Somatic EMDR · Eagle Rock, Los Angeles & virtual across California
Somatic EMDR Therapy
****PLACEHOLDER**** Write the opening hook, one or two sentences: name the experience that actually brings people to EMDR.
What is Somatic EMDR?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Write 150–250 words in your own voice: what EMDR is, what bilateral stimulation actually does, what the somatic layer adds on top of it, and why you describe trauma as a nervous-system problem rather than only a memory problem. Assume the reader has never heard of EMDR. You already have a short version of this in your FAQ — expand on that rather than starting from scratch.
How Somatic EMDR differs from traditional EMDR
****PLACEHOLDER**** List 4–6 concrete differences drawn from how you actually practice — length of preparation, how you pace and titrate, tracking sensation as its own channel, completing protective impulses, and how EMDR sits inside ongoing relational work. One sentence each.
What Somatic EMDR can help with
****PLACEHOLDER**** List the presentations you genuinely treat with somatic EMDR. Keep it to what you are trained and willing to take on — readers match themselves against this list, so anything named here will bring enquiries.
The eight phases, in plain language
****PLACEHOLDER**** Describe each of the eight phases in one plain sentence, the way you explain them to a new client in the room. Check the wording against your Embody Lab training before this goes live — this is the section most likely to be quoted back at you.
What a session actually looks like
****PLACEHOLDER**** Walk through a real session in 100–200 words: how you open and check in, how a target gets set up, what the sets and pauses are like, how you close, and what (if anything) you ask of clients between sessions.
Is Somatic EMDR right for you?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Say who this is a good fit for — and, just as importantly, when you would not start here and what you would do instead. Naming the exclusions builds more trust than a list of benefits.
In person in Eagle Rock, or virtually across California
****PLACEHOLDER**** Describe the office and how virtual EMDR works. Confirm which neighborhoods you want named — these words are what make the page rank for local searches, so list the areas your clients actually travel from.
Fees
****PLACEHOLDER**** Confirm the session fee and cadence, whether a Superbill is offered, and exactly how you want the sliding scale described. Anything stated here is what clients will hold you to.
Somatic EMDR questions
How many sessions will I need?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Answer: how many sessions somatic EMDR usually takes, and how that differs between a single incident and developmental trauma.
Do I have to describe my trauma in detail?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Answer: whether a client has to describe their trauma in detail, and why that matters to people who dread talking about it.
Will I be overwhelmed during processing?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Answer: how you keep processing from overwhelming someone, and who controls the pace.
Can EMDR be done over video?
Yes. We use on-screen visual bilateral stimulation or self-tapping. It requires a private space and a reliable connection, and we prepare for it the same way we would in person.
Is somatic EMDR evidence-based?
****PLACEHOLDER**** Answer: the evidence base, in wording you can personally stand behind. Name only bodies and guidelines you have checked yourself.
Curious whether this is the right fit?
Start with a free consultation call. We’ll talk about what you’re carrying, whether somatic EMDR makes sense for it, and what a course of work might look like.