EMDR Therapy
Round Rock, Tx + online across Texas
EMDR therapy for adults who look capable on the outside but feel stuck on the inside
You understand your past — yet your reactions keep happening anyway.
EMDR Certified therapist in Round Rock, Texas • Online EMDR therapy available across Texas
Why this keeps happening even though your life is stable
Your mind may know you’re safe now.
Your nervous system doesn’t.
So you might:
• replay conversations after they happen
• feel responsible for other people’s emotions
• struggle to relax even in calm environments
• shut down, over-function, or people-please automatically
• feel shame that doesn’t match the situation
• feel exhausted from constant mental monitoring
Why your reactions feel bigger than the situation
Many people I work with hesitate to use the word trauma for their experiences.
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.
Nothing looked obviously wrong from the outside.
But your nervous system still had to adapt.
The brain is built to protect you. When important relationships feel inconsistent or unsafe, it learns to stay alert — not consciously, but automatically.
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, your body continues responding as if the old environment is still happening.
Therapy helps your nervous system recognize that the danger is no longer here.
Why talking about it hasn’t changed it
Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware. The frustrating part isn’t understanding — it’s that understanding didn’t change their reactions.
That’s because trauma isn’t stored only as a story.
It’s stored as patterns of activation in the brain and body.
Many people who come here have already done insight-oriented therapy.
Our work combines:
• EMDR therapy
• parts-oriented work
• nervous system regulation
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 learned to respond in real time.
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 your system is ready, EMDR helps the brain reprocess experiences that are still being treated as present-day threats.
As this happens, people often notice:
less hyper-vigilance
reduced reactivity
clearer thinking during conflict
more choice instead of automatic responses
The goal is not reliving the past. The goal is that your present life finally feels like the present.
If you’ve done therapy before and it helped you understand yourself but didn’t change your reactions, I wrote more about why insight alone often isn’t enough here.
I’m Heather.
I’m an EMDR therapist in Round Rock, Texas specializing in relational and complex trauma. I work with adults who are capable and responsible in their daily lives but internally overwhelmed.
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.
One of the hardest parts of CPTSD 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
Feeling on edge, tense, or easily startled
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.
How Can EMDR Therapy Support You?
In trauma-informed work, we do not start with intense memory processing. Early sessions focus on building stability and internal resources. When your system is ready, we begin processing gradually and collaboratively.
But over time, many people notice gentle 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 safer, 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.
Is This the Right Fit for You?
Our work may be the right fit if:
You’re functioning in your daily responsibilities, but you’re tired of managing it alone.
You might be a high functioning deep thinkers, deep feelers, perfectionists, and people-pleasers who are 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 right fit 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.
EMDR Therapy in Round Rock & Online Across Texas
I provide EMDR therapy for adults in Round Rock, Texas, and nearby areas including Georgetown, Cedar Park, and North Austin. I also offer online EMDR therapy to adults located anywhere in Texas.
I work best with adults who are functioning in their daily lives but feel stuck in recurring emotional or relational patterns.
Many clients reach out for EMDR therapy for anxiety, overthinking, relationship triggers, and patterns related to earlier relational or developmental 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.
You don’t need to prepare anything — just show up as you are.
Questions about EMDR?
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I use small buzzers that you hold in your hands. This helps your focus move from the left to right brain, facilitating memory processing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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EMDR is helpful for many symptoms and concerns, from general anxiety, depression, heartbreak, grief, performance anxiety —the list goes on!
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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.