Online EMDR Therapy

Struggling with trauma, PTSD or loss?

Our online EMDR therapy offers a research-backed approach to healing—all from the comfort of your home. Whether you’re in Canada or elsewhere, we provide expert trauma-informed EMDR sessions tailored to your needs.

What is EMDR therapy?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a scientifically proven approach to healing trauma and emotional distress. Developed in the late 1980s, EMDR helps individuals process and reframe distressing memories, reducing their emotional charge and enabling a healthier, more balanced response.

Our online EMDR therapy for trauma and loss is integrated into a trauma-informed phase model. As a result, you can process painful memories safely in a structured and caring approach to trauma recovery. Furthermore, EMDR is highly effective for various emotional challenges, offering a gentle yet powerful way to regain emotional resilience and peace.

In stark contrast to talk therapies, EMDR works by activating the brain’s natural ability to reprocess traumatic experiences through bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements. This process allows clients to work through painful memories, gain new perspectives, and release trauma that has been stored in the body.

Furthermore, several international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Dutch National Steering Committee, recommend EMDR as a leading treatment for PTSD and trauma.

Challenges I have helped my clients work through with online EMDR sessions

EMDR therapy can help people heal from many kinds of difficult experiences. Some of the challenges I have supported clients with include:

Non-binary individual participates in virtual EMDR therapy session, engaging with the therapist through a laptop screen.

How does EMDR work?

When working with clients, I follow the structured 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy to ensure a safe and effective healing process. Every healing journey is unique, and these phases are tailored to your specific needs:

Phase 1
Laying the foundation
Creating your healing roadmap

We get to know your story and identify the goals you’d like to work on together.

Phase 2
Preparation
Building your toolkit

You’ll learn grounding and calming strategies and connect with your nervous system better so you feel safe and supported before moving deeper.

Phase 3 - 7
Memory processing
Integrating painful experiences

Working through the memories, reprocessing them, strengthening positive beliefs, and checking in with your body to ensure stability and calm.

Phase 8
Re-evaluation
Looking back, Moving Forward

Reviewing progress, celebrating changes, and feeling ready for the next steps in your life.

Why choose virtual EMDR therapy

EMDR treatment is a personalized and empowering journey toward healing. Whether you’re receiving in-person or online EMDR therapy, the following expectations are common to both approaches:

  • Effective trauma & PTSD treatment

    EMDR is a research-backed approach that helps process distressing memories and emotions related to trauma and PTSD. While many find relief, every healing journey is unique—if EMDR doesn’t work for you, it’s not a personal failure. Sometimes, it’s a matter of timing, preparation, or approach. With the right support and adjustments, healing is possible.

  • Faster symptom relief

    Compared to traditional talk therapy, EMDR can bring noticeable improvements in trauma, anxiety, and other emotional challenges within just a few sessions.

  • Lasting results

    Many clients experience long-term relief, even after completing a short course of EMDR therapy. By reprocessing traumatic memories, EMDR promotes deep emotional, physical, and cognitive healing.

  • Empowerment without retelling trauma

    EMDR allows you to process distressing memories without having to relive or extensively discuss painful details. As a result, it fosters a sense of control, emotional regulation, and self-mastery.

  • A personalized & flexible approach

    I adapt EMDR to meet diverse needs, addressing trauma, anxiety, depression, phobias, and grief. By integrating other therapeutic techniques, I provide a tailored healing experience.

Meet your counsellor

The image shows Natalie, providing trauma counselling in Calgary

Natalie is a trauma counsellor and coach with over 14 years of experience specializing in healing trauma and grief. Their approach is trauma-informed and rooted in anti-oppressive principles, incorporating evidence-based techniques like EMDR to foster profound transformation. Natalie collaborates closely with clients, honouring their pace while empowering them to reconnect with their inner strength and resilience. They are also the host of the Trauma Demystified podcast.

FAQ EMDR therapy

Many clients experience significant improvements within 10 to 20 sessions after we begin memory reprocessing. However, the number of sessions depends on your unique history and where you are in your healing journey. For example, the preparation phase may take longer for individuals with complex trauma. Furthermore, combining EMDR and parts work therapy can enhance your healing process.  

Yes, EMDR therapy is well-established and integrated into trauma recovery stages. During the process, clients remain in dual awareness to ensure safety. If nervous system dysregulation occurs, we will focus on regulating it before continuing.

EMDR can be effective for those with complex trauma, but an integrative approach often works best. I frequently combine EMDR with parts work therapy and somatic techniques for a comprehensive healing process.

It’s common to feel nervous before your first session. Rest assured, we won’t dive into the most painful memories right away. Before our meeting, write down any symptoms you’re experiencing and your goals for our work together.

I offer affordable online EMDR therapy to make trauma recovery as accessible as possible. I’ve personally experienced the power of EMDR in my healing journey. As a mental health professional, I am trained by an EMDRIA-approved institution, as well as in additional trauma treatment modalities such as trauma-focused Internal family system therapy (IFS) and trauma therapy by Janina Fisher. This allows me to offer an integrative trauma treatment approach that suits your unique needs.

Absolutely! We provide online EMDR therapy to clients across Canada and the US so that you can access support from the comfort of your home. Additionally, I offer in-person sessions in Calgary at the Grain Exchange Building in downtown Calgary.

It's your time to heal: Let's begin

If this approach to trauma recovery resonates with you, I’d be honoured to get to know you.

I offer a free consultation so you can explore your options in a safe, supportive space. You can book through our secure online booking system or send me a direct message via my contact page —whatever works better for you. 

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