"Healing isnt about fixing you; it's uncovering what always was"
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Online EMDR trauma therapy in Washington
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She brings warmth and real clinical expertise to every session — and she is not afraid to go into the hard places where the real work happens.
LMHC\
EMDR Trained
ART Trained
LAC
Licensed Professional Counselor #11614 · Licensed Addictions Counselor #1162
For more than 16 years, I've had the privilege of helping people heal through some of life's most difficult experiences. My career has taken me through community mental health, crisis work, addiction treatment, leadership, clinical supervision, and private practice, giving me experience with both acute trauma and the quieter, cumulative wounds that shape how we see ourselves and our relationships.
My approach is grounded in hundreds of hours of advanced trauma training and informed by attachment theory, parts work, somatic therapies, CBT, and neuroscience. I also mentor and supervise other therapists, helping them deepen their clinical skills and confidently work with trauma, which allows me to stay continually immersed in the latest research and best practices.
Many of the people I work with are successful, capable, and the ones everyone else depends on. From the outside, their lives often look put together. Inside, they may be exhausted from overthinking, carrying the weight of old experiences, feeling disconnected from themselves, or wondering why they can't simply "move on."
My therapy style is compassionate, collaborative, and refreshingly direct. I'll challenge you when it serves your growth, celebrate your progress, and create a space where you don't have to carry everything alone. We can explore difficult experiences without staying stuck in them, combining deep emotional work with practical strategies that help you feel better not just in session, but in your everyday life.
Healing isn't about becoming someone different. It's about releasing what no longer belongs so you can reconnect with the version of yourself that has always been there beneath the trauma, fear, and survival patterns.
Hi, I'm Sheila
Your Therapist
My concierge-style approach offers:
- Virtual therapy throughout Washington
- Extended 90-minute and 2-hour EMDR sessions
- EMDR and ART intensives for accelerated healing
- Personalized treatment plans built around your goals and schedule
- Integrative approaches tailored to your need and goals
Because healing shouldn't require putting your life on hold.
TRAUMA-INFORMED PERSONALIZED APPROACH
Washington State
"Sometimes healing needs more space; not more time."
Online intensive sessions available for Washington clients. Interested in a Colorado Destination Therapy Intensive, Inquire about scheduling during your complimentary consult.
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Washington State — Online
Many clients appreciate accomplishing weeks or even months of therapeutic work in a concentrated format that fits their busy lives.
2–3 Focused Days
Therapy Intensive
Extended formats that give us the time and space to go beyond surface-level conversations into deeper, more meaningful healing work.
75, 90, or 120 minutes
Extended Session
Extended EMDR and ART sessions create the space for deeper processing without the constant interruption of ending just as the work begins. With fewer starts and stops, your brain can stay engaged in the healing process, often allowing for more meaningful progress than traditional weekly therapy alone.
They're an ideal option if you have a demanding schedule, are traveling for therapy, or simply want to dedicate intentional time to your healing.
EMDR Intensives for Focused Trauma Work
FOCUSED TRAUMA THERAPY FOR LASTING CHANGE
Your therapy may also integrate:
- Parts work (IFS-informed)
- Somatic and nervous system regulation
- Attachment-focused therapy
- CBT for unhelpful thinking patterns (I-CBT strategies)
- Mindfulness and grounding
- Emotion regulation skills
- Trauma-informed psychoeducation
MORE than EMDR-A Personalized Approach
Personalized To maximize impact
“Healing isn't about reliving your story. It's about changing how your story lives inside you.”
EMDR and ART can help with:
- Trauma and PTSD
- Childhood trauma and attachment wounds
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Complicated grief and loss
- Betrayal trauma and infidelity
- Performance anxiety
- Phobias and fears
- Relationship patterns and emotional triggers
- Distressing memories that still feel "alive"
These therapies work by helping your brain naturally reprocess painful experiences rather than simply talking about them repeatedly. Many clients notice they can remember what happened without feeling consumed by it.
EMDR & ART
Trauma Modalities
Finally experience what it feels like to move through life without your past quietly shaping every decision, relationship, and reaction.
Feel calmer and more grounded, responding to life's challenges instead of reacting from old survival patterns.
Move forward with greater freedom, creating a life driven by your values, goals, and purpose—not by fear, trauma, or what happened to you.
Reconnect with yourself and the people you love, experiencing more confidence, authenticity, and emotional connection.
Remember the past without reliving it, as painful memories lose their emotional intensity and no longer dictate your present.
Through EMDR or ART Therapy, You Can...
This Work Is For You If
Keep finding yourself pulled into the same emotional patterns in relationships, work, or parenting, despite knowing better and trying to change.
Feel like you're constantly "on"—overthinking, anticipating problems, or unable to truly relax, even when life is going well.
Are tired of simply managing symptoms and want to address the root of what's keeping you feeling anxious, stuck, disconnected, or burned out
Carry memories, losses, or painful experiences that still feel emotionally charged, shaping how you see yourself or respond to everyday situations.
Does This Sound Like You?
You're In the right place if
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can help your brain and nervous system process experiences that feel stuck—so they no longer have the same emotional hold on your life. Neither EMDR nor ART is inherently "better"—they're simply different. EMDR may take longer for some individuals, particularly when treating complex trauma or long-standing patterns, while ART often offers a more focused approach for specific distressing memories. The best therapy is the one that fits you, and I'd be happy to help you determine which modality is the right place to begin.
Many people seeking trauma therapy in Washington don't think of themselves as having experienced trauma. They're high-achieving professionals, entrepreneurs, healthcare providers, therapists, parents, and caregivers who have learned to keep going, even when they're running on empty.
Trauma doesn't always look like flashbacks. It can look like anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional numbness, overthinking, difficulty trusting, or feeling like you have to hold everything together. These aren't character flaws—they're survival strategies your nervous system learned to protect you.
Healing isn't about becoming someone different. Through EMDR and ART therapy, we'll help your brain and body release what no longer serves you so you can feel more grounded, connected, and like yourself again.
Develop practical tools for calm, resilience, and reconnection with yourself.
Build Emotional Regulation
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Use EMDR or ART protocol to safely process painful memories and emotional triggers, releasing traumatic memories, belifs, and patterns that keep you stuck.
Process Stuck Experiences
02
Step into a life guided by your values instead of your wounds-feel more present, connected, confident, and free.
Reclaim Your Life
03
A Grounded, Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing
Release the past. Reclaim yourself.
Trauma Responses Don’t Always Look Like Trauma
Seattle, Washington
Trauma Therapy for trauma, emotional overwhelm, nervous system dysregulation, attachment wounds, anxiety, and painful experiences that continue to impact your daily life.