Ground Breakers EMDR

03/09/2026

What should clients feel when they walk out of your EMDR session?

Maybe a little more regulated than when they came in, or a little less hijacked by the past.
Maybe they see things a bit more clear, or have added another brick to the wall of building their confidence.

They're not supposed to walk out perfectly healed or “fixed" right away.
But shifted.

If you’re a new therapist to EMDR and you're thinking: “my clients don’t always leave like that yet…”
That doesn’t mean you’re bad at it! You’re still building capacity, refining pacing, and strengthening your case conceptualization. That takes repetition and support. 🫂

That's exactly what I help my therapist students with on my trainings. If you want help creating sessions where clients leave with more clarity and calm, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events for the info on how to start.

03/08/2026

03/07/2026

Wrapping up a five day intensive EMDR Basic Training and my heart is so full.

There is something powerful about watching clinicians walk into a room curious, maybe a little overwhelmed, and then witnessing the shifts that happen over the course of the week. By the end, you can see the confidence building, the questions getting deeper, and the excitement about how they will use EMDR to change their own lives and the lives of their clients. Moments like that remind me why I love doing this work.

Huge gratitude to Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association (TLPCA) and Stephanie for making this training possible. You truly never know what a conference conversation can lead to, and this week is proof of that.

I’m also grateful to be part of the EMDR Consulting community and to continue sharing this work through their training model and standards. Being able to bring this level of learning and support to clinicians is something I never take lightly.

I am incredibly appreciative of my phenomenal coaches, Kendra and , who supported the participants and supported me in all of my beautiful scattered ways. Y’all helped make this week flow in the best way.

And last, but definitely not least all the brave clinicians that came from near and far. Thank you for trusting me to introduce you to EMDR.

This was an incredible week, and I have great expectations for what these clinicians will do with EMDR in the world.

Next up, our virtual training later this month, and there is still room to register. Links in bio

Let’s keep breaking ground together. 💛

03/06/2026

Some of y’all are nervous before EMDR consultation like you’re about to defend a dissertation, and I get it. Your heart is racing, you've got your notes pulled up, hoping you don’t get “called out” for doing something wrong.
But consultation is not supposed to feel like a test. ❌

It’s supposed to be a space where you can say, “I got stuck,” without shame, where you can unpack a case without being judged, and where you feel like cultural context isn’t dismissed. You’re supposed to feel supported in building your skills, not performing perfection.

The way that I do my EMDR consultations, is by helping you think deeper, regulate yourself, and feel more confident with your clients. No judgement, you come as you are.

If you’ve been craving grounded, culturally attuned support that actually feels safe, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/store for info on how to start.

03/04/2026

This is a cycle too many BIPOC clients know all too well.

✨ You're finally ready step into therapy. You have your first few sessions. Something doesn't feel right. Maybe your protective behavior, the thing who kept you alive through many years of heavy trauma, gets pathologized by your therapist. Maybe you need to keep explaining them about certain cultural dynamics, correcting their pronounciation of your name, and at some point, it just feels like you're better off dealing with it all by yourself.

When therapy spaces aren’t culturally attuned, clients don’t just disengage, they internalize. They start questioning themselves, they shrink, they go back to surviving solo.

But we, as therapists, can do better. In my EMDR trainings, we center cultural humility, real case application, and the lived experiences our clients actually bring into the room, so they don't walk out feeling misunderstood. Because healing shouldn’t require self-erasure.

If you’re a therapist who wants to create a space where your BIPOC clients don’t feel like the problem, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events and let’s build rooms that feel safe to stay in.

03/02/2026

Still smiling about the magic from the Disney Conference hosted by at Clinically Ever After. ✨🏰

I had the honor of speaking on The Wound of the Villain: that part of us (and our clients) that gets labeled as “too much,” “too angry,” “too intense”… when really it’s a protective story they leveraged to survive.

Hearing this testimonial from Aspen Hazel who was in the audience meant everything. 💜
When we understand the Villain Wound, we stop shaming defenses and start getting curious about what that part needed all along, in our clients and ourselves. That shift changes everything about how we show up in session.

If you want to learn trauma healing and EMDR in a way that’s clinically solid and engaging (yes, we can learn and have fun at the same time), check out https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events. I've got in-person and online sessions coming up.

02/27/2026

POV: you’re earning your CEs with ocean views instead of fluorescent lighting. 🌊✨

If you have to get the hours anyway… why not do it somewhere that actually restores you? Somewhere you can learn, connect, regulate your nervous system, and still make it to sunset on the deck.

We organize not just retreats, but we gather a community. We help you expand your EMDR practice while your body gets to exhale. You don’t have to choose between professional growth and real rest.

Go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events to stay updated on our next groups.

02/26/2026

Your badge might say “therapist,” but your nervous system doesn’t know when the session ends. It carries the stories. The grief. The collective weight. Day after day.

We talk about expanding our clients’ window of tolerance… but when was the last time you checked in on your own? What worked five years ago might not be enough for the climate we’re living in now. If your version of “self-care” is just surviving until the weekend, that’s a sign it’s time to reassess.

👉🏾 You deserve support too. Consultation isn’t just about case conceptualization and phases of EMDR, but really about making sure you are regulated enough to hold the work sustainably. If you’re ready to strengthen how you show up clinically and personally, I’d love to walk alongside you.

Go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/store to join me in consultation.

02/25/2026

There was a time when therapy felt… sterile.

Neutral face. Minimal reaction.

For a lot of BIPOC clients, that kind of blank-slate approach didn’t feel safe. It felt distant. It felt like being studied instead of understood.

But happily, things are changing.

Culturally attuned therapists know that defense mechanisms aren’t “bad behavior"... they’re survival.
We understand that lived experience shapes the nervous system.
We know that sometimes appropriate self-disclosure builds trust instead of breaking boundaries.
And we believe healing doesn’t have to fit into one rigid mold to be real.

The future of therapy is human, nuanced, and culturally aware.
It makes space for laughter, grief, anger, joy, identity, and complexity.

If you’re a therapist who wants to practice EMDR in a way that honors culture, context, and community,
Go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events and let’s build the next generation of therapy together.

02/23/2026

If you’re fresh out of grad school (or still in practicum) and EMDR feels exciting but intimidating… this is your sign. 🚨

You don’t have to “wait until you’re more experienced.” You don’t have to earn some invisible badge before learning a modality that can completely transform how you help others heal from trauma.

Some of the strongest EMDR clinicians I know started early. Why? Because they built their foundation with it.
They didn’t have to unlearn years of rigid patterns. They grew alongside the model. If you’re curious, that curiosity is enough. You’re more ready than you think.

Go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events for info on upcoming virtual and in-person dates. Let’s start your EMDR journey the right way.

02/20/2026

There’s a difference between surviving another year in your practice…
and walking into a new one feeling grounded, confident, and actually excited about your work.

If 2025 felt like juggling complex trauma, burnout, imposter syndrome, and a nervous system that never fully clocked out… this is your reminder: you don’t have to keep doing therapy the hard way.

When you learn how to truly integrate EMDR, not just the phases, but the attunement, the pacing, the regulation... everything shifts.
Your sessions feel clearer.
Your clients move differently.
You stop second-guessing yourself every five minutes.

2026 isn’t about adding more to your plate.
It’s about upgrading your toolkit so you can work smarter, safer, and more sustainably.

If you’re ready to start the year regulated and skilled, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/store for details on my consultations slots.