EMDR-informed trauma work
EMDR-informed therapy — Sydney and online across Australia
For memories that still carry a charge. Delivered in 90-minute extended sessions, online across Australia.
Some experiences don’t settle. Years later a smell, a tone of voice or an ordinary Tuesday can put your body back where it was, even when you understand perfectly well that it’s over. That isn’t a failure of insight. Trauma and long-standing habits live in the body’s reflexes long after the moment has passed.
EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing — works with that directly. Using bilateral stimulation while you briefly hold a memory in mind, it supports your system to reprocess what was stored badly, so the memory becomes something you have rather than something that has you.
I’ve completed EMDR training at Levels 1 and 2 and work in an EMDR-informed way — drawing on the protocol within a broader trauma-informed practice, alongside Blue Knot phased stabilisation work, ACT and internal family systems. I’m not currently registered with EMDRAA, so I don’t hold myself out as an accredited EMDR practitioner. If a formal, full-protocol course of accredited EMDR treatment is what you’re after, I’ll say so and help you find an accredited practitioner.
The part most people are relieved to hear: you don’t have to narrate the whole thing. Much of the work happens internally, and you control how much you say out loud. For anyone who has avoided therapy because they didn’t want to tell the story again, that matters.
Common questions
What does EMDR-informed mean?
It means I’m trained in EMDR — Levels 1 and 2 — and use its principles and elements within my broader practice, rather than offering accredited standalone EMDR therapy. Accreditation in Australia runs through EMDRAA, and I’m not currently registered with them. I’d rather be precise about that than let a word do work it hasn’t earned.
How does it actually work in a session?
Bilateral stimulation — typically guided eye movements, or alternating taps or sounds — while you briefly hold a distressing memory in mind. The working idea is that this helps the brain reprocess memories stored in a raw, unintegrated form, so they lose their charge. It’s structured, not free-form conversation.
What does this help with?
Distressing memories that intrude, the residue of childhood adversity, single incidents such as an accident, and migration-related trauma. It also sits alongside work on coping patterns and substance use, where an underlying memory is often driving the behaviour.
Do I have to describe what happened in detail?
No. You need enough of an image, feeling or belief to work with, but not a full narrative account. This is one of the main reasons people choose this way of working.
Can this be done online?
Yes. Bilateral stimulation adapts well to video sessions. We’ll spend time on preparation and grounding first, and agree what to do if a session brings up more than expected.
Will we start in the first session?
No, and you should be cautious of anyone who says otherwise. We begin with history, preparation and building your capacity to settle yourself — the Blue Knot phased approach I’m trained in. Processing starts when you have the resources to do it safely.
What does it cost?
$200 for a 90-minute extended session. This work needs time to open and to close properly, which is why it isn’t delivered in a 50-minute slot. See fees.
Do I need a referral or a diagnosis?
No. No GP referral, no Mental Health Care Plan, no diagnosis, and nothing on your medical record.
If something still has a charge, it can be worked with
Fifteen minutes, free, no obligation. Sessions in English, Hindi or Gujarati,
weekday mornings and evenings, online across Australia.