EMDR/TRAUMA THERAPY
Transform Your Relationship with the Past Through EMDR & Trauma Therapy
Culturally-sensitive EMDR and trauma therapy that honors your story while helping you reclaim your strength.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps your brain process and integrate traumatic memories in a way that reduces their emotional impact on your daily life.
Combined with trauma-informed therapy approaches, EMDR helps you move from surviving to thriving.
At Nabi Family Therapy, we understand that trauma affects not just individuals, but entire family systems across generations. Our approach recognizes the cultural and familial contexts of trauma, whether you're dealing with childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma, immigration stress, racial trauma, or recent difficult events.
EMDR & Trauma therapy can help with:
✔ Processing childhood trauma and adverse experiences
✔ Healing from intergenerational and cultural trauma
✔ Recovering from recent traumatic events
✔ Reducing symptoms of PTSD and complex trauma
✔ Breaking cycles of trauma within families
✔ Managing trauma-related anxiety and depression
✔ Improving emotional regulation and coping skills
✔ Restoring sense of safety and trust in relationships
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EMDR & TRAUMA THERAPY
Your Journey from Survival to Healing
✔ Comprehensive Assessment & Safety Building
We begin by understanding your trauma history within your cultural and family context, ensuring you feel completely safe and supported before beginning any processing work.
✔ Integration & Family Impact
We explore how your healing affects your relationships and family dynamics, helping you communicate about your growth and needs with loved ones.
✔ Resource Building & Stabilization
You'll learn grounding techniques, emotional regulation skills, and develop internal resources that help you feel stable and empowered throughout the healing process.
✔ Cultural Healing & Meaning-Making
We honor your cultural background and help you find culturally-relevant ways to understand and integrate your healing journey.
✔ Trauma Processing with EMDR
Using bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), we'll help your brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their overwhelming emotional charge while preserving important lessons and strengths.
✔ Ongoing Support & Relapse Prevention
You'll develop a personalized toolkit for maintaining your progress and handling any future challenges that may arise.
Find Your Family's Place to Belong & Heal Together
Goals of EMDR & Trauma Therapy
Reclaiming Your Life & Strengthening Your Family System
Our trauma therapy focuses on comprehensive healing that benefits not just you, but your entire family network.
Through our culturally-informed approach, you'll work toward these key goals:
✔ Process Traumatic Memories Safely
✔ Reduce PTSD and Trauma Symptoms
✔ Improve Emotional Regulation
✔ Restore Sense of Safety and Trust
✔ Break Intergenerational Trauma Patterns
✔ Strengthen Family Relationships
✔ Develop Healthy Coping Strategies
✔ Integrate Cultural Healing Wisdom
Each goal is approached with deep respect for your cultural background and family system, ensuring that healing feels authentic and sustainable within your life context.
OUR APPROACH TO EMDR & TRAUMA THERAPY
The Nabi Way: Culturally-Responsive Trauma Healing
Trauma-Informed & Culturally-Responsive Care
We understand that trauma manifests differently across cultures and that healing approaches must honor your cultural values, beliefs, and practices while utilizing evidence-based methods.
Somatic & Body-Based Approaches
Trauma lives in the body, so we incorporate mindfulness, breathing techniques, and somatic awareness to help you reconnect with your body's wisdom and strength.
Family Systems Perspective
We recognize that individual trauma healing affects the entire family system. We help you navigate how your growth impacts your relationships and support your family's adjustment to positive changes.
Strength-Based & Hope-Focused
We focus on your inherent hope and the survival skills that got you through difficult times, building upon these strengths as you heal and grow.
Phase-Based Treatment Model
Following established EMDR protocols while adapting to your unique needs, we move through stabilization, processing, and integration phases at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
Intergenerational Healing Awareness
We address not only your personal trauma but also inherited family patterns, helping you break cycles of trauma and create healthier legacies for future generations.
Collaborative & Empowering
You remain in control of your healing process. We provide guidance and support while ensuring you feel empowered to make decisions about your treatment and recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
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EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories at a neurological level, often providing relief more quickly than talk therapy alone. It allows you to work through trauma without having to describe events in detail, which can be especially helpful for severe or cultural trauma.
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Yes, when conducted by trained professionals. We use modified approaches for complex trauma that include extensive preparation and stabilization phases to ensure your safety throughout the process.
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We honor your cultural background by integrating traditional healing wisdom, spiritual practices, and cultural values into your treatment plan. This might include working with concepts of ancestral healing, community support, or culturally-specific practices.
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Absolutely. EMDR can be particularly effective for processing inherited trauma patterns and breaking cycles that have affected multiple generations in your family.
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Memory isn't required for EMDR to be effective. We can work with symptoms, emotions, body sensations, or general feelings of distress even when specific memories aren't accessible.
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As you heal, your relationships often improve significantly. We help you communicate with family members about your healing process and support them in adjusting to positive changes in your behavior and emotional availability.
NABI FAMILY THERAPY - A PLACE TO BELONG
Ready to Transform Your Trauma into Strength?
We believe every person deserves to move from surviving to thriving.