Licensed EMDR Therapist in Round Rock, Texas • Online Therapy Available Across Texas

You look capable on the outside.
Your life works. Your responsibilities get handled.
But inside something still feels stuck.

Therapy for thoughtful adults who are tired of feeling stuck in patterns that don’t seem to change.

You understand what happened in your past, but your reactions keep happening anyway.

Your mind may know you're safe now.
Your nervous system doesn't.

Often, this comes from experiences like:

difficult or emotionally unsafe childhoods
growing up with unpredictable or self-focused parents
early experiences where your needs weren’t consistently met
patterns that started in childhood but still affect you now

If you’ve done a lot of thinking, reading, or even therapy—and you still feel stuck in the same reactions, this is where things can start to actually change.

Does this sound familiar? Reach out for a consultation call.

A consultation call is a relaxed conversation. We’ll talk through what’s been happening and whether this feels like the right fit for you.

Let’s talk through what’s going on

EMDR Certified therapist in Round Rock, Texas • Online EMDR therapy available across Texas

EMDR Therapy in Round Rock, Texas
and Online Across Texas

I work with people who look like they’re handling life but privately feel overwhelmed underneath it.

Many of the adults I work with live in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and North Austin or online across Texas.

My approach focuses on nervous system regulation and experiential work so change happens in real time, not just insight.

I’m also EMDR Certified, which means I’ve completed advanced training, extensive consultation, and ongoing education specifically in EMDR therapy.

Let's Connect.

You Understand Yourself
But Your Reactions Haven’t Changed

Some people I work with don’t quite relate to the word trauma.

There wasn’t a single catastrophic event. Instead, there were years of subtle but meaningful patterns: unpredictability, criticism, emotional distance, walking on eggshells, or feeling responsible for other people’s reactions. I call it death by a thousand cuts.

From the outside, nothing looked obviously wrong. But your nervous system still had to adapt; the brain is built to protect you.

Over time, that alertness shows up as overthinking, tension, people-pleasing, shutdown, or strong reactions that don’t match the present situation.

So even when your life is stable now, you respond as if the old environment is still happening. This can look like anxiety, flashbacks, over-alertness, or feeling like you aren’t living the life you want no matter how hard you work at it.

Therapy helps your body and mind recognize that the painful patterns don’t have to happen anymore.

What to Expect from EMDR Therapy

These are active, experiential sessions, not just talking about the past. Talk therapy works with thoughts. EMDR works with how the brain and nervous system have processed information and learned to respond in real time.

Over time, many people notice real, noticeable shifts like:

Feeling less on edge, with fewer moments of constant scanning or overthinking
Memories that feel less charged and easier to hold
A body that carries less tension and more ease
Growing trust in yourself and your reactions
A quieter inner critic and a steadier sense of self-worth
Making choices that feel aligned with your values, not fear or obligation
Relationships that feel more reciprocal and more fulfilling

Done EMDR before and want a different experience?
Click here‍ ‍to learn how EMDR looks different when trauma happened over time.

Why Talking About It Hasn’t Changed the Pattern

Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware. The frustrating part isn’t understanding their past, it’s that the insight didn’t change their reactions. It’s not to disparage past therapy, this is just to suggest you need a different strategy.

Because these patterns and reactions aren’t just a story of what happened.They’re patterns of activation in the brain and body.

I use the following modalities to help change the activation:
• EMDR therapy
• parts-oriented work
• nervous system regulation

In trauma-informed work, we focus on pacing, emotional safety, and preparation first.

Early sessions focus on stabilization and helping your system feel predictable and grounded. We don’t begin with intense memory processing. Instead, we build capacity first.

Then, when you’re ready, EMDR helps the brain reprocess experiences that are still being treated as present-day threats.

The goal is not reliving the past.

The goal is that you can live fully in the present.

If you’ve worked with a therapist before and it helped you understand yourself but shift things for you, wrote more about why insight alone often isn’t enough here.

Signs You May Be Stuck in Anxiety or Trauma Patterns

One of the hardest parts of these patterns is that your lived experiences just feel normal. In other words, the symptoms often don’t feel like symptoms. They just feel like you.

You might notice:

Difficulty sleeping or never feeling fully rested
A deep sense of shame or self-blame
Emotional numbness or shutdown
Trouble trusting yourself or others
Chronic tension, pain, or exhaustion
Feeling responsible for other people’s emotions
A constant pressure to do more, be better, or take up less space

You can learn to calm your hypervigilance and rebuild self-trust.

Is EMDR Therapy the Right Fit?

Our work could be the right fit if:

You’re handling your daily responsibilities—but you’re tired of holding it all together on your own.

You might be a high functioning deep thinker, deep feeler, perfectionist, and people-pleaser who is tired of holding it all together.

Many of my clients have parts that carry despair, self-criticism, or passive suicidal thoughts, while still showing up to relationships and responsibilities. They’re reflective, curious, and ready to engage in the work, even when it’s uncomfortable.

I may not be the best fit right now if:

You’re currently experiencing active suicidal intent and need a higher level of care
You’re struggling with untreated addiction or require intensive substance-use support
You’re feeling unable to function day-to-day or get through the basics of daily life
You’re looking for crisis stabilization. I want to make sure you get the right kind of support; I have a page with resources here.

If you’re somewhere in between

If you’re not in crisis, but you’re exhausted, anxious, over-functioning, and stuck in old reactive patterns this work may be a good fit.

We’ll move at a pace that respects your nervous system while still working toward meaningful change.

Let’s see if this feels like a good fit.

EMDR Therapy in Round Rock & Online Across Texas

I offer EMDR therapy in person and online to adults located in Texas.

I work best with adults who are functioning in their daily lives but feel stuck in recurring patterns.

Many clients reach out for EMDR therapy for anxiety, overthinking, relationship triggers, and patterns related to earlier relational or childhood experiences.

If you’ve already tried to understand your reactions and nothing has really changed, this approach may be a good fit.

Next step: a consultation call.

We’ll briefly talk about what’s been happening, what you’ve already tried, and whether EMDR therapy makes sense for you. This is just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.

You don’t need to prepare anything. Just show up as you are.

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Questions about EMDR?

I use small buzzers that you hold in your hands. This helps your focus move from the left to right brain, facilitating memory processing.

Here is more information about how EMDR can help with trauma.
Traumatic memories are stored in the brain differently than other memories. Trauma can be stored in the body (somatically) and in the brain. Traumatic feelings and memories can be triggered (or brought back up) by smells, sounds, nightmares, or everyday relationships. We can also experience implicit memories, which are unconscious memories that can cause great emotional stress, and these memories can be stored in the body.
Memories can get “stuck”after difficult events, relationships, and life circumstances. EMDR stimulates both the left and right brain while thinking of a memory, which helps the brain fully process the stuck memory. This means that you will remember the memory but you won’t have intense feelings or reactions related to it.
Every person’s journey with EMDR is different and it depends on you as a person. EMDR is one part of the whole therapy and where we start is determined by your symptoms and concerns. With that said, we will go at a pace comfortable for you. Also, I will help you develop skills and techniques to help you with processing along the way.
EMDR is helpful for many symptoms and concerns, from general anxiety, depression, heartbreak, grief, performance anxiety —the list goes on!
An EMDR Certified Therapist has voluntarily met standards of consultation, clinical practice, and continuing education to provide EMDR therapy. An EMDR Certified Therapist has engaged in at least 20 hours of consultation with an EMDR Consultant for EMDR and has practiced their skills with at least 25 different clients in at least 50 EMDR sessions. To maintain this certification, a therapist must continue to satisfy the EMDRIA requirement including completion of continuing education requirements and adherence to ethical standards.