Trauma Therapy and EMDR

🌀 Trauma and EMDR Therapy in Chicago & Across Illinois

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting- it means releasing the grip.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, research-backed therapy for trauma. But at Gemstone Wellness, EMDR is more than a technique- it’s part of a deeper healing process. If your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, EMDR can offer relief, resolution, and a path toward reclaiming your story.

We offer EMDR to clients who are living with the aftereffects of:

  • Childhood abuse or neglect

  • Sexual assault

  • Religious trauma

  • Domestic violence or coercive control

  • Medical trauma

  • Grief and sudden loss

  • Accidents, surgeries, or panic-inducing events

  • Ongoing stress that has left the body hypervigilant

EMDR is especially helpful for those who “know what happened” but still feel emotionally hijacked by it—through flashbacks, shutdowns, looping thoughts, or body-based reactions. It can help the mind and body process what was too overwhelming to make sense of at the time.

✨ What EMDR Therapy Looks Like Here

EMDR at Gemstone isn’t a rigid protocol- it’s integrated into a relationship. Before beginning, we spend time building trust, strengthening your internal resources, and understanding your nervous system’s signals. We move at your pace, and we collaborate at every step.

We’ll work together to identify target memories, body sensations, and core beliefs that are stuck- and we use bilateral stimulation (like tapping or guided eye movements) to help your brain reprocess those experiences in a safe, supported way.

You are always in control.

We believe healing is relational, not just mechanical. You don’t need to perform your pain here. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You’re not “too much.” This is trauma work that centers dignity.

🌍 Trauma-Informed, Identity-Affirming

We provide EMDR therapy with deep attention to how trauma intersects with race, gender, culture, class, sexuality, and lived experience. Our clinicians are LGBTQIA2S+ affirming and trained in culturally responsive care.

đź“Ť In-Person & Telehealth Options

EMDR is available both in person (at our downtown Chicago office near Jackson & Dearborn) and via telehealth across Illinois. We’re in network with Aetna and Blue Cross PPO plans and provide superbills for OON benefits.

đź’¬ Ready to Explore EMDR?

We’d love to talk with you.
Visit our contact page or email us at [email protected] to schedule a free consultation and learn more about working with us.

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