Integrative Somatic EMDR Therapy in Kelowna

A holistic approach combining EMDR and somatic therapy to process trauma and emotional overwhelm.

Recover from past experiences that are affecting your mental health and wellbeing.

Bringing Nervous System Wisdom Into EMDR

Integrative Somatic EMDR is a gentle yet powerful approach designed to help you process and release the emotional residue of difficult or overwhelming experiences.

Rooted in the principles of traditional EMDR, this work expands beyond cognitive processing to include the wisdom of the body, the relational field, and the nervous system’s natural capacity to heal.

What Is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy used to help people recover from traumatic or distressing experiences.

It works by stimulating both sides of the brain (bilateral stimulation) while recalling specific memories, emotions, or body sensations — helping your nervous system complete what it couldn’t process at the time.

Think of it like this:

Your brain stores traumatic memories in a raw, unprocessed state.
EMDR helps turn them into just memories — not triggers.

What Can EMDR Help With?

We offer EMDR therapy in Kelowna for a range of challenges, including:

PTSD and complex trauma
Childhood emotional or physical abuse
Panic attacks and anxiety
Phobias and irrational fears
Medical trauma, grief, or loss
Sexual assault or intimate partner violence
Attachment wounds or chronic shame
Performance anxiety or confidence issues

You don’t need a dramatic story to “qualify.” If something is still affecting your nervous system — that’s enough.

Healing That Honours Both Mind and Body

In our sessions, we move at a pace that feels safe and attuned. Using mindful awareness, somatic tracking, and bilateral stimulation, we invite the body to complete what was once interrupted — restoring a sense of regulation, connection, and inner coherence.

This approach can be especially supportive if you tend to intellectualize your experiences, feel disconnected from your body, or notice that talk therapy alone hasn’t brought the sense of relief you’re seeking. Integrative Somatic EMDR with Empowered Solutions Counselling offers a more embodied and compassionate pathway toward healing — one that honours both your story and your physiology.

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What I love most about EMDR is that it doesn’t ask you to relive the worst thing that ever happened to you — and it doesn’t require hours of retelling your story.

It meets the brain where it’s stuck. And when that happens — when a memory finally loses its grip — you can feel it. Clients often say, ‘It’s like it happened, but it’s not happening anymore.’

That shift is everything. And I’ve seen it change lives.