About therapy with molly…

If you want to skip to where I highlight my education, experience, and any other information you want to know about me- go to the bottom of the page.

Before we get to that, I want to explain the kind of client who changes and feels better after working with me so that you can quickly determine whether or not I might be a good fit for you. This is ultimately about the relationship we're able to create together. My experience working with trauma and relationships informs the work I do.

The clients who see the most change in therapy with me are those who have had sexual trauma, birth/fertility or medical trauma, childhood trauma, or spiritual trauma. Regardless of which, it has been a long time (more than 6 months) since the traumatic event(s) occurred, but the response lingers. There’s something leftover from what happened and it is stuck in your brain or your body somewhere. You don’t feel quite totally healed from what has happened, and you want to.

You want to feel better much faster than you're experiencing. The effects of trauma are real and impact your quality of life. 

My clients have said things like, “I know [insert trauma here] happened a long time ago, but it feels like it is happening now.”

Once we’ve worked through the event using EMDR, they say things like “It actually feels like a memory now. It isn’t visceral anymore.”

The clients with whom I do my best work are comfortable with doing things other than talk therapy. We do experiential exercises together (similar to mindfulness, but with a direction- I'll be prompting you and it is purposeful.)

We will work together to find the connection between the present triggers you are experiencing with what caused them in the past and using EMDR from an attachment-focused lens, we can work to release that trauma from the body so that you can live the life you want to live. EMDR is one of the main modalities I use in intensives. Feel free to learn more about intensive therapy sessions HERE. 

If we are going to work together, I need you to be ready, willing, and able to sit in uncomfortable emotions. (We don't stay there forever, but we will work together to build tolerance for this.) I will hold up my end, and be right there with you in the emotion, and I will also be very honest and open about what exercises I’m asking you to do and why.

Finally, some facts about me.

1) I love working with therapists and others in the mental health field. If you want to have a space for you to release some of the secondary trauma you experience, please reach out to book a consultation to see if we are a good fit.

2) I love working with other therapists, as collaborators too. If you’re already working with a therapist, and you want to try an intensive I will be happy to include your current therapist as much as you’d like! I’m open to the range of possibilities, from an initial call to have their help in tailoring your intensive, all the way to them joining the session, let’s talk about what will be best for you.

3) I like seeing people feel better fast. It is a relief to me (because I care about my clients) when they go home from one session (even if it’s a long one) feeling significantly better, rather than multiple sessions spread out over weeks and weeks and weeks.

4) I personally like to get the most out of my own therapy, so I like to offer you the opportunity to do the same. I offer pre-appointment homework to maximize our time together. It’s totally optional, but it is there for you if you want to take advantage. Just ask for it when we have our initial phone call and I will send it to your email.

Here are the credentials I hold:

Independently Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona

EMDR Certified by EMDRIA (EMDR International Association)

Completed Basic and Advanced EMDR Trainings 

Completed EFT Externship, and Advanced Trainings, such as Core Skills

Master of Science in Family Therapy from Friends University

If you think you want to work with me, you can sign up for a free 15-minute phone consultation HERE. 

If you want to learn why I named the practice “Convergence Trauma Therapy” you can learn about that HERE.