You've probably tried talking about it. Maybe you've talked about it a lot. And yet something stays stuck, showing up in your body, in reactions that don't match the moment, in memories that still feel present even when they shouldn't. That's often where EMDR starts to make sense.
Olive Branch Family Therapy offers EMDR therapy in Denton, TX for adults dealing with PTSD, anxiety, trauma, childhood wounds, and experiences that haven't responded to talk therapy alone. Jill Davis, Brittany Klabunde, and Wade Bates are among our therapists with EMDR training and experience in trauma-specific settings including crisis centers, shelters, and hospital environments. Sessions are available in person at our Dallas Drive office and via telehealth throughout Texas. Private pay rates run $95 to $150 per session, and most clients are seen within a week.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. The name sounds technical, but the experience is usually less intimidating than people expect.
The method uses bilateral stimulation, typically side-to-side eye movements, to help the brain reprocess distressing memories. When a memory hasn't been processed fully, it stays emotionally charged in a way that affects how you feel and react in the present. EMDR helps the brain finish that process so the memory loses its grip.
PTSD is one of the conditions EMDR was originally developed to treat, and EMDR for PTSD Denton TX covers how the protocol is adapted for clients whose trauma responses have become persistent and disruptive to daily life.
Clients who come in for anxiety rather than a named trauma event often find EMDR useful because it works on the underlying experiences driving the anxiety, not just the symptoms, and EMDR for anxiety Denton TX addresses that specific application in more depth.
EMDR is one of two primary methods used in the trauma counseling work at Olive Branch, alongside Internal Family Systems, and the two approaches are often used together depending on what a client needs at a given point in treatment.
IFS uses parts-based language to help you understand the pieces of yourself that formed around difficult experiences. EMDR then works to process the memories those parts are still carrying. Together they address both what happened and how it lives in you now.
EMDR and IFS are often used together at Olive Branch, and clients who want to understand the parts-based framework that runs alongside EMDR processing can find that covered in IFS therapy Denton TX.
EMDR doesn't start with processing. The first phase is assessment, where your therapist gathers your history and gets a clear picture of what you're working through. After that comes stabilization, building grounding skills and resourcing techniques so you have tools before anything difficult begins.
Clients who are earlier in the process and not yet sure whether EMDR is the right fit often start with trauma therapy, which covers the full range of trauma treatment options available here and what each one addresses.
Readers who are specifically searching for a clinician rather than a method often find EMDR therapist more useful because it focuses on who is trained and what their specific backgrounds include.
Jill Davis, LMFT and EMDR therapist, has worked with Denton County clients since 2006 and specializes in trauma, anxiety, grief, and helping couples recover from marital wounds. Brittany Klabunde, LCSW and EMDR Certified, trained at UNT and UT Arlington and brings direct clinical experience from domestic violence shelters, hospitals, and crisis centers. Wade Bates, LMFT Supervisor and EMDR Trained, has more than 20 years of experience in crisis counseling and MHMR settings across North Texas.
If you're not sure who to work with, the receptionist will talk through your situation and help match you with the right fit.
Sessions run $95 to $150. Olive Branch is out of network with insurance, and whether individual EMDR sessions qualify for out-of-network reimbursement depends on your specific plan. Superbills are available to submit directly to your insurer.
Payment is accepted by cash, check, HSA, and all major credit cards. The practice also has third-party payer arrangements with local churches for clients who need financial support to access care.
No. EMDR doesn't require you to describe events in detail or talk through what happened at length. You hold the memory in mind while the bilateral stimulation does the work, and most clients find the process less overwhelming than they expected.
It depends on what you're processing. A single clearly defined event may take as few as three to six sessions of active processing. Layered trauma or experiences that developed over years typically takes longer. Your therapist will give you a realistic sense of timeline once they understand your history.
Yes. EMDR is effective for anxiety that has roots in past experiences, even when those experiences don't meet the clinical threshold for PTSD. If your anxiety seems out of proportion to current circumstances, there's often something in the past that EMDR can help process.
Your therapist will stop the processing and use grounding techniques to bring you back to the present. Sessions are paced to what you can handle, and stabilization work happens before processing begins so you have tools in place when things get difficult.
You don't have to know exactly how EMDR works before you call. Most new clients are seen within a week, and reaching out through the contact us page is the first step toward getting matched with an EMDR-trained therapist whose background fits what you're working through.
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