Trauma & PTSD
Memories, reactions, and triggers that still feel like they're happening now.
- A specific event still feels like it's happening now, not in the past.
- Triggers — a sound, a smell, a situation — bring the reaction back before you can think.
- You've talked about what happened. Understanding it hasn't changed how your body responds.
- You avoid places, people, or situations that remind you of what happened.
- Sleep is difficult. Your nervous system doesn't settle.
What this can look like day to day
Trauma can show up as hypervigilance — a constant background readiness for something to go wrong. It can look like irritability, difficulty concentrating, or a sense that something is wrong even when everything is fine.
For first responders, medical professionals, and people who have experienced accidents or violence, the reactions can be specific and predictable: a siren, a hospital smell, a sudden noise. The body responds as though the original event is happening again.
Over time, these reactions can narrow your world. You may plan around triggers without realizing it.
What we work on
An EMDR Intensive for trauma and PTSD targets the specific memories and reactions driving your response. The extended time allows sustained focus on those memories, rather than opening and closing the work each session.
The goal is to help the brain finish what it was trying to do with the memory — so it can settle into the past, where it belongs, instead of feeling like it's happening now.
For first responders, medical professionals, and people who have experienced accidents or violence, the work can address the specific, predictable triggers that have been narrowing your world.
What to expect afterward
The memories that felt present can begin to feel like they belong in the past. Triggers may lose their charge.
Flexible financing and NIHB coverage options.
Financing options can make an EMDR Intensive easier to plan for. I am a registered NIHB provider, and eligible clients may be able to have intensives covered. Ask during your consultation.
Registered NIHB provider. Eligible First Nations and Inuit clients may be able to have EMDR Intensives covered through Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB). Coverage depends on eligibility and authorization. Ask during your consultation and I'll help you understand the process.