Virtual EMDR Therapy for Adults in Utah and Oregon
EMDR is a structured psychotherapy approach that can help reduce the distress connected to traumatic or overwhelming experiences so that memories, emotions, beliefs, and body responses feel less activating in the present.
Ascent Therapy Co. provides private-pay virtual EMDR therapy for adults located throughout Utah and Oregon.
What EMDR Can Help With
Sometimes a difficult experience continues to affect how you feel, respond, or relate to yourself and others—even long after the experience has ended.
EMDR may be considered as part of treatment for adults experiencing:
PTSD or other trauma-related symptoms
Distressing memories that continue to feel emotionally charged
Emotional or physical reactions to reminders of the past
Avoidance, hypervigilance, or difficulty feeling safe
Shame, guilt, or negative beliefs connected to painful experiences
Relational trauma or complex trauma
Patterns of perfectionism, over-responsibility, or remaining in survival mode
EMDR is designed to reduce the present-day distress connected to unresolved experiences and support more adaptive beliefs and responses.
What Does EMDR Feel Like?
EMDR begins with grounding, stabilization, and building a sense of internal safety before deeper processing begins.
Your goals, comfort, and readiness guide the direction and pacing of the process.
You remain in control throughout the process, with pacing guided collaboratively and intentionally.
My role is to help create a grounded, collaborative, and emotionally safe space throughout the process.
EMDR generally does not require you to describe every detail of an experience in order to participate in treatment.
You remain aware of the present throughout the process and can pause, slow down, or stop whenever needed.
How EMDR Can Help
Feel more grounded, connected, and emotionally safe in daily life.
Reduce the emotional intensity of intrusive memories, thoughts, and physical reactions.
Reconnect with a sense of meaning, emotional connection, and aliveness.
Address patterns of shame and perfectionism and develop greater flexibility, self-trust, and authenticity.
Virtual EMDR TherapyYes, EMDR can be done virtually.
Ascent Therapy Co. offers virtual EMDR therapy to adults who are physically located in Utah or Oregon at the time of their appointment.
Preparation for virtual EMDR may include grounding exercises, mindfulness, resourcing skills, and sensory strategies intended to help you remain connected to the present. We will also discuss whether virtual EMDR is clinically appropriate for your individual needs.
I remain attentive to pacing, your current stability, and your individual readiness throughout the work.
Bilateral stimulation can be adapted to what feels most supportive and comfortable for you.
Sessions are conducted through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform so you can engage in therapy from the comfort and privacy of your own space.
I approach EMDR collaboratively and thoughtfully, with pacing tailored to your needs, comfort, readiness, and goals.
Your feedback, comfort, and readiness help guide the pace of the work throughout therapy.
EMDR may support changes in patterns of fear, overwhelm, or emotional reactivity connected to distressing experiences.
EMDR is an evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy with particularly strong research support for PTSD.
My Approach to EMDR
You may look functional on the outside while feeling exhausted internally
But internally, you may feel constantly on alert, emotionally disconnected, reactive, overwhelmed, or unable to fully settle into a sense of safety.
Surviving day to day does not necessarily mean you feel safe, rested, or emotionally connected.
Just because others may not see what you’re struggling with inside does not mean it is not worth getting help.
EMDR may help address trauma-related patterns that contribute to emotional exhaustion, hypervigilance, disconnection, or feeling stuck in survival mode.
Beyond Foundational EMDR Training
A deeper approach to EMDR for complex trauma and long-standing patterns.
Melanie Crofts, LCSW, is EMDR-trained and has completed advanced training in complex trauma and Future Vision EMDR through The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy. She is an EMDRIA member currently completing the requirements toward EMDRIA certification.
EMDR for Complex Trauma
Many individuals come to therapy understanding their patterns yet still feel stuck in them.
Insight alone does not always create change.
My commitment to EMDR extends beyond foundational training, with advanced education designed to better support complex trauma, deeply rooted survival patterns, and patterns that persist despite years of insight, therapy, or personal growth efforts.
When working with complex trauma, treatment may involve additional preparation, attention to present-day stability, and work across multiple experiences or themes. The process is individualized rather than based on a predetermined timeline.
One area of advanced training I have completed is Future Vision EMDR, an approach that helps bridge the gap between insight and lasting change.
Future Vision EMDR
Future Vision EMDR is an advanced approach focused on addressing patterns connected to the past while also helping clients imagine and prepare for future situations aligned with their goals and values.
This approach may be helpful if you:
understand your patterns but still feel stuck
have difficulty translating insight into lasting change
have experienced complex or developmental trauma
want to move beyond survival and into greater alignment with your values and goals
Healing isn't only about resolving the past. It's also about creating a future that feels meaningful, connected, and attainable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is an evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy with particularly strong research support for PTSD. It is designed to reduce the distress associated with traumatic or overwhelming experiences and support more adaptive beliefs and responses.
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Yes. EMDR can be facilitated effectively through virtual therapy sessions.
Many clients find virtual EMDR feels more comfortable because they are able to engage in the work from the familiarity and privacy of their own environment.
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No. EMDR does not require you to verbally relive or share every detail of an experience for the therapy to be effective.
The process can still support healing while allowing space for privacy, pacing, and emotional safety.
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EMDR may be a good fit if you feel emotionally stuck, constantly on alert, overwhelmed by certain experiences, disconnected from yourself, or exhausted from patterns that no longer feel helpful.
Whether EMDR is appropriate depends on your symptoms, history, current circumstances, treatment goals, and individual readiness. A consultation can help us begin exploring whether it may be a suitable option.
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EMDR is not about rushing into painful experiences. Sessions begin by building emotional safety, grounding skills, and a shared understanding of your goals before gradually processing what feels emotionally unresolved or stuck.
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EMDR may be considered when perfectionism, shame, or chronic self-criticism are connected to distressing or traumatic experiences. Whether it is an appropriate treatment approach depends on your individual history, concerns, and goals.
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There is no standard timeline that applies to everyone. Treatment length depends on your concerns, history, goals, current circumstances, and response to therapy. Outcomes and timelines cannot be guaranteed.
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EMDR can support individuals experiencing emotional overwhelm, chronic stress responses, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, shame, shutdown or numbness, and feeling stuck in survival patterns.
It may also help individuals who feel disconnected from themselves, emotionally reactive, or unable to fully move forward from distressing experiences.
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People may also seek EMDR for distressing relationship experiences, chronic stress responses, shame, perfectionism, or experiences that continue to feel emotionally unresolved. Whether EMDR is appropriate is determined individually rather than by whether an experience is considered “major” trauma.
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EMDR is intended to be approached gradually and collaboratively rather than pushing beyond what feels emotionally safe or manageable.
Preparation, grounding, pacing, and stabilization are important parts of the process so the work feels supportive rather than destabilizing.
Healing does not require forcing yourself through overwhelming experiences alone.
Begin the Conversation
Request a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions and explore whether virtual EMDR therapy may be a good fit for your needs and goals. 