EMDR Therapists in Athens, TN
I love to implement EMDR when appropriate.
Pregnancy, parenthood and fertility challenges can be so stressful and overwhelming it can be difficult to know how to manage all the emotions and intensity of the stress. It can feel like you're drowning! I would love to be there with you in the healing process. My passion is working with individuals navigating the perinatal (pertaining to the period between conception and 3 years postpartum) and parenthood stages of life. I have advanced training in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, traumatic birth experiences, stillbirth, child loss, pregnancy loss, reproductive trauma, assisted fertility stress and fertility challenges.
I love to implement EMDR when appropriate.
Pregnancy, parenthood and fertility challenges can be so stressful and overwhelming it can be difficult to know how to manage all the emotions and intensity of the stress. It can feel like you're drowning! I would love to be there with you in the healing process. My passion is working with individuals navigating the perinatal (pertaining to the period between conception and 3 years postpartum) and parenthood stages of life. I have advanced training in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, traumatic birth experiences, stillbirth, child loss, pregnancy loss, reproductive trauma, assisted fertility stress and fertility challenges.
Steve Knapp
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Athens, TN 37303
Pain is an unavoidable reality in life, but it does not have to have the final word. If we are willing to step into our emerging story, new possibilities of healing and growth become achievable and lead us towards a more meaningful life. Whether it is dealing with the effects of trauma or other negative past life events, persistent or recurrent painful emotions, or a difficult season of life, we all have times where it is hard to find the path forward. But there is a path forward, especially when we are willing to reach out for help.
Pain is an unavoidable reality in life, but it does not have to have the final word. If we are willing to step into our emerging story, new possibilities of healing and growth become achievable and lead us towards a more meaningful life. Whether it is dealing with the effects of trauma or other negative past life events, persistent or recurrent painful emotions, or a difficult season of life, we all have times where it is hard to find the path forward. But there is a path forward, especially when we are willing to reach out for help.
Heal and Hope Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MFT, LPC, CTMH, CCTP
Verified Verified
Athens, TN 37303
We are more than a business, we are a ministry to any who come to us in need for help. We have multiple counselors: Glyndora Condon MS MFT LPC CTMH, CCTP EMDRIA ACS: specializing in behavioral, relational (marriage, couple, children, friendships) emotional, trauma, anger, autism, domestic violence, life transitions, dissociative, addictions, and provides certified classes for DV, Anger, A&D, and Parenting; also Kelly Brownlow, MS SW, who specializes Family/Children/Adolescent and behavioral issues. Amanda Teague MSW, trauma and DID; Lakita Quarles, LME; Family, adolescents, A&D issues. Cierra Cannaly MFT-Child and adult, multi-issue
We are more than a business, we are a ministry to any who come to us in need for help. We have multiple counselors: Glyndora Condon MS MFT LPC CTMH, CCTP EMDRIA ACS: specializing in behavioral, relational (marriage, couple, children, friendships) emotional, trauma, anger, autism, domestic violence, life transitions, dissociative, addictions, and provides certified classes for DV, Anger, A&D, and Parenting; also Kelly Brownlow, MS SW, who specializes Family/Children/Adolescent and behavioral issues. Amanda Teague MSW, trauma and DID; Lakita Quarles, LME; Family, adolescents, A&D issues. Cierra Cannaly MFT-Child and adult, multi-issue
Julie Warren Tilley
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Athens, TN 37303
My goal is to hold hope for individuals, couples and families until they are able to hope for themselves. If you need a safe space to explore your truth and move toward the best version of yourself, you found that space in my office. My office (Cleveland or Chattanooga) will provide calm, comfort and support to you in the toughest of times life can throw at you.
My goal is to hold hope for individuals, couples and families until they are able to hope for themselves. If you need a safe space to explore your truth and move toward the best version of yourself, you found that space in my office. My office (Cleveland or Chattanooga) will provide calm, comfort and support to you in the toughest of times life can throw at you.
Beth Houle
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Athens, TN 37303
Not accepting new clients
Families, relationships and connections with others impact your quality of life, mental health, and physical health. Relationships cause great joy and unfortunately can cause great pain when they are toxic or off track. Are past relationships haunting your current relationship or self-image? Do you have difficulty forming or maintaining relationships with friends or significant others? Suffered abuse or abandonment in a relationship? Experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one? Have you experienced infidelity in your marriage? These difficult experiences can feel like they define you and become overwhelming at times, but there is hope!
Families, relationships and connections with others impact your quality of life, mental health, and physical health. Relationships cause great joy and unfortunately can cause great pain when they are toxic or off track. Are past relationships haunting your current relationship or self-image? Do you have difficulty forming or maintaining relationships with friends or significant others? Suffered abuse or abandonment in a relationship? Experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one? Have you experienced infidelity in your marriage? These difficult experiences can feel like they define you and become overwhelming at times, but there is hope!
Online Therapists
Shelby Fryar
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37408 (Online Only)
Additional Training: EMDR.
The world is overwhelming and hard to navigate. Memories or experiences can keep you up at night or haunt your thoughts at every turn, making you feel stuck in a pit of anxiety and depression. It's challenging to enjoy your current life when the memories won't stop replaying and the weight of anxiety/depression is paralyzing. Sometimes you know exactly where the pain is stemming from and other times it creeps up with no explanation. I believe that there is hope.
Additional Training: EMDR.
The world is overwhelming and hard to navigate. Memories or experiences can keep you up at night or haunt your thoughts at every turn, making you feel stuck in a pit of anxiety and depression. It's challenging to enjoy your current life when the memories won't stop replaying and the weight of anxiety/depression is paralyzing. Sometimes you know exactly where the pain is stemming from and other times it creeps up with no explanation. I believe that there is hope.
We are a Queer-owned, LGBTQ+, QBIPOC, body positive, kink positive, ENM/Poly safe & affirming practice. Shannon has almost 20 years experience in trauma & LGBTQ+ mental health for all ages, family dynamics, & religious structures, is a Certified Emergency Responder & Public Safety Clinician for Queer LEOs, EMS, 911 Operators, Fire Fighters & Vets. Eden is especially focused on addressing trauma, queer mental health for teens, adults & families, and is kink positive. Laila specializes in working with women, mothers & postpartum issues. Logan is skilled in working with children & teens with behavioral issues & is certified in EMDR.
We are a Queer-owned, LGBTQ+, QBIPOC, body positive, kink positive, ENM/Poly safe & affirming practice. Shannon has almost 20 years experience in trauma & LGBTQ+ mental health for all ages, family dynamics, & religious structures, is a Certified Emergency Responder & Public Safety Clinician for Queer LEOs, EMS, 911 Operators, Fire Fighters & Vets. Eden is especially focused on addressing trauma, queer mental health for teens, adults & families, and is kink positive. Laila specializes in working with women, mothers & postpartum issues. Logan is skilled in working with children & teens with behavioral issues & is certified in EMDR.
Sam Wolfe
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Waitlist for new clients
Sam has extensive experience walking alongside people facing some of life's most difficult circumstances. His desire is to enable his clients to grow into their best selves possible. Sam is well equipped to walk his clients through depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and more. Sam has been trained in EMDR.
Sam has extensive experience walking alongside people facing some of life's most difficult circumstances. His desire is to enable his clients to grow into their best selves possible. Sam is well equipped to walk his clients through depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and more. Sam has been trained in EMDR.
Mind-Body Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37421
We all experience relationship conflict, overwhelming/traumatic events, and internal struggles. My therapeutic approach is focused on helping my clients to better understand themselves and how their history has impacted their present. Along this journey, I empower clients to use certain tools and resources to move forward into the vision that they want for their future. I approach experiences and beliefs from a trauma lens, utilizing EMDR to reduce distress, regulate nervous system functioning, update neural pathways, and bridge the gap between the brain and body.
We all experience relationship conflict, overwhelming/traumatic events, and internal struggles. My therapeutic approach is focused on helping my clients to better understand themselves and how their history has impacted their present. Along this journey, I empower clients to use certain tools and resources to move forward into the vision that they want for their future. I approach experiences and beliefs from a trauma lens, utilizing EMDR to reduce distress, regulate nervous system functioning, update neural pathways, and bridge the gap between the brain and body.
EMDR, Brainspotting, and Clinical Hypnosis work by intervening at a deeper level than talk therapy.
I work with people who are ready to heal. I’m a Christian and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years experience working with PTSD, grief, anxiety, anger management, depression and other trauma-related issues. I am EMDR certified and an EMDR consultant and trained in Clinical Hypnosis and Brainspotting level 1. All are treatments for trauma, depression, and anxiety according to the latest research in neuroscience. I enjoy partnering with First Responders, military, adults and teenagers to help them work through whatever issues are interfering with their joy. If you have any questions, call or send me an email.
EMDR, Brainspotting, and Clinical Hypnosis work by intervening at a deeper level than talk therapy.
I work with people who are ready to heal. I’m a Christian and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years experience working with PTSD, grief, anxiety, anger management, depression and other trauma-related issues. I am EMDR certified and an EMDR consultant and trained in Clinical Hypnosis and Brainspotting level 1. All are treatments for trauma, depression, and anxiety according to the latest research in neuroscience. I enjoy partnering with First Responders, military, adults and teenagers to help them work through whatever issues are interfering with their joy. If you have any questions, call or send me an email.
Rachel M Kimbrel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Farragut, TN 37934 (Online Only)
My approach to therapy includes EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
I believe a healthy mind is essential to finding peace and fulfillment in life. My goal is to help you in your journey to clarity, purpose and harmony within yourself and in your relationships. I practice trauma-informed care and will work hard to provide you with a comfortable atmosphere to grow and process. I am most passionate about working with individuals who have experienced trauma and suffer from anxiety disorders and eating disorders.
My approach to therapy includes EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
I believe a healthy mind is essential to finding peace and fulfillment in life. My goal is to help you in your journey to clarity, purpose and harmony within yourself and in your relationships. I practice trauma-informed care and will work hard to provide you with a comfortable atmosphere to grow and process. I am most passionate about working with individuals who have experienced trauma and suffer from anxiety disorders and eating disorders.
Jenni loves working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She sees clients dealing with anxiety, depression, grief/loss, relational-stress, and other mental health issues. Jenni has extensive experience working with clients affected by emotional trauma. She is trained in EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and Brainspotting, which she uses to help clients process through trauma. She has a certificate in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. She also has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.
Jenni loves working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She sees clients dealing with anxiety, depression, grief/loss, relational-stress, and other mental health issues. Jenni has extensive experience working with clients affected by emotional trauma. She is trained in EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and Brainspotting, which she uses to help clients process through trauma. She has a certificate in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. She also has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.
A typical session with me may include breathwork, mindfulness-based practices, EMDR, Somatic-Attachment Therapy, IFS "parts" work, or CBT.
As a therapist, I will work with you to help strengthen the relationship with yourself while learning how to live a more meaningful life. Working with me, you will learn techniques and practices that help you to increase self-awareness and embrace the life you are wanting. Together, we will explore what is holding you back as you integrate tools that will support you in regulating your nervous system and processing emotions.
A typical session with me may include breathwork, mindfulness-based practices, EMDR, Somatic-Attachment Therapy, IFS "parts" work, or CBT.
As a therapist, I will work with you to help strengthen the relationship with yourself while learning how to live a more meaningful life. Working with me, you will learn techniques and practices that help you to increase self-awareness and embrace the life you are wanting. Together, we will explore what is holding you back as you integrate tools that will support you in regulating your nervous system and processing emotions.
I am a SYMBIS certified facilitator working with couples, and I am also trained in EMDR.
As a mental health therapist, I enjoy working with individual adults and teenagers, as well couples. I want to help provide space for people to heal and improve their lives, and I work toward this by viewing each client as unique individuals and tailoring counseling to fit their goals and needs. I particularly enjoying working with people who are working to resolve trauma and issues with emotional regulation.
I am a SYMBIS certified facilitator working with couples, and I am also trained in EMDR.
As a mental health therapist, I enjoy working with individual adults and teenagers, as well couples. I want to help provide space for people to heal and improve their lives, and I work toward this by viewing each client as unique individuals and tailoring counseling to fit their goals and needs. I particularly enjoying working with people who are working to resolve trauma and issues with emotional regulation.
Ashley N Davis
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCMHSP, ACS, C-DBT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Knoxville, TN 37921
Through proven therapies of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) which helps manage emotions, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which can address past trauma, we can work towards stabilization, alleviate your current emotional pain, and improve relationships.
Do you ever feel like your emotions control you, leading to impulsive choices and strained relationships? You’re not alone. Perhaps you experience intense anger, anxiety, or overwhelming sadness. You struggle with self-harm, isolation from loved ones, and/or difficulties at home or work. You feel stuck and are seeking a way out. You don’t have to continue this path. Together, we can create a personalized treatment plan to manage emotions, build resilience, and find lasting peace. I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, those with personality disorders, and new or expecting parents.
Through proven therapies of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) which helps manage emotions, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which can address past trauma, we can work towards stabilization, alleviate your current emotional pain, and improve relationships.
Do you ever feel like your emotions control you, leading to impulsive choices and strained relationships? You’re not alone. Perhaps you experience intense anger, anxiety, or overwhelming sadness. You struggle with self-harm, isolation from loved ones, and/or difficulties at home or work. You feel stuck and are seeking a way out. You don’t have to continue this path. Together, we can create a personalized treatment plan to manage emotions, build resilience, and find lasting peace. I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, those with personality disorders, and new or expecting parents.
Amanda Jones
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC-, MHSP, CEDS
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37404
My background also includes extensive trauma training, and certification in EMDR, an evidence based trauma treatment.
As a counselor, I believe that no person is beyond helping, regardless of prior therapy experience, life history, or their current situation. I provide a safe and welcoming environment in which people are able to talk without fear of judgment, and can feel heard and validated. I believe in treating the roots of the issues, rather than providing Band-Aids for symptoms, and am passionate about empowering individuals to recognize their own strengths and abilities. I provide therapy from an interpersonal perspective, in which I believe relationship is the catalyst for healing.
My background also includes extensive trauma training, and certification in EMDR, an evidence based trauma treatment.
As a counselor, I believe that no person is beyond helping, regardless of prior therapy experience, life history, or their current situation. I provide a safe and welcoming environment in which people are able to talk without fear of judgment, and can feel heard and validated. I believe in treating the roots of the issues, rather than providing Band-Aids for symptoms, and am passionate about empowering individuals to recognize their own strengths and abilities. I provide therapy from an interpersonal perspective, in which I believe relationship is the catalyst for healing.
Amanda Gerth-Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Lake City, TN 37769 (Online Only)
I mainly utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Grief, Loss and Recovery as well as EMDR for further exploration and working towards healing.
Overwhelmed with life? Struggling with things past or present? Things going well and you just want to check in with someone to ensure you aren't self-sabotaging? You have stopped on the right profile. I have 13+ years of experience working with a multitude of issues/needs. My main focus is with Grief, Loss and Recovery, which encompasses a wide variety of experiences. My philosophy is that your brain is going to go where it needs to go for the healing process, and I work within this process for the therapeutic experience.
I mainly utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Grief, Loss and Recovery as well as EMDR for further exploration and working towards healing.
Overwhelmed with life? Struggling with things past or present? Things going well and you just want to check in with someone to ensure you aren't self-sabotaging? You have stopped on the right profile. I have 13+ years of experience working with a multitude of issues/needs. My main focus is with Grief, Loss and Recovery, which encompasses a wide variety of experiences. My philosophy is that your brain is going to go where it needs to go for the healing process, and I work within this process for the therapeutic experience.
Mannie (Amanda) D Switzer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Knoxville, TN 37919
Waitlist for new clients
With this in mind, I strive to use a strengths based framework, leaning heavily into Internal Family Systems (level one trained) and including ACT, mindfulness, and EMDR (level one trained).
I love to create a safe place for healing and growth. Whether you are looking to start therapy for the first time or you are trying it again, our time together is centered around your goals. My areas of interest and experience include helping people work through issues related to trauma, anxiety, parenting, relationships, and substance use. I work with adults and children, and especially enjoy serving the LGBTQIA+ and international communities.
With this in mind, I strive to use a strengths based framework, leaning heavily into Internal Family Systems (level one trained) and including ACT, mindfulness, and EMDR (level one trained).
I love to create a safe place for healing and growth. Whether you are looking to start therapy for the first time or you are trying it again, our time together is centered around your goals. My areas of interest and experience include helping people work through issues related to trauma, anxiety, parenting, relationships, and substance use. I work with adults and children, and especially enjoy serving the LGBTQIA+ and international communities.
Adriane Brandt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
Chattanooga, TN 37415 (Online Only)
I have been working in the field of mental healthcare since 2012. While my experience has granted me the privilege of working with a variety of ages and issues, I am most passionate about working with trauma, anger management, panic, anxiety, cutting and self-harming, dissociation, and domestic violence. I have training in EMDR, a specialized therapy developed for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress and other trauma related concerns. I also frequently utilize mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills training in my approach as a way to build resilience and healthy coping.
I have been working in the field of mental healthcare since 2012. While my experience has granted me the privilege of working with a variety of ages and issues, I am most passionate about working with trauma, anger management, panic, anxiety, cutting and self-harming, dissociation, and domestic violence. I have training in EMDR, a specialized therapy developed for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress and other trauma related concerns. I also frequently utilize mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills training in my approach as a way to build resilience and healthy coping.
Jamie Marshall
Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC, MHSP-t
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Knoxville, TN 37918
Waitlist for new clients
Using modalities such as ACT, meditation, mindfulness, somatic work, EMDR, and other trauma-informed approaches, I aim to empower clients to realize their internal resources for healing and growth and come into alignment with their true self.
Life is a natural ebb and flow. However, when we get stuck in the ebb we can begin to develop patterns of being that do not serve our physical and emotional wellbeing; this can be a difficult place from which to emerge. The decision to seek guidance during these times is a bold act of self-compassion. We have incredible internal resources and an inherent capacity for healing. My role is to help guide clients back to connection with their authentic selves and others through the process of curious exploration, loving-kindness, and present moment awareness.
Using modalities such as ACT, meditation, mindfulness, somatic work, EMDR, and other trauma-informed approaches, I aim to empower clients to realize their internal resources for healing and growth and come into alignment with their true self.
Life is a natural ebb and flow. However, when we get stuck in the ebb we can begin to develop patterns of being that do not serve our physical and emotional wellbeing; this can be a difficult place from which to emerge. The decision to seek guidance during these times is a bold act of self-compassion. We have incredible internal resources and an inherent capacity for healing. My role is to help guide clients back to connection with their authentic selves and others through the process of curious exploration, loving-kindness, and present moment awareness.
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Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.