No. Your therapy is completely confidential. I do not report back to departments, supervisors, or agencies. The only exceptions are standard legal limits of confidentiality (like risk of harm to yourself or others), which we will go over before we start.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy approach used to help people process traumatic experiences, chronic stress, and distressing memories. Many first responders find EMDR helpful because it focuses less on endlessly retelling the story and more on helping the nervous system process what’s been carried for too long. 

No. EMDR can be very helpful for more than major trauma. Many first responders seek therapy for cumulative stress, burnout, anxiety, difficult calls, hypervigilance, sleep issues, or feeling emotionally “stuck.” EMDR can help process experiences that continue affecting you even if you don’t consider them severe enough to be “trauma.”

The first session is more of a conversation than an interrogation. We will talk about what’s been going on, what brought you in, and what you’re hoping to get out of therapy. No pressure to share more than you’re ready for though!

Nope! You are in control of what you share and when. Building trust and rapport will come first and usually the rest follows. I like to tell clients that it usually takes about 6 sessions before comfort and trust are starting to establish. For some it may be sooner, others it may be later. That’s okay!