Why I Use EMDR Therapy With Women in Salt Lake City
If you’re looking for EMDR therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah, you’re not alone. Many women I work with come to therapy feeling stuck in past experiences, memories, or emotional patterns they can’t seem to move through on their own. At Maple Canyon Therapy, I provide trauma-informed EMDR therapy for women in Salt Lake City and across Utah through secure online counseling.
There are so many things that I love about being a therapist. There isn’t anything in the world that I would rather do with my life than therapy as a career. It certainly has its challenges, and there are difficult aspects about it but overall the people I work with inspire me. I am in awe of how brave and resilient they are, and being able to witness their transformation and healing is honestly mind-blowing. I feel so lucky that I get to be the one that gets to sit with them and hear some of the most painful parts of their lives. However, my FAVORITE part of being a therapist is doing EMDR with clients.
Let’s talk about EMDR
EMDR is a type of trauma therapy that we now use in a variety of different ways. The gist is that it uses eye movements that are similar to the state you are in when you are dreaming, and it helps do deep processing and quickly. What I love about it is that my clients learn more about themselves faster using EMDR, and it frees them from their prisons. EMDR can be used for just about any struggle that you have, and it’s incredibly effective. I get so excited watching my clients gain new insights and start feeling better about their memories and experiences.
I have nearly told every single person in my life that they should find an EMDR therapist that has been trained in EMDR and do it. If you struggle with past experiences, memories you’re stuck on, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bad body image, past relationships, unwanted sexual experiences, get triggered, nightmares, etc, then you need EMDR in your life, and prepare for your life to be changed! As a therapist providing EMDR therapy to women in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah, I’ve seen how powerful this approach can be when someone feels stuck in trauma, anxiety, or painful memories.
EMDR is amazing, and it’s hard.
It is my obligation to tell you that EMDR is hard work. It’s not a walk in the park to have to bring up past painful experiences and focus on them for any amount of time. There is a reason your brain is having a difficult time moving on and why you still think about them or avoid thinking about them. You have to re-experience some pretty rough things when doing EMDR, and it’s exhausting for your brain to do all the work. After an EMDR session, my clients are pretty wiped out and will need some extra self-care.
You might not be ready now for EMDR but we can work to get you there
Another important note is that sometimes those I work with aren’t in what is called the “window of tolerance”, meaning they aren’t in the right headspace to do this kind of processing. When my clients aren’t in the window of tolerance to do EMDR, it’s because they are either feeling too much too strong ( ie, panic attacks) or they aren’t feeling anything at all because they’ve numbed out so much. We have to work together to help the client be able to self-soothe and prepare so EMDR isn’t an overwhelming experience and they feel flooded with emotions.
Another aspect that people like about EMDR is that they don’t necessarily have to recount many details of the memory or experience to the therapist. Many people shy away from therapy because they just aren’t the type to want to talk about that (that’s another post for another day) and the good news with EMDR is that it’s your brain doing all the work, and the therapist is just guiding you through it.
Ready to work with an EMDR therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah?
You don’t have to keep reliving the best over and over. EMDR therapy can help. Maple Canyon Therapy provides EMDR therapy for women in Salt Lake City, Utah through online counseling, making trauma therapy accessible without the stress of travel or long waitlists.
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EMDR Therapy Online in Utah
I know it’s hard to make another appointment and take the risk to work on yourself. I get that you feel anxious and wonder if EMDR will even work. I am passionate about EMDR and would love for you to give it a shot. I want to make it as convenient as possible, which is why I provide online therapy in Utah. This makes it so you don’t even have to leave your house to start healing your trauma.
I know it’s hard to make another appointment and I wonder whether EMDR will even work. That uncertainty makes sense. I offer online EMDR therapy for women in Salt Lake City and across Utah so you can access care from your own home.
Online therapy allows me to work with clients throughout Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas while still providing focused, trauma-informed care.
Other mental health services in Utah County
EMDR therapy isn’t the only counseling service provided. Other mental health services provided by Maple Canyon Therapy include anxiety therapy, eating disorder therapy, birth trauma, binge eating disorder treatment, and body image therapy in Utah.
About the Author
Ashlee Hunt, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of Maple Canyon Therapy, an online therapy practice serving women in Salt Lake City, Utah and throughout the state. She earned her Master of Social Work from Utah State University and holds two bachelor’s degrees from Southern Utah University in psychology and family life and human development.
Ashlee is trained in EMDR therapy and uses this approach to help women work through trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, and deeply held negative beliefs. Her work is grounded in a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that prioritizes emotional safety and meaningful healing.