EMDR Therapists in Durham, NC
My approach is collaborative and client-centered, drawing from modalities such as EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Harm Reduction.
If you are looking for an old school blank-face therapist with no humor, I may not be for you! Therapy can be serious, but it can also be a space for a range of emotion and connection!
I often work with adults with a past of childhood trauma, navigating substance use, and/or are exploring their identities and authentic self. You deserve joy, intimacy, confidence, and peace! I have witnessed firsthand how trauma, substance use, and suicide can impact a family and each individual.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy or recovery. I believe both should be as unique as the people seeking them. You are the expert on you!
My approach is collaborative and client-centered, drawing from modalities such as EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Harm Reduction.
If you are looking for an old school blank-face therapist with no humor, I may not be for you! Therapy can be serious, but it can also be a space for a range of emotion and connection!
I often work with adults with a past of childhood trauma, navigating substance use, and/or are exploring their identities and authentic self. You deserve joy, intimacy, confidence, and peace! I have witnessed firsthand how trauma, substance use, and suicide can impact a family and each individual.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy or recovery. I believe both should be as unique as the people seeking them. You are the expert on you!
With over 40 years of clinical experience with hundreds of clients and advanced training with some of the world's top leaders in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Hypnosis and EMDR, I can provide you with tools and skills you can use NOW to overcome life's toughest challenges so you can lead a healthier, happier and more satisfying life.
Cognitive behavior therapy provides short term therapy with long term results. In as little as 10-20 sessions, you can learn how to change the way you think, feel and behave. Hypnosis can be very useful with improving self esteem, sleep, motivation, concentration and managing pain. EMDR is a very effective method for working with PTSD and trauma issues.
With over 40 years of clinical experience with hundreds of clients and advanced training with some of the world's top leaders in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Hypnosis and EMDR, I can provide you with tools and skills you can use NOW to overcome life's toughest challenges so you can lead a healthier, happier and more satisfying life.
Cognitive behavior therapy provides short term therapy with long term results. In as little as 10-20 sessions, you can learn how to change the way you think, feel and behave. Hypnosis can be very useful with improving self esteem, sleep, motivation, concentration and managing pain. EMDR is a very effective method for working with PTSD and trauma issues.
Katie Totten
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CEDS
2 Endorsed
Durham, NC 27705
Waitlist for new clients
I use EMDR, ACT, and DBT to support you in improving your well-being and your relationship with yourself.
Asking for help doesn’t have to be a radical thing - everyone needs extra support sometimes. Making a change can be hard, and it would be a privilege to assist you in creating sustainable change through therapy. My goal is to support clients in creating a fulfilling life in line with their personal values and grow into the most authentic version of themselves. I enjoy working with clients who are beginning therapy for the first time and clients who have tried therapy before but are looking for “the right fit.” I believe everyone deserves accepting and affirming treatment to grow, heal, and feel safe in their minds and bodies.
I use EMDR, ACT, and DBT to support you in improving your well-being and your relationship with yourself.
Asking for help doesn’t have to be a radical thing - everyone needs extra support sometimes. Making a change can be hard, and it would be a privilege to assist you in creating sustainable change through therapy. My goal is to support clients in creating a fulfilling life in line with their personal values and grow into the most authentic version of themselves. I enjoy working with clients who are beginning therapy for the first time and clients who have tried therapy before but are looking for “the right fit.” I believe everyone deserves accepting and affirming treatment to grow, heal, and feel safe in their minds and bodies.
Welcome to Healing Arts Collaborative! We are a community-driven therapy and healing arts practice based on Eno, Tutelo, Saponi, Occaneechi, Shakori, Cheraw, Tuscarora, and Lumbee ancestral land (Durham, North Carolina). We are mental healthcare workers committed to providing safe, affirming, and culturally responsive healthcare for our 2SLGBTQI+ community.
Welcome to Healing Arts Collaborative! We are a community-driven therapy and healing arts practice based on Eno, Tutelo, Saponi, Occaneechi, Shakori, Cheraw, Tuscarora, and Lumbee ancestral land (Durham, North Carolina). We are mental healthcare workers committed to providing safe, affirming, and culturally responsive healthcare for our 2SLGBTQI+ community.
I use somatic therapy and EMDR to help process stress and trauma in the body and mind.
Are you here because life feels out of balance, you're navigating a big change, or you’re just exhausted with the way that things are? Managing life’s in and outs can feel next to impossible, it could be time to connect with a therapist who can help. Big moves, break ups, chronic illness diagnoses, breakthroughs, and family hurt alike, let's work together to find a version of life that you can imagine but haven't been able to iron out.
I use somatic therapy and EMDR to help process stress and trauma in the body and mind.
Are you here because life feels out of balance, you're navigating a big change, or you’re just exhausted with the way that things are? Managing life’s in and outs can feel next to impossible, it could be time to connect with a therapist who can help. Big moves, break ups, chronic illness diagnoses, breakthroughs, and family hurt alike, let's work together to find a version of life that you can imagine but haven't been able to iron out.
I am a trauma-focused therapist working with NC Therapy Professionals. I provide evidence-based and client-centered therapy to adult individuals (18+) and couples. Whether you are facing relationship difficulties, grief and loss, unresolved trauma, depression, anxiety, or are simply feeling stuck and questioning, “how did I get here, and where do I go now?”, you are not alone. Together, we can work to understand unhelpful patterns, nurture healthy connections, clarify and pursue your goals, and alleviate suffering. Ultimately, my goal is to help you navigate life's stressors and find peace.
I am a trauma-focused therapist working with NC Therapy Professionals. I provide evidence-based and client-centered therapy to adult individuals (18+) and couples. Whether you are facing relationship difficulties, grief and loss, unresolved trauma, depression, anxiety, or are simply feeling stuck and questioning, “how did I get here, and where do I go now?”, you are not alone. Together, we can work to understand unhelpful patterns, nurture healthy connections, clarify and pursue your goals, and alleviate suffering. Ultimately, my goal is to help you navigate life's stressors and find peace.
I believe we all have an innate wisdom and strength to grow from life's challenges and heal from painful experiences. The key lies in learning from our experiences, both past and present, and letting that acquired knowledge guide our futures. Therapy is your journey. It's my honor and privilege, as your therapist, to walk alongside you and help you process your story- creating room for insight, forgiveness, healing, and growth. I specialize in helping people build healthy relationships, overcome trauma, live well with chronic illnesses, move through life transitions, and heal energetically- offering a greater level of inner clarity
I believe we all have an innate wisdom and strength to grow from life's challenges and heal from painful experiences. The key lies in learning from our experiences, both past and present, and letting that acquired knowledge guide our futures. Therapy is your journey. It's my honor and privilege, as your therapist, to walk alongside you and help you process your story- creating room for insight, forgiveness, healing, and growth. I specialize in helping people build healthy relationships, overcome trauma, live well with chronic illnesses, move through life transitions, and heal energetically- offering a greater level of inner clarity
I believe that good counseling, beginning with a natural fit between client and therapist, can be one of the most important and beneficial experiences of our lives. I am passionate about working with my clients and strive always to bring my natural compassion and creativity to each session. I find I am most helpful to clients struggling with loss, grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues, though I help clients work through other issues as well. Because I am trained in theology as well as psychotherapy, I bring a unique understanding of faith and spirituality to my practice, welcoming clients from any (or no) faith tradition.
I believe that good counseling, beginning with a natural fit between client and therapist, can be one of the most important and beneficial experiences of our lives. I am passionate about working with my clients and strive always to bring my natural compassion and creativity to each session. I find I am most helpful to clients struggling with loss, grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues, though I help clients work through other issues as well. Because I am trained in theology as well as psychotherapy, I bring a unique understanding of faith and spirituality to my practice, welcoming clients from any (or no) faith tradition.
Marita Malm Morgan
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, PhD, MA, LCMHC
Durham, NC 27705
Waitlist for new clients
I also completed the EMDR therapy training, which helps resolve traumatic events and symptoms.
Life is not easy; it might feel that sometimes you are in a swirl of negative emotions that you cannot find a way to get out of it. Because of this, you might have been struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress. You might feel that past experiences are interfering with your current life, not allowing you to feel joy, have healthy relationships, and develop a healthy self. You might be wondering, how can I feel better? What can I do? Well, this is your first step, seeking help.
I also completed the EMDR therapy training, which helps resolve traumatic events and symptoms.
Life is not easy; it might feel that sometimes you are in a swirl of negative emotions that you cannot find a way to get out of it. Because of this, you might have been struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress. You might feel that past experiences are interfering with your current life, not allowing you to feel joy, have healthy relationships, and develop a healthy self. You might be wondering, how can I feel better? What can I do? Well, this is your first step, seeking help.
I do this through person-centered internal family systems, acceptance and commitment therapy, somatic and attachment-focused EMDR, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music.
To be human is to experience great joy and great pain; sensitive people feel that pain on a deep level that can be overwhelming. Whether your pain stems from attachment wounds, traumatic experiences, or emotional needs that aren't being met, therapy can help you sit with the pain while still building a rich and meaningful life. Therapy can help you claim your sensitivity for what it is: an exquisite gift to be honored instead of an overwhelming enemy.
I do this through person-centered internal family systems, acceptance and commitment therapy, somatic and attachment-focused EMDR, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music.
To be human is to experience great joy and great pain; sensitive people feel that pain on a deep level that can be overwhelming. Whether your pain stems from attachment wounds, traumatic experiences, or emotional needs that aren't being met, therapy can help you sit with the pain while still building a rich and meaningful life. Therapy can help you claim your sensitivity for what it is: an exquisite gift to be honored instead of an overwhelming enemy.
I utilize EMDR and somatic techniques when we need to get beyond words, and into the places where pain is more deeply entrenched.
I believe the question is not, “What’s wrong with you?”, but rather, “What happened to you?” Perhaps you have been wounded by someone significant, or there was an event that divided your life into a “before” and “after”. It can be quite adaptive to create strategies to avoid feeling the pain that is within us. But, these strategies can also take us further away from ourselves; they can limit and inhibit us. We can find ourselves entrenched in unhelpful behaviors, unpleasant narratives, unfulfilling relationships and and an overall feeling of overwhelm and discontent.
I utilize EMDR and somatic techniques when we need to get beyond words, and into the places where pain is more deeply entrenched.
I believe the question is not, “What’s wrong with you?”, but rather, “What happened to you?” Perhaps you have been wounded by someone significant, or there was an event that divided your life into a “before” and “after”. It can be quite adaptive to create strategies to avoid feeling the pain that is within us. But, these strategies can also take us further away from ourselves; they can limit and inhibit us. We can find ourselves entrenched in unhelpful behaviors, unpleasant narratives, unfulfilling relationships and and an overall feeling of overwhelm and discontent.
I work with individuals navigating the impacts of complex trauma and CPTSD, using EMDR as a core part of my therapeutic work.
My approach to therapy is non judgmental, trauma-informed, and LGBTQIA+/gender affirming. I specialize in working with clients who are exploring gender or sexual identities, childhood trauma, PTSD, individuals late diagnosed with ADHD or seeking ADHD diagnosis, depression, ASD, OCD, and anxiety. I work with children, teens, adults and couples to support you through difficult moments, explore how the past impacts you today, strengthen your relationships, and build awareness and understanding of your emotions.
I work with individuals navigating the impacts of complex trauma and CPTSD, using EMDR as a core part of my therapeutic work.
My approach to therapy is non judgmental, trauma-informed, and LGBTQIA+/gender affirming. I specialize in working with clients who are exploring gender or sexual identities, childhood trauma, PTSD, individuals late diagnosed with ADHD or seeking ADHD diagnosis, depression, ASD, OCD, and anxiety. I work with children, teens, adults and couples to support you through difficult moments, explore how the past impacts you today, strengthen your relationships, and build awareness and understanding of your emotions.
Accepting New Clients - I work with people navigating issues of Anxiety, OCD, Life Transitions, Depression, Trauma, Identity, Self-esteem, and Relationships. I will work with you to emphasize acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, and using values to move toward a healthier well-being. I have experience working in outpatient community mental health, hospital, college, and the private practice settings. My self interests include backpacking, playing music, burritos, naps, documentaries, procrastination, attending concerts, gardening, and time with family and friends.
Accepting New Clients - I work with people navigating issues of Anxiety, OCD, Life Transitions, Depression, Trauma, Identity, Self-esteem, and Relationships. I will work with you to emphasize acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, and using values to move toward a healthier well-being. I have experience working in outpatient community mental health, hospital, college, and the private practice settings. My self interests include backpacking, playing music, burritos, naps, documentaries, procrastination, attending concerts, gardening, and time with family and friends.
I utilize Mindfulness and Acceptance-based therapies, Internal Family Systems-informed Therapy/parts work, attachment theory, somatic-based interventions, EMDR, DBT skills, and Systems-Centered Therapy.
I understand the ways in which trauma and distress lead to suffering and blocked goals. With over 10 years as a mental health professional, and a deep commitment to my own healing and growth, I offer a space for therapeutic work that is both well-informed by research and training and personally connected. I help my clients feel more authentically aligned with their true self, to address the ways past trauma, loss, or instability might be causing conflict or distress, and to increase a sense of agency and choice in life.
I utilize Mindfulness and Acceptance-based therapies, Internal Family Systems-informed Therapy/parts work, attachment theory, somatic-based interventions, EMDR, DBT skills, and Systems-Centered Therapy.
I understand the ways in which trauma and distress lead to suffering and blocked goals. With over 10 years as a mental health professional, and a deep commitment to my own healing and growth, I offer a space for therapeutic work that is both well-informed by research and training and personally connected. I help my clients feel more authentically aligned with their true self, to address the ways past trauma, loss, or instability might be causing conflict or distress, and to increase a sense of agency and choice in life.
My approach as a psychotherapist is most informed by the following theories and modalities: relational, psychodynamic, trauma informed, EFT and EMDR.
I’m a psychotherapist licensed in both NC & PA. I work with individual adults, couples & relationships, and adult family systems. I love supporting parents, other careworkers, mixed-identity relationships, adult family systems in process of repair, and I also love longterm relational trauma work with individuals. My current passion is supporting relationships with mixed identity dynamics including interracial, inter-abled, mixed-neurotypes, mixed-orientations (gender, sexuality, relationship structure), cross-class, and ideological differences.
My approach as a psychotherapist is most informed by the following theories and modalities: relational, psychodynamic, trauma informed, EFT and EMDR.
I’m a psychotherapist licensed in both NC & PA. I work with individual adults, couples & relationships, and adult family systems. I love supporting parents, other careworkers, mixed-identity relationships, adult family systems in process of repair, and I also love longterm relational trauma work with individuals. My current passion is supporting relationships with mixed identity dynamics including interracial, inter-abled, mixed-neurotypes, mixed-orientations (gender, sexuality, relationship structure), cross-class, and ideological differences.
From this basis, I use EMDR when appropriate to support healing and performance enhancement.
Therapy is not always easy. But that doesn't mean it is without joy. In therapy, we get to come to an appreciation of both joy and sorrow that are the consequences of living a fully human life. Through appropriate challenge and support, we are able to expand the range of our humanity and our participation in the world.
From this basis, I use EMDR when appropriate to support healing and performance enhancement.
Therapy is not always easy. But that doesn't mean it is without joy. In therapy, we get to come to an appreciation of both joy and sorrow that are the consequences of living a fully human life. Through appropriate challenge and support, we are able to expand the range of our humanity and our participation in the world.
I use evidence-based approaches including EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing to build emotional regulation skills, process trauma, reduce harmful coping, and create a life worth living.
You feel emotions intensely and may cope by avoiding, acting impulsively, or relying on habits that bring short term relief but long term consequences. These patterns may be affecting your relationships, functioning, or sense of self, leaving you feeling overwhelmed or stuck. You want steadier emotions, healthier ways to cope, and less distress in your life. Beneath it all, you’re seeking relief, self compassion, and a more grounded way of living that feels aligned with your values and goals.
I use evidence-based approaches including EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing to build emotional regulation skills, process trauma, reduce harmful coping, and create a life worth living.
You feel emotions intensely and may cope by avoiding, acting impulsively, or relying on habits that bring short term relief but long term consequences. These patterns may be affecting your relationships, functioning, or sense of self, leaving you feeling overwhelmed or stuck. You want steadier emotions, healthier ways to cope, and less distress in your life. Beneath it all, you’re seeking relief, self compassion, and a more grounded way of living that feels aligned with your values and goals.
OIC Counseling and Wellness, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MS, LCMHC, NCC
3 Endorsed
Durham, NC 27701
**Practice has immediate openings for new clients**. When was the last time you checked in with you? I’m not talking about your children, partner, your friends, your colleagues, but I’m talking about you. How often do you evaluate your current place in life, then set realistic goals to accomplish life’s milestones? Are you constantly thinking that there has to be more, but you just need help trying to figure it all out? I am here to assist you. My job is to help move you away from the things that no longer work, perhaps they never did, and towards a more ideal way of being.
**Practice has immediate openings for new clients**. When was the last time you checked in with you? I’m not talking about your children, partner, your friends, your colleagues, but I’m talking about you. How often do you evaluate your current place in life, then set realistic goals to accomplish life’s milestones? Are you constantly thinking that there has to be more, but you just need help trying to figure it all out? I am here to assist you. My job is to help move you away from the things that no longer work, perhaps they never did, and towards a more ideal way of being.
I often use Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Transformative Insight Imagery, and body centered approaches for treating trauma.
I have been successfully treating children, teenagers, adults, couples and families since 1996. I offer a diverse menu of treatment options, from concrete skills to deep healing techniques to attain sustainable change. Viewing you holistically in all the contexts of your life, by recognizing your vulnerabilities while building on your strengths, is essential. I create a validating environment and an authentic, collaborative relationship. I am honest, empathic and an effective teacher. I will support you and challenge you to grow in the direction you desire.
I often use Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Transformative Insight Imagery, and body centered approaches for treating trauma.
I have been successfully treating children, teenagers, adults, couples and families since 1996. I offer a diverse menu of treatment options, from concrete skills to deep healing techniques to attain sustainable change. Viewing you holistically in all the contexts of your life, by recognizing your vulnerabilities while building on your strengths, is essential. I create a validating environment and an authentic, collaborative relationship. I am honest, empathic and an effective teacher. I will support you and challenge you to grow in the direction you desire.
I can provide EMDR therapy if that is something you desire.
Hi, I’m Chris. No matter the reason that you find yourself exploring therapy, I have a few things that I want to share with you: 1) It's ok to be where you are right now. 2) You are doing the best you can with what you’ve got. 3) I want to help you be more you. Your journey in therapy may include processing past experiences that left you with wounds, wounds that still affect you today. By becoming aware of how your wounds show up in your present life, you will have the ability to choose the course of your life without the unconscious influence of those wounds; and remember, you will not be alone on this journey.
I can provide EMDR therapy if that is something you desire.
Hi, I’m Chris. No matter the reason that you find yourself exploring therapy, I have a few things that I want to share with you: 1) It's ok to be where you are right now. 2) You are doing the best you can with what you’ve got. 3) I want to help you be more you. Your journey in therapy may include processing past experiences that left you with wounds, wounds that still affect you today. By becoming aware of how your wounds show up in your present life, you will have the ability to choose the course of your life without the unconscious influence of those wounds; and remember, you will not be alone on this journey.
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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.