Heal from Trauma with EMDR Therapy
Reprocess painful memories and restore calm through evidence-based EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a an evidence-based trauma therapy that helps you process and release distressing memories, beliefs, and emotions. Grounded in neuroscience, this approach supports your brain’s natural ability to heal, allowing you to move forward with a greater sense of ease, balance, and empowerment.
What Is EMDR Therapy?
Understanding How EMDR Works
EMDR therapy is a structured form of psychotherapy designed to help individuals recover from traumatic experiences and emotional distress. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR counseling focuses on how traumatic memories are stored in the brain, helping the nervous system naturally reprocess and integrate these experiences.
During sessions, clients recall specific memories while engaging in bilateral stimulation such as guided eye movements or tapping. This process helps the brain rewire itself, reducing the emotional charge of distressing memories and transforming limiting beliefs into empowering truths. Working with a licensed EMDR therapist helps ensure this process is paced to your individual needs and readiness.
EMDR is recognized by the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization as an evidence-based treatment for trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and related conditions.
Meet Your EMDR Therapist
Jacklynne Marder is a licensed marriage and family therapist, California License No. 131000. She completed EMDR Levels 1 and 2 through the EMDR Institute and additional Attachment-Focused EMDR training through the Parnell Institute.
As an EMDR therapist serving clients in-office in West LA, minutes from Santa Monica, and virtual in California, Jacklynne draws on this specialized training to provide care that considers each client's history, readiness, attachment experiences, and sense of safety.
The EMDR Process
A Step-by-Step Journey Toward Healing
EMDR therapy follows eight structured phases that create safety, promote self-awareness, and support emotional integration:
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History & Preparation: Understanding your story and building trust.
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Resource Development: Learning grounding tools to regulate emotions.
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Assessment: Identifying target memories and beliefs.
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Desensitization: Using bilateral stimulation to process the memory.
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Installation: Strengthening new positive beliefs.
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Body Scan: Releasing residual body tension.
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Closure: Ensuring calm before ending the session.
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Re-evaluation: Tracking progress and integration over time.
Throughout this process, you will learn mindfulness and self-soothing techniques that can be used outside of sessions, empowering you with lifelong tools for resilience.
Who Can Benefit from EMDR Therapy
Supporting a Wide Range of Emotional Challenges
EMDR therapy is suitable for anyone struggling with unresolved emotional pain or nervous system dysregulation. It’s commonly
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Anxiety and panic disorders
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Depression and chronic self-criticism
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Grief and loss
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Performance anxiety and perfectionism
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Relationship difficulties rooted in past trauma
Whether you have experienced a single traumatic event or long-term emotional distress, EMDR treatment can help restore inner balance and self-trust.
The Neuroscience Behind EMDR
How EMDR Works in the Brain
When we experience trauma, the brain’s natural processing system can become overwhelmed. Instead of integrating the experience, it becomes stuck, leading to intrusive thoughts, emotional numbness, or chronic anxiety.
EMDR activates both hemispheres of the brain through bilateral stimulation, re-engaging the body’s innate ability to heal. This helps the nervous system reprocess trauma on a physiological level, not just intellectually. For many people, painful memories begin to feel less intense, and clients regain a sense of calm and safety in their bodies.
This brain and body integration is what makes EMDR a a well-researched approach to trauma recovery.
What to Expect in Your EMDR Sessions
A Safe and Collaborative Healing Space
As an EMDR therapist, Jacklynne provides a compassionate, trauma-informed environment where each session is tailored to your needs. Before beginning EMDR, she will teach grounding and calming tools to ensure you feel secure during moments of emotional release.
Sessions may include mindfulness practices, body awareness techniques, and reflective discussions to integrate new insights. Whether you meet online or in person, Jacklynne provides the same level of warmth, presence, and professional care to all her clients.
Combining EMDR with Other Modalities
An Integrated Approach to Trauma Healing
Jacklynne often combines EMDR with Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy. As an EMDR counselor, she integrates these complementary approaches to help regulate the nervous system, release stored emotional energy, and strengthen the connection between mind and body.
By addressing trauma through multiple pathways such as mental, emotional, and physical, this can support deeper, longer-lasting change
Frequently asked questions
TESTIMONIALS
"Jacklynne has helped me so much. I have chronic illness and struggle with anxiety, pain and other issues and she has used a mix of somatic therapy, helped me build self-compassion, EMDR which have all been very helpful. I have made progress in many areas and have noticed major improvements in my sense of well-being, self-compassion, and self-esteem as well as a greater window of tolerance. I always look forward to our sessions because I trust her so much, and feel truly cared for by her. I highly recommend Jacklynne as a therapist! "
"I've been working with Jacklynne for a little over a year now and my experience has been very positive. Jacklynne is great at asking the right questions and giving you space to figure things out on your own. This is my second time experiencing therapy and we're just now getting into some methodologies like "parts work" that I didn't know existed which have been very enlightening. Thank you Jacklynne for showing up and spending time and energy with me so I can get to know myself better :)"
"I was immediately impressed by the thoughtful and incisive questions Jacklynne asked. She has a kind presence and I felt very comfortable sharing with her. She presented me with tools in a clear and concise way which I appreciate because I have a short attention span. When I asked questions about the application of the tools, she gave clear and quick feedback. I left my session impressed by her listening skills, her observations and helpful recommendations. I felt a sense of relief after the session and I couldn’t stop smiling. It felt good to feel comfortable sharing things I usually keep to myself. I look forward to working with her."
Currently offering In-Person & Online Sessions
Individual $190 · Couples $250 · Sliding scale available
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Tel: (805) 974-0301
2001 S Barrington Avenue, Unit 312
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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