Your Past Still Lives in Your Body
EMDR therapy for trauma in La Cañada Flintridge and across California.
Your Body Reacts Before You Can Think
A sound, a smell, a face in a crowd.
Suddenly your heart races and your chest tightens, and you’re not sure why.
The memory shows up uninvited. At night, when you finally slow down, it gets louder.
You’ve tried to move on. You’ve told yourself it was a long time ago. And still, your body treats it like it’s happening right now.
You start to wonder if it’s you.
So you get quiet about it. The plans get cancelled. You keep a little distance, because closeness doesn’t feel safe the way it once did.
And somewhere in there, a quiet thought takes hold: What if something is wrong with me?
- Your heart races and your chest tightens without warning
- Memories surface uninvited, especially at night
- You've started to cancel plans and keep your distance
- A quiet thought that something is wrong with you
That thought is the trauma talking, not the truth. And there is a way to quiet it.
Your body can finally learn that the danger has passed.
Why Talking Alone Hasn't Freed You
Trauma doesn’t only live in your thoughts. It settles into your body and your nervous system, the place that stored the alarm long ago.
That’s why understanding what happened rarely calms the reaction.
EMDR works differently. Using gentle, guided eye movements, it helps your brain reprocess the memory so it can finally file it as the past.
This is what it feels like to go from surviving to truly living.
As the old memories settle, daily life begins to feel different. Many of my clients notice changes like these:
- Sleep through the night without the memory pulling you awake.
- Move through your day without fear following a step behind.
- Feel calm return to your body in moments that once overwhelmed you.
- Trust yourself and your reactions again.
- Reconnect with the people and places you've been avoiding.
Your Healing Happens in Three Phases
Building Safety and Understanding
We begin by getting to know each other and what brought you here. Together we build the coping skills and steady footing you need before touching any hard memory. You set the pace, always.
Processing and Healing
Using EMDR, we gently work through the experiences still shaping your life today. Your brain reprocesses the memory, and the distress around it begins to fade. Old memories lose their sting.
Growth and Moving Forward
With the past settled, we strengthen your confidence, your relationships, and the healthy habits that keep you well long after therapy ends. You leave empowered and free.
EMDR-Certified and Trauma-Focused
As an EMDR-certified LMFT, I focus my practice on helping people heal from trauma at its root.
Care Shaped Around You
I blend EMDR with CBT and trauma-focused CBT, shaped around your history, your strengths, and the pace that feels safe to you.
Support in Your Own Language
In session, I meet clients in English, Armenian, and Russian, in person in La Cañada Flintridge or online across California.
Why Trust Me as Your Partner in Healing
I’ve been working in the mental health field since 2013 and began my professional training in 2011. From the beginning of my career, I have been passionate about helping people heal, grow, and create meaningful change in their lives.
I’m an EMDR Certified Therapist with specialized training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Clients often tell me they appreciate my calm presence, supportive nature, and ability to remember the details that matter most to them.
How does EMDR actually work?
EMDR uses gentle, guided eye movements while you briefly bring a memory to mind. This helps your brain reprocess the experience so it no longer triggers the same distress.
Do I have to talk about every detail of what happened?
No. You don’t have to share every detail of your trauma for EMDR to be effective. We work with what feels manageable, at a pace you control.
How long before I start to feel better?
Everyone heals on their own timeline. Many clients notice meaningful relief within the first several sessions, and we’ll track your progress together as we go.
Can we meet online, or only in person?
Both. I offer sessions in person in La Cañada Flintridge and securely online for anyone across California.
What if I've already tried therapy and nothing changed?
Talk therapy reaches the thinking part of the brain. EMDR reaches the part that holds the reaction, which is often why it helps when other approaches haven’t.
The Past Shaped You. It Doesn't Get to Keep You
Take the First Step Today
You’ve carried this on your own for a long time. You don’t have to carry it any further alone.
EMDR gives your mind and body a real way to heal, and I’ll be with you through every step, moving only as fast as feels right to you.
When you’re ready, reaching out is the first small step toward waking up lighter.
The life you’re hoping for is closer than it feels right now.
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