molly, A EMDR Certified Therapist who also incorporates somatic, Parts work, and EFT

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First, let’s talk about with whom I do my best work. This way 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, and are often functioning in a leadership role.

Regardless of what trauma has happened, it has been some time (more than 3 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 [the terrible relationship, the childhood trauma, or the medical trauma] happened a long time ago, but it feels like it is happening now.” Or, “When I get triggered, it’s right here [placing hands often on the chest] and it doesn’t feel separate from me.”

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. No matter which modality I’m using, my clients and I do experiential exercises together (similar to mindfulness, but with a direction- I'll be prompting you and it is purposeful.) My approach combines the body-based healing of somatic therapy with EMDR's proven trauma processing techniques all while holding an attachment oriented lens (EFT).

We will work together to find the connection between the present triggers you are experiencing with what caused them in the past. Often, using EMDR from an attachment-focused and somatic 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.

If you want to, but you can’t, don’t worry, I’ll help you. We don't stay there forever, but we will work together to build tolerance for this. As for my part I will 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, as well as share my experience if it is relevant and helpful.

If you’ve tried therapy before:

Most of my clients have been in therapy before. I don’t have specific statistics, but it is not uncommon for me to hear from clients that they have seen somewhere from between 4-7 therapists before starting to work with me. I often hear that the work that we do is very different and invites change on a different level. Several clients have said that the work we do is so evident, that family members have commented on the difference. So if you’ve tried therapy before and haven’t had the results you want, don’t give up. Please consider reaching out here. I’d love to speak with you about your experience so far and see if we might be a good fit.

some facts about me

I love working with therapists and others in helping professions, I partner with many therapists in the phoenix area.

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.

I also love working with other therapists as a team.

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. I also often work with individuals who are seeing a couple’s therapist. I always like to collaborate with the couples therapist so that the individual work is aligned with the couples work.

I like it when 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. There’s no guarantees in this field, but time and time again I have been so grateful that clients have been able to take the time to do a longer sessions to break through some barriers that would have taken weeks of shorter sessions to get to.

Therapy is expensive, so I offer opportunities to work outside of session time.

I offer pre-appointment or between 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. In addition, I offer educational workshops or book clubs seasonally that give psychoeducation. You can check out current offerings here.

My Favorite Modalities:

I love using EMDR, Parts Work (IFS and Ego-state work), Attachment oriented modalities like EFT, and SomatoSymbolic Processing, which is a Somatic therapy. All of these types of therapies are trauma-informed and utilize the present moment to moment interaction between the therapist and the client. This helps me to be fully present in each session.

credentials:

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

Completed Somatic Integration and Processing Level 1

Currently in the 2025 Cohort for SomatoSymbolic Processing

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.