EMDR Therapists in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Does your life feel out of balance or seem to be leading nowhere? Are you unsettled or struggling with feelings of anxiety, loneliness, depression, or grief? Psychotherapy will bring you change, fulfillment and hope. Whether you’re facing a new beginning, a tough ending, or anything in between, our sessions will provide a space to figure out what you need for yourself and for your relationships. I have unique experience to guide you toward a fulfilling direction in life, to improve your work-life balance, or to make the most of retirement and aging.
Does your life feel out of balance or seem to be leading nowhere? Are you unsettled or struggling with feelings of anxiety, loneliness, depression, or grief? Psychotherapy will bring you change, fulfillment and hope. Whether you’re facing a new beginning, a tough ending, or anything in between, our sessions will provide a space to figure out what you need for yourself and for your relationships. I have unique experience to guide you toward a fulfilling direction in life, to improve your work-life balance, or to make the most of retirement and aging.
My My practice is informed by CBT, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), along with mindfulness and neuroplasticity to support growth.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and FL with many years of experience providing individual, marriage, family, and emotion-focused couples therapy to people of all ages and from various different backgrounds.
I typically work with those experiencing depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, relationship issues, addiction/substance use reduction, OCD, ADHD, and life transitions, and I am deeply committed to supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ individuals. I also specialize in working with clients experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder or complex trauma, utilizing attachment-base and narrative therapy.
My My practice is informed by CBT, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), along with mindfulness and neuroplasticity to support growth.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and FL with many years of experience providing individual, marriage, family, and emotion-focused couples therapy to people of all ages and from various different backgrounds.
I typically work with those experiencing depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, relationship issues, addiction/substance use reduction, OCD, ADHD, and life transitions, and I am deeply committed to supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ individuals. I also specialize in working with clients experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder or complex trauma, utilizing attachment-base and narrative therapy.
I'm also certified in EMDR.
I'm very empathic and I love helping my clients, who might be struggling with anxiety and carrying the weight of past traumas. If you are feeling overwhelmed by worries, find it hard to relax, or heightened stress in daily situations. All of these can impact your relationships, work, and overall well-being.
I'm also certified in EMDR.
I'm very empathic and I love helping my clients, who might be struggling with anxiety and carrying the weight of past traumas. If you are feeling overwhelmed by worries, find it hard to relax, or heightened stress in daily situations. All of these can impact your relationships, work, and overall well-being.
I use a mix of relational therapy, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR.
Hi! I am a pre-licensed mental health counselor with a passion for working with folks navigating complex trauma, ADHD, body image struggles, and disordered eating. My approach is body-neutral, queer-affirming, and informed by Health at Every Size.
I understand the weight of generational patterns, family expectations, and the ways we learn to carry our emotional experiences. I also bring a deep respect for the unique identity and experiences of each of my clients.
I use a mix of relational therapy, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR.
Hi! I am a pre-licensed mental health counselor with a passion for working with folks navigating complex trauma, ADHD, body image struggles, and disordered eating. My approach is body-neutral, queer-affirming, and informed by Health at Every Size.
I understand the weight of generational patterns, family expectations, and the ways we learn to carry our emotional experiences. I also bring a deep respect for the unique identity and experiences of each of my clients.
Using evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR, Gottman Method, Imago Therapy, RLT, and Strategic Intervention Coaching, I help clients gain insight, build confidence, improve relationships, overcome fear, and develop practical tools to move forward with greater clarity, connection, and emotional well-being.
For over 35 years, I have helped individuals and couples overcome anxiety, relationship struggles, infidelity, and life transitions. Using evidence-based therapy and coaching, I help clients break unhealthy patterns, improve communication, build confidence, and create lasting change.
Using evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR, Gottman Method, Imago Therapy, RLT, and Strategic Intervention Coaching, I help clients gain insight, build confidence, improve relationships, overcome fear, and develop practical tools to move forward with greater clarity, connection, and emotional well-being.
For over 35 years, I have helped individuals and couples overcome anxiety, relationship struggles, infidelity, and life transitions. Using evidence-based therapy and coaching, I help clients break unhealthy patterns, improve communication, build confidence, and create lasting change.
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I use EMDR and IFS for complex trauma.
Most people who find me have already tried therapy. They've done the work, pushed through, done the research — and something still isn't shifting.
What they're carrying looks different on the outside. Trauma, patterns that keep showing up, an identity that's been shaped by things that happened long before they had words for it. But what they share is this: they're done managing it and ready to actually move through it.
You don't have to know how bad it was or have the right words for it. What matters is how it affected you. That's the only measure that counts here.
I use EMDR and IFS for complex trauma.
Most people who find me have already tried therapy. They've done the work, pushed through, done the research — and something still isn't shifting.
What they're carrying looks different on the outside. Trauma, patterns that keep showing up, an identity that's been shaped by things that happened long before they had words for it. But what they share is this: they're done managing it and ready to actually move through it.
You don't have to know how bad it was or have the right words for it. What matters is how it affected you. That's the only measure that counts here.
You’re standing in the tunnel, about to walk out onto the field. These are the moments you dreamed about as a kid. You’ve worked so hard to get here. But you’re stalling. Your heart is pounding wildly, butterflies are doing aerobatics in your stomach, and sweat is pouring off you. The voice in your head plays on repeat; “You’re just not good enough.” You’re already certain this game will be yet more proof of your inadequacy and that all of your efforts were for nothing. Things weren’t always this way. The field used to be the one place where everything made sense. But not anymore. Now you feel helpless and destined to fail.
You’re standing in the tunnel, about to walk out onto the field. These are the moments you dreamed about as a kid. You’ve worked so hard to get here. But you’re stalling. Your heart is pounding wildly, butterflies are doing aerobatics in your stomach, and sweat is pouring off you. The voice in your head plays on repeat; “You’re just not good enough.” You’re already certain this game will be yet more proof of your inadequacy and that all of your efforts were for nothing. Things weren’t always this way. The field used to be the one place where everything made sense. But not anymore. Now you feel helpless and destined to fail.
I integrate EMDR, Post Induction Therapy, experiential, and faith-based approaches when desired to help clients heal childhood trauma, rebuild self-trust, break unhealthy relationship patterns, strengthen boundaries, and create healthier relationships.
I help women who seem to have it all together heal childhood and relationship trauma, break free from unhealthy relationship patterns, and reclaim their sense of self.
You may be successful in many areas of your life, yet find yourself repeating the same painful relationship patterns. You may be the one everyone depends on, the strong one, the helper, the fixer. From the outside, your life looks put together. But inside, you may feel exhausted from anxiety, self-doubt, people-pleasing, broken trust, or painful experiences from your past.
I integrate EMDR, Post Induction Therapy, experiential, and faith-based approaches when desired to help clients heal childhood trauma, rebuild self-trust, break unhealthy relationship patterns, strengthen boundaries, and create healthier relationships.
I help women who seem to have it all together heal childhood and relationship trauma, break free from unhealthy relationship patterns, and reclaim their sense of self.
You may be successful in many areas of your life, yet find yourself repeating the same painful relationship patterns. You may be the one everyone depends on, the strong one, the helper, the fixer. From the outside, your life looks put together. But inside, you may feel exhausted from anxiety, self-doubt, people-pleasing, broken trust, or painful experiences from your past.
Seeking the help of a therapist is a very courageous step! Whether you're struggling with a particular issue or just can't shake the feeling that there should be more to life, I’m confident that I can help. The primary focus of my practice has been in addictions and co-occurring conditions working both with adolescents and adults; helping to manage all that accompanies a substance-related or addictive disorder. However I have worked with diverse populations and issues and am accustomed to working with clients in individual, family and group settings. I have helped clients like you successfully address a wide variety of issues.
Seeking the help of a therapist is a very courageous step! Whether you're struggling with a particular issue or just can't shake the feeling that there should be more to life, I’m confident that I can help. The primary focus of my practice has been in addictions and co-occurring conditions working both with adolescents and adults; helping to manage all that accompanies a substance-related or addictive disorder. However I have worked with diverse populations and issues and am accustomed to working with clients in individual, family and group settings. I have helped clients like you successfully address a wide variety of issues.
I offer trauma-informed care using approaches like EMDR and nervous system regulation to help you reconnect, feel safe in your body, and build the kind of life that doesn’t just function—but feels alive.
If you’re a teen or adult feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or trapped in cycles of people-pleasing, shame, or self-abandonment, I want you to know this: you're not broken, and you don’t have to carry it all alone. These are often the silent echoes of trauma—trauma that disconnects you from your own body, your sense of self, and the people around you. Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and felt like it didn’t quite reach the parts of you that are still hurting. That doesn’t mean healing isn’t possible—it just means you haven’t had the right kind of support yet.
I offer trauma-informed care using approaches like EMDR and nervous system regulation to help you reconnect, feel safe in your body, and build the kind of life that doesn’t just function—but feels alive.
If you’re a teen or adult feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or trapped in cycles of people-pleasing, shame, or self-abandonment, I want you to know this: you're not broken, and you don’t have to carry it all alone. These are often the silent echoes of trauma—trauma that disconnects you from your own body, your sense of self, and the people around you. Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and felt like it didn’t quite reach the parts of you that are still hurting. That doesn’t mean healing isn’t possible—it just means you haven’t had the right kind of support yet.
I integrate EMDR, somatic, and relational work to help you reprocess distressing experiences so they no longer control how you think, feel, or show up.
I believe lasting healing goes beyond insight and into the body. In our work, I integrate EMDR, somatic parts work, relational therapy, and mindfulness to help you process what’s underneath and shift long-standing patterns. My style is direct, warm, and supportive—guiding you through meaningful change at a pace that feels manageable.
I integrate EMDR, somatic, and relational work to help you reprocess distressing experiences so they no longer control how you think, feel, or show up.
I believe lasting healing goes beyond insight and into the body. In our work, I integrate EMDR, somatic parts work, relational therapy, and mindfulness to help you process what’s underneath and shift long-standing patterns. My style is direct, warm, and supportive—guiding you through meaningful change at a pace that feels manageable.
Now accepting new clients! At Higher Sights Counseling we understand that being stuck and feeling like everything you have tried has left you hopeless is one of the most painful experiences. We help our clients feel empowered by helping them to see their own strengths and by teaching them new research-based tools to help focus and guide them for lasting change. We believe that therapy is a starting point to healing and changing patterns that have not been working. We work to help each unique client develop a new way to feel confident in approaching life matter what comes their way. A better life starts today.
Now accepting new clients! At Higher Sights Counseling we understand that being stuck and feeling like everything you have tried has left you hopeless is one of the most painful experiences. We help our clients feel empowered by helping them to see their own strengths and by teaching them new research-based tools to help focus and guide them for lasting change. We believe that therapy is a starting point to healing and changing patterns that have not been working. We work to help each unique client develop a new way to feel confident in approaching life matter what comes their way. A better life starts today.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Hi! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and Washington State. I have a degree in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of South Florida. I have additional training in Accelerate Resolution Therapy, experiential therapy, emotion focused therapy.
Hi! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and Washington State. I have a degree in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of South Florida. I have additional training in Accelerate Resolution Therapy, experiential therapy, emotion focused therapy.
Clinically trained in Heart Centered Hypnotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Gottman Method & Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).
“If life feels like an endless cycle of chaos, addiction or self-sabotage, you’re not alone. Therapy with me offers something different, space to slow down, notice consistent patterns in your behavior, and go deeper in to exploring emotional wounds. Together we’ll turn struggle in to understanding and pain in to purpose.”
Clinically trained in Heart Centered Hypnotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Gottman Method & Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).
“If life feels like an endless cycle of chaos, addiction or self-sabotage, you’re not alone. Therapy with me offers something different, space to slow down, notice consistent patterns in your behavior, and go deeper in to exploring emotional wounds. Together we’ll turn struggle in to understanding and pain in to purpose.”
Through EMDR and integrative therapy, we reduce their charge, loosen old emotional structures, and help your nervous system release what it has carried for too long.
I’m Chad Starrak, LCSW and founder of Questline Counseling in Kyle, Texas. My approach integrates EMDR, parts-informed therapy (IFS), CBT, and Narrative Therapy within a structured, collaborative process. I have extensive experience providing remote therapy, with consistently positive client feedback. Clients often notice meaningful shifts early in the work.
Through EMDR and integrative therapy, we reduce their charge, loosen old emotional structures, and help your nervous system release what it has carried for too long.
I’m Chad Starrak, LCSW and founder of Questline Counseling in Kyle, Texas. My approach integrates EMDR, parts-informed therapy (IFS), CBT, and Narrative Therapy within a structured, collaborative process. I have extensive experience providing remote therapy, with consistently positive client feedback. Clients often notice meaningful shifts early in the work.
Are you everyone’s go-to person? The strong one? The one who holds it down for everyone else, while silently falling apart? Work-life balance have you feeling unbalanced, no time for self-care, overwhelmed by your to-do lists; but always have a solution for someone else? If so, you are the superhero! Where does the superhero go, and who do they talk to? Have you been searching for someone to help when you don’t FEEL strong? Has your search landed you feeling more hopeless, met by someone who could not relate? The search ends here, take your cape off, turn your feelings on, put your feet up, & come see me! Let's get better together!
Are you everyone’s go-to person? The strong one? The one who holds it down for everyone else, while silently falling apart? Work-life balance have you feeling unbalanced, no time for self-care, overwhelmed by your to-do lists; but always have a solution for someone else? If so, you are the superhero! Where does the superhero go, and who do they talk to? Have you been searching for someone to help when you don’t FEEL strong? Has your search landed you feeling more hopeless, met by someone who could not relate? The search ends here, take your cape off, turn your feelings on, put your feet up, & come see me! Let's get better together!
I provide trauma-informed therapy using EMDR, DBT, and somatic practices to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and lasting change.
You’re successful, stressed, and done pretending otherwise! On paper, you’re doing well, career, credentials, stability yet, internally you’re exhausted, anxious, or disconnected. You’re carrying generational pressure, workplace politics, and the weight of always having to be “on.” You want relief without being minimized, depth without being pathologized, and a therapist who understands both survival and ambition.
I provide trauma-informed therapy using EMDR, DBT, and somatic practices to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and lasting change.
You’re successful, stressed, and done pretending otherwise! On paper, you’re doing well, career, credentials, stability yet, internally you’re exhausted, anxious, or disconnected. You’re carrying generational pressure, workplace politics, and the weight of always having to be “on.” You want relief without being minimized, depth without being pathologized, and a therapist who understands both survival and ambition.
Doctoral level clinical residency focus in PTSD, Anxiety, substance dependence, EMDR, trauma processing training.
My approach to therapy is collaborative in nature and client-centered. I consider myself a trauma informed clinician who prioritizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation. Clients are typically motivated; We work together for change with internal and/or external events that increase anxiety/fears, stress, panic, and interfere with sleep, relationships, goals, and self care. Clients often want to understand what is happening and why. Additionally, we work to explore practical tools and coping strategies. We also examine ways to process losses and integrate these experiences that continue impact their lives.
Doctoral level clinical residency focus in PTSD, Anxiety, substance dependence, EMDR, trauma processing training.
My approach to therapy is collaborative in nature and client-centered. I consider myself a trauma informed clinician who prioritizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation. Clients are typically motivated; We work together for change with internal and/or external events that increase anxiety/fears, stress, panic, and interfere with sleep, relationships, goals, and self care. Clients often want to understand what is happening and why. Additionally, we work to explore practical tools and coping strategies. We also examine ways to process losses and integrate these experiences that continue impact their lives.
EMDR CERTIFICATION held.
You are a client looking to develop more satisfactory and effective ways to deal with issues in your life journey. You are a couple searching for more effective relational patterns and strategies. You are a family that wants to further develop your interactive patterns.
EMDR CERTIFICATION held.
You are a client looking to develop more satisfactory and effective ways to deal with issues in your life journey. You are a couple searching for more effective relational patterns and strategies. You are a family that wants to further develop your interactive patterns.
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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.