Tamera J Stouton,LPC, EMDR CIT

Tamera J Stouton,LPC, EMDR CIT LPC| EMDR CIT | Gottman LeaderI✨️
I hold space for love to breathe again. Helping couples release survival patterns and choose connection with intention.

02/26/2026

We be regulating everybody all day.After work… we are OFF DUTY nervous systems! Boundaries are clinical skills too.
🤣Follow me for more laughs to lighten the therapist load.

02/25/2026

EMDR is not just eye movements.

It’s not about getting the speed right.
It’s not about perfect hand taps.
It’s not about performing the protocol flawlessly.

EMDR is a comprehensive psychotherapy approach that attends to images, beliefs, emotions, body sensations, and the entire memory network.

When we understand that, our anxiety as a new EMDR therapist shifts.

You’re not “doing eye movements.”
You’re facilitating adaptive learning.

Trust the model. Not just the movement.

02/25/2026

Dr. Francine Shapiro didn’t start with mastery.
She started with a question: What actually helps people heal?

If you feel unsure, that’s not incompetence.
That’s growth.

Stay curious. Stay teachable. Stay devoted to healing.

✨ Follow for EMDR clinical growth support.

02/25/2026

You just learned EMDR… and now your brain feels like it’s holding 37 tabs open.

That doesn’t mean you’re not ready.
It means you care. It means you’re aware. It means your nervous system knows this work is sacred.

New EMDR therapists don’t struggle because they’re incompetent.
They struggle because they’re integrating.

Give yourself permission to be in process while you help others trust theirs. 🤍

Follow for grounded, neuroscience-based support for new EMDR therapists.

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02/22/2026

Conflict that feels bigger than the moment isn’t always a relationship problem. Often it’s a nervous system trying to protect you.

You’re not toxic. You’re activated. And what’s activated can be healed.

Follow for trauma-informed relationship insight. 🤎

02/22/2026

Dr. Shapiro is teaching us that If the wrong memory, wrong cognition, or wrong component is selected, treatment effects will be minimal. EMDR is not random bilateral stimulation‼️
It is precision work.
A fully delineated target includes:
✨️ The image
✨️The negative cognition
✨️ The emotions
✨️ The SUD level
✨️The body sensations
As EMDR clinicians, we are not just asking, “What happened?” We are asking, “What exactly are we processing?” That distinction changes client outcomes.
🤓Follow for EMDR insights that strengthen your clinical confidence, let's read the book and grow together!

02/20/2026

I believe the body is our soul’s microphone. It speaks what our hearts aren't ready to confess. You can say “I’m fine”…but your nervous system always tells the truth. Healing begins when you stop silencing your body...and start listening. ♥️
🤓Follow me for more therapy humor and healing insights!

02/20/2026

Dr. Francine is really showing us how trauma can turn beliefs into lived experiences.
When a core belief like “something is wrong with me” gets wired into the nervous system, the brain starts filtering life through that lens. Neutral moments feel threatening. Silence feels like rejection. Feedback feels like shame. Our clients may say, “Why does this keep happening to me?”
Not because they’re broken.
Not because it’s fate.
But because unprocessed memories are still running the story. Healing isn’t about forcing positive thoughts.
It’s about helping the brain finish what it couldn’t process before.🤓 Follow for me take my notes, read the book, let's grow together!

02/19/2026

✨ Catch the Replay ✨
The Call to Heal: Remembering Why You Chose This Path
This conversation is for therapists and mental health workers who feel tired, stretched, or disconnected from the work they once felt deeply called to.
🎙 Hosted by
Tamera J. Stouton, LPC, EMDR Consultant-in-Training
Korisma Grant, LMSW, LCSW, SEP-C
In this replay, we reflect on the sacred call to heal, how our personal stories shaped this path, and why reconnecting with purpose is essential for sustainable, embodied work.
📣 Reserve your seat for the workshop
🗓 March 13–14, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM CST
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/rootedgroundedresourced
✨ Watch the replay and save your spot.

02/19/2026

Folks really be thinking & expecting therapists to wake up regulated? No ma’am.
We wake up like: Okay body… act right today. We got clients, we got bills and healing to do. We human too! Many of us are still working on ourselves while we hold space for others. 😌 Holla back if this lands with you & follow me for more therapy humor & validation of the Therapist journey & work🤎

02/18/2026

Most couples panic when they enter the Reality Phase. However, this is actually where real intimacy begins.

Chemistry bonds you.
Reality reveals you.

💬 Have you ever noticed your relationship shift from easy… to effortful?

Follow me for trauma-informed relationship education that helps love feel safe, not stressful.

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