Known to Herself: EMDR Therapy for Black Women in California and Texas

EMDR can be a good fit for people who have already done some talk therapy and feel like something is still unresolved, or for those who sense that what they're carrying lives somewhere deeper than conversation alone can reach.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR does not require you to narrate everything that happened to you. You do not need to retell the details of painful experiences for the work to be effective. What matters is what those experiences left behind in your body, in your beliefs about yourself, in the conclusions you formed about what you deserve, and what's possible for you.

Through EMDR, I've watched clients move from surviving their history to trusting themselves within it. Not by erasing what happened, but by updating their relationship to what happened — and building on the strength and resourcefulness that was always already there.

Sessions are 90 minutes at $300 per session, billed at time of service. You will not be asked to pay for all sessions upfront.

Why 90 minutes?

In my experience, 90 minutes allows enough time for a genuine check-in at the start, adequate processing in the middle, and space to decompress and reset before returning to whatever's waiting for you afterward. Shorter sessions can be counterproductive when processing emotionally charged material — there simply isn't enough time to go somewhere real and come back from it with care.

What does a typical session look like?

We'll check in to see how you're doing and whether anything significant has come up since our last session. (Up to 10 minutes)

Then we'll move into reprocessing — working with the distressing memories that underlie what brought you to therapy, one at a time. These will have been identified together in our earlier sessions. You can take breaks or reset at any point. There is no rush. (Up to 70 minutes)

We'll close by checking in on how you're doing after reprocessing and what the session surfaced. If needed, we'll end with a grounding or resourcing practice to support your stability between sessions. (Up to 10 minutes)

I maintain a caseload with insurance slots available on a rotating basis through NEST Harm Reduction. If you would like to use insurance to cover psychotherapy services, call the number on the back of your insurance card to learn what mental health benefits you have - I may qualify as an out-of-network provider. If you choose to use your out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill that may allow you to get reimbursed by your insurance.

My practice is centered on Black women's liberation, and most of my offerings reflect that focus. Spiritual and psychedelic integration is an exception; as such, I am open to working with men who are actively oriented toward liberation: their own, and the collective. If you're doing this work seriously and in alignment with the values that shape this practice, reach out. We can talk about whether it's a fit.