EMDR Therapists in California
I specialize in EMDR and DBT therapy.
Do you struggle with emotion regulation, relationship problems, body image, negative thoughts? Unprocessed trauma causes a lot of pain and can be confusing to navigate. It colors every aspect of our lives. I specialize in treating disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, anxiety and other women's health issues.
I specialize in EMDR and DBT therapy.
Do you struggle with emotion regulation, relationship problems, body image, negative thoughts? Unprocessed trauma causes a lot of pain and can be confusing to navigate. It colors every aspect of our lives. I specialize in treating disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, anxiety and other women's health issues.
Mollie Pollaro
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MEd, AMFT
3 Endorsed
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
I practice Trauma-Informed therapies including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Somatic Work (Nervous system regulation), and Parts Work to support clients in their healing.
I believe within life’s challenges exists the fertile soil for change. Supporting clients in healing the parts of themselves that feel stuck or out of alignment deeply informs my therapeutic work. My practice is intuitive and client-centered. Drawing from Trauma-Informed Therapies, Parts Work, Narrative Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy, I help clients heal and transform painful behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.
I practice Trauma-Informed therapies including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Somatic Work (Nervous system regulation), and Parts Work to support clients in their healing.
I believe within life’s challenges exists the fertile soil for change. Supporting clients in healing the parts of themselves that feel stuck or out of alignment deeply informs my therapeutic work. My practice is intuitive and client-centered. Drawing from Trauma-Informed Therapies, Parts Work, Narrative Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy, I help clients heal and transform painful behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.
I am trained in CBT, EMDR, Gottman method, & Attachment Based Therapy.
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
I am trained in CBT, EMDR, Gottman method, & Attachment Based Therapy.
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
Kambria Evans: EMDR & Brainspotting Intensives
Marriage & Family Therapist, MEd, MA, LMFT
3 Endorsed
Campbell, CA 95008
As an EMDR Consultant and Brainspotting Clinician, I offer evidence-based therapy for clients and training for therapists.
In addition to over 10 years of clinical work, I spent 14 years at Stanford Medical School training faculty physicians, medical trainees, nurses, and social workers from around the world. I'm a speaker at national conferences, and a reviewer and published author in journals such as Academic Psychiatry. I believe in clinical excellence, always.
As an EMDR Consultant and Brainspotting Clinician, I offer evidence-based therapy for clients and training for therapists.
In addition to over 10 years of clinical work, I spent 14 years at Stanford Medical School training faculty physicians, medical trainees, nurses, and social workers from around the world. I'm a speaker at national conferences, and a reviewer and published author in journals such as Academic Psychiatry. I believe in clinical excellence, always.
EMDR Trained as of January 2026
I believe that the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our relationships. You deserve to live your life fully and maintain meaningful connections with the people most important to you. Together we can explore what may be holding you back from achieving your goals and living a more fulfilling life.
EMDR Trained as of January 2026
I believe that the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our relationships. You deserve to live your life fully and maintain meaningful connections with the people most important to you. Together we can explore what may be holding you back from achieving your goals and living a more fulfilling life.
I've also added EMDR to my practice to address processing trauma.
This practice offers a combination of experiential therapies, talk therapy, exploring intergenerational. legacies, EMDR, and exploring social and cultural stressors. Using creative approaches helps to shift patterns of behavior and thinking that don't work anymore.
I've also added EMDR to my practice to address processing trauma.
This practice offers a combination of experiential therapies, talk therapy, exploring intergenerational. legacies, EMDR, and exploring social and cultural stressors. Using creative approaches helps to shift patterns of behavior and thinking that don't work anymore.
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We are a group practice Network offering video and in person app Our vision is to connect you to a network of some of the most talented, highly qualified and compassionate professionals in the mental health field, each with a broad range of skills and unique personal style. Our therapists and psychiatrists are uniquely equipped to work with individuals, children, adolescents, couples and families. They will help you access the keys to your emotional/psychological healing, wholeness and sense of well being. Once you are connected with a therapist, all communication with them will be handled via their individual voice-mail or email.
I am trained in EMDR and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, and am certified in Prepare/Enrich couples and premarital counseling.
Life is surprising, and all of us encounter various struggles along the way. It is brave to seek help in the midst of those struggles, and though it can be difficult to know who to trust when we are in need, professional counselors can be an extraordinarily beneficial resource. It is my greatest honor in life to be a counselor, and to walk alongside those courageous souls who acknowledge that they want change, and to assist them in creating the lives they deserve.
I am trained in EMDR and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, and am certified in Prepare/Enrich couples and premarital counseling.
Life is surprising, and all of us encounter various struggles along the way. It is brave to seek help in the midst of those struggles, and though it can be difficult to know who to trust when we are in need, professional counselors can be an extraordinarily beneficial resource. It is my greatest honor in life to be a counselor, and to walk alongside those courageous souls who acknowledge that they want change, and to assist them in creating the lives they deserve.
We have Art Therapists on staff trained in a variety of modalities such as DBT, CBT, EMDR, Somatic, Sand Tray, Mindfulness, TF-CBT, ACT, and IFS.
Have you always felt like a square peg in a round hole? Does the world not feel safe to just be you? Or maybe it's your child that's not getting anywhere in talk therapy because they just don't feel like talking? Art Therapy may be the answer! We help you gain a new perspective and see your problems with fresh eyes. The creative process is a powerful form of expression enabling you to release the tension and stress in your body, look at the tangible object you created, and learn about yourself on a deeper level. It is this insight that empowers you to step into the the most authentic version of yourself and live your best life!
We have Art Therapists on staff trained in a variety of modalities such as DBT, CBT, EMDR, Somatic, Sand Tray, Mindfulness, TF-CBT, ACT, and IFS.
Have you always felt like a square peg in a round hole? Does the world not feel safe to just be you? Or maybe it's your child that's not getting anywhere in talk therapy because they just don't feel like talking? Art Therapy may be the answer! We help you gain a new perspective and see your problems with fresh eyes. The creative process is a powerful form of expression enabling you to release the tension and stress in your body, look at the tangible object you created, and learn about yourself on a deeper level. It is this insight that empowers you to step into the the most authentic version of yourself and live your best life!
I work eclectically, with a strong preference for somatic therapy, mindfulness, and CBT, incorporating EMDR when clinically appropriate.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself and others. Trauma, anxiety, grief, and life transitions can leave your nervous system on constant alert — making it hard to feel safe or grounded in your own skin.
Something in you is ready for something different, even if you're not sure where to start.
Therapy can offer a space to slow down, reconnect with your inner world, and build steadiness from the inside out — so you can move through life with more clarity, ease, and trust in yourself.
I work eclectically, with a strong preference for somatic therapy, mindfulness, and CBT, incorporating EMDR when clinically appropriate.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself and others. Trauma, anxiety, grief, and life transitions can leave your nervous system on constant alert — making it hard to feel safe or grounded in your own skin.
Something in you is ready for something different, even if you're not sure where to start.
Therapy can offer a space to slow down, reconnect with your inner world, and build steadiness from the inside out — so you can move through life with more clarity, ease, and trust in yourself.
Debra Burianek of So Cal Christian Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I know that there are times when life can be difficult. My deepest professional desire is to give you hope and to let you know that you are not alone. Give me a chance to help and together we can move through the difficult parts of life, so you can experience growth and healing. I have experienced many grief and losses throughout my life from marriage, divorce, raising children, empty nesting, grand-babies, and sadly walking through the Hospice process while losing both parents to cancer. I can utilize my pains, struggles and triumphs to encourage you that you CAN do this and there is hope when there feels like there is none.
I know that there are times when life can be difficult. My deepest professional desire is to give you hope and to let you know that you are not alone. Give me a chance to help and together we can move through the difficult parts of life, so you can experience growth and healing. I have experienced many grief and losses throughout my life from marriage, divorce, raising children, empty nesting, grand-babies, and sadly walking through the Hospice process while losing both parents to cancer. I can utilize my pains, struggles and triumphs to encourage you that you CAN do this and there is hope when there feels like there is none.
Even people living in San Luis Obispo county- the "happiest place on Earth" need, on occasion, professional support for life's stresses and emotional challenges.I specialize in professional men and women's issues: How to choose the right life or business partner, balancing work and family, cultivating assertiveness, strengthening self-esteem. Families with sensitive children: Quiet, dreamy, introverted, socially awkward, and easily misunderstood - even by their own parents. Artists' dilemmas: Performance anxiety, blocked creativity, survival as an artist in a tough economy. Immigrants with their feet in two worlds: Redefining the meaning of "home," breaking through the language barrier, developing a bi- cultural identity.
Even people living in San Luis Obispo county- the "happiest place on Earth" need, on occasion, professional support for life's stresses and emotional challenges.I specialize in professional men and women's issues: How to choose the right life or business partner, balancing work and family, cultivating assertiveness, strengthening self-esteem. Families with sensitive children: Quiet, dreamy, introverted, socially awkward, and easily misunderstood - even by their own parents. Artists' dilemmas: Performance anxiety, blocked creativity, survival as an artist in a tough economy. Immigrants with their feet in two worlds: Redefining the meaning of "home," breaking through the language barrier, developing a bi- cultural identity.
I primarily apply my training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFCT (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) to accomplish goals we set for therapy.
I strongly believe in the capacity for growth, change, and healing inherent in every person. Using these guiding principles, I collaborate with my clients in an empathic, compassionate manner to help them with issues that bring them into therapy. I have experience with helping individuals reduce the effects of past trauma in their present lives and future aspirations. I also help couples, same sex or opposite sex, to move beyond harmful negative patterns and into the more secure, loving bond they desire
I primarily apply my training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFCT (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) to accomplish goals we set for therapy.
I strongly believe in the capacity for growth, change, and healing inherent in every person. Using these guiding principles, I collaborate with my clients in an empathic, compassionate manner to help them with issues that bring them into therapy. I have experience with helping individuals reduce the effects of past trauma in their present lives and future aspirations. I also help couples, same sex or opposite sex, to move beyond harmful negative patterns and into the more secure, loving bond they desire
From CBT skills to EMDR therapy, somatic therapy to mindfulness, I offer a wide variety of therapy techniques to suit your unique needs and goals.
Welcome! If you’re worrying about your relationships, career, parenting, adult children, or health – you’re not alone. With over 25 years of experience, I'm here to help you manage and overcome anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or trauma. Whether anxiety or trauma makes it hard to feel secure in your decisions, you want to better manage when to exercise control and when to just let go but feel stuck, or the choices you’re making just aren't working out and you're tired of feeling bad, I can help you understand the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and meanings of events in your life, and respond more effectively.
From CBT skills to EMDR therapy, somatic therapy to mindfulness, I offer a wide variety of therapy techniques to suit your unique needs and goals.
Welcome! If you’re worrying about your relationships, career, parenting, adult children, or health – you’re not alone. With over 25 years of experience, I'm here to help you manage and overcome anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or trauma. Whether anxiety or trauma makes it hard to feel secure in your decisions, you want to better manage when to exercise control and when to just let go but feel stuck, or the choices you’re making just aren't working out and you're tired of feeling bad, I can help you understand the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and meanings of events in your life, and respond more effectively.
I am in the process of EMDR training to expand evidence based interventions to help clients heal from their past.
Are you constantly feeling distracted? Is it hard to remember important dates or what your partner has shared with you? Does your partner express feeling unheard? Is it hard to manage your mood? Do you find it difficult to productively resolve conflicts with your partner due to emotional outbursts? Is your home cluttered and stressful to be in? Sometimes the non-ADHD partner can take on a parent role, which neither partner enjoys. Do you find it difficult to connect emotionally and physically with one another? If so, I would like to offer interventions to help.
I am in the process of EMDR training to expand evidence based interventions to help clients heal from their past.
Are you constantly feeling distracted? Is it hard to remember important dates or what your partner has shared with you? Does your partner express feeling unheard? Is it hard to manage your mood? Do you find it difficult to productively resolve conflicts with your partner due to emotional outbursts? Is your home cluttered and stressful to be in? Sometimes the non-ADHD partner can take on a parent role, which neither partner enjoys. Do you find it difficult to connect emotionally and physically with one another? If so, I would like to offer interventions to help.
Through therapeutic techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems therapy and EMDR, I can help individuals and couples explore past influences, reframe negative patterns, and develop healthier, more adaptive ways of relating to themselves and others.
People develop in response to the environments and experiences they are exposed to. Early relationships, often shape an individual’s emotional regulation, attachment style and coping mechanisms. They also influence how people perceive themselves, others and the world around them. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, understanding a client's background and experiences is important in helping them navigate present challenges. By exploring these foundational influences, I can assist clients in gaining insight into their behavior patterns, emotional responses and relational difficulties.
Through therapeutic techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems therapy and EMDR, I can help individuals and couples explore past influences, reframe negative patterns, and develop healthier, more adaptive ways of relating to themselves and others.
People develop in response to the environments and experiences they are exposed to. Early relationships, often shape an individual’s emotional regulation, attachment style and coping mechanisms. They also influence how people perceive themselves, others and the world around them. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, understanding a client's background and experiences is important in helping them navigate present challenges. By exploring these foundational influences, I can assist clients in gaining insight into their behavior patterns, emotional responses and relational difficulties.
Are you tired of missing out or feeling alone due to feelings of anxiety? Are you struggling with a major decision, a painful loss, relationship issues, work challenges, or a life transition? Do you feel overwhelmed or melancholy now that your baby has arrived? Are you struggling to enjoy your new life as a parent? Are you ready to feel content and confident that you have the skills to navigate your life successfully?
Are you tired of missing out or feeling alone due to feelings of anxiety? Are you struggling with a major decision, a painful loss, relationship issues, work challenges, or a life transition? Do you feel overwhelmed or melancholy now that your baby has arrived? Are you struggling to enjoy your new life as a parent? Are you ready to feel content and confident that you have the skills to navigate your life successfully?
In addition to my focus on anxiety, trauma, & relationship issues, I blend evidence-based methods like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and EMDR with process-oriented approaches such as wounded inner child work to help you heal, grow, & find peace.
I am a firm believer that therapy is an individual experience and there is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach for every person. Bearing that in mind, I like to take a collaborative approach to our work together and invite your feedback. It is important to me that our sessions feel like both an effective and a valuable use of your time. In our sessions, you can expect to develop practical coping strategies, improve your emotional well-being, and make meaningful changes in your life. I like to use humor and curiosity to make our time together engaging and insightful, helping you understand yourself and your relationships better.
In addition to my focus on anxiety, trauma, & relationship issues, I blend evidence-based methods like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and EMDR with process-oriented approaches such as wounded inner child work to help you heal, grow, & find peace.
I am a firm believer that therapy is an individual experience and there is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach for every person. Bearing that in mind, I like to take a collaborative approach to our work together and invite your feedback. It is important to me that our sessions feel like both an effective and a valuable use of your time. In our sessions, you can expect to develop practical coping strategies, improve your emotional well-being, and make meaningful changes in your life. I like to use humor and curiosity to make our time together engaging and insightful, helping you understand yourself and your relationships better.
Pacific Emotional Wellness
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, AMFT, LCSW, MA, MS
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Pacific Emotional Wellness is a group therapy practice led by Camille Johnson, and consists of several skilled therapists including Rachel Cha, Audrey DeFrisco, Beverly Collier, Téa Main, Bridget Schinnerer, Ashley Mace, and Kayla Setting. We take a deep and soulful approach to walking alongside our clients on their journey of growth and healing. Whether you are feeling stuck in the rut of life, dealing with grief/loss, having relationship concerns, experienced a trauma, etc., we are here for you no matter what stage of your healing journey you are in.
Pacific Emotional Wellness is a group therapy practice led by Camille Johnson, and consists of several skilled therapists including Rachel Cha, Audrey DeFrisco, Beverly Collier, Téa Main, Bridget Schinnerer, Ashley Mace, and Kayla Setting. We take a deep and soulful approach to walking alongside our clients on their journey of growth and healing. Whether you are feeling stuck in the rut of life, dealing with grief/loss, having relationship concerns, experienced a trauma, etc., we are here for you no matter what stage of your healing journey you are in.
When words are not enough, Dan may use EMDR- or Brainspotting-informed approaches.
Dan is an associate clinician at Gentle Healing Space, where he provides therapy for capable, responsible adults, high school–aged teens, and families who seem to be holding things together while feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or burnout. Many are managing school or career pressure, family expectations, caregiving for aging parents, or life between cultures. For some, this is shaped by immigrant, bicultural, or intergenerational experiences. Over time, this pressure may lead to overthinking, relationship strain, fatigue, or feeling disconnected. Dan helps clients slow down, understand what they are carrying, and move ahead.
When words are not enough, Dan may use EMDR- or Brainspotting-informed approaches.
Dan is an associate clinician at Gentle Healing Space, where he provides therapy for capable, responsible adults, high school–aged teens, and families who seem to be holding things together while feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or burnout. Many are managing school or career pressure, family expectations, caregiving for aging parents, or life between cultures. For some, this is shaped by immigrant, bicultural, or intergenerational experiences. Over time, this pressure may lead to overthinking, relationship strain, fatigue, or feeling disconnected. Dan helps clients slow down, understand what they are carrying, and move ahead.
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EMDR Therapists
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.