clinical freedom, shaping the pace, depth, and focus of your sessions around your unique requirements, rather than the rigid, time-bound guidelines of an insurance provider.

No Mandatory Diagnosis: Your care remains fully confidential. Without the requirement to bill insurance, no mental health diagnosis is added to your permanent medical record unless we determine it is necessary for your specific goals.

Complete Discretion:
My practice is intentionally designed for those in sensitive career fields where privacy is a professional necessity, not just a preference.

A Note on Security
If data sovereignty is a priority, I invite you to discuss my practice standards during your initial consultation. We can review my manual documentation process, address your security requirements, and ensure this model is the right fit for your objectives.

Begin Your Journey
Private Pay Investment
All private pay sessions prioritize absolute confidentiality and tailored clinical focus.

Standard EMDR Session
60 Minutes — $280
A steady, consistent space to process experiences, reduce anxiety, and build forward momentum over time. Best for ongoing maintenance and integrated growth.

Deep Processing Session (Recommended for EMDR)
90 Minutes — $420
Extended time allows for deeper neurological processing without feeling rushed. This is the ideal format for EMDR, allowing us to close out "open loops" and make significant progress in a single visit.

Trauma Intensive
Half-Day or Multi-Day Options — Inquire for Pricing
For those who want to accelerate their healing and do a month’s worth of processing work in a targeted window. Deeply focused, concentrated EMDR designed to resolve specific traumatic triggers or complex events rapidly. Please inquire directly for custom scheduling and intensive package pricing.

Limited sliding-scale spots are available based on need. Please inquire to learn more.
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