Trans and Queer - Affirming EMDR in San Diego, CA
Trauma-Informed EMDR Therapy to connect to your full self for residents of San Diego
You’re tired of struggling with all the things: relationships not working out, feeling like too much or too complicated for people to understand you, and wishing that you couldget over a sexual assault that haunts you, even though it was years ago.
You don’t have to fall deeper into depression or struggle with stressful flash backs when you are trying to get close to someone new. You don’t have to spend energy worrying before trying that new experience.
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR can help you heal from your pain. According to the EMDR International Association, “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.”
With the help of EMDR, your body can process what happened back. so when you start that new relationship, you can be present with your new hookup or new love. You’ll feel lighter and more at ease with yourself. Your confidence will emerge. You’ll know deep down that you are loveable and likable and that you know that you are happy with yourself. You’ll find yourself looking forward to new experiences with excitement.
Reasons For Coming to EMDR Therapy
Everyone has a different set of reasons for coming to our psychotherapy clinic. Some of the common reasons someone might come to Waves, A Psych Co. to work with one of our skilled EMDR therapists include:
Coping with a sexual assault or sexual abuse
Coping with a depressive episode with thoughts of suicide
Feeling like you are too much for other therapists
Being unable to be okay with being your full self with all your identity labels
Medical trauma
Fear of the dentist but needing dental services anyways
Coping with feelings around having ADHD, all types
Worries about new experiences
Coping with racism, sexism, anti-semitism, biphobia, and homophobia
Nightmares
Reexperiencing the horrible event(s) in your life
Fears
Struggling with your own neurodivergence
Feeling disconnected from or dis-ease with your own body
Wrestling with your religious identity and your sexuality and/or gender
Problems with your blood, adopted, or chosen family
Our EMDR Therapists Can Help
Creating Safe Spaces: LGBTQ+ Affirming EMDR Therapy
We are trans and queer-affirming therapists. We are polyamory and kink = affirming and knowledgeable. Our team are religious-friendly therapists who are also atheist and agnostic-affirming. We appreciate puns and moments of laughter even as we work through tough spots.
For several years, we have worked with people exploring their identities, dealing with the stress of coming out and coming into themselves, and all the feelings that go along with these journeys.
We are trauma-informed therapists who are quite experienced in helping people heal from all sorts of difficult and unwanted experiences,
Some experiences include car crashes, sexual assaults, wrestling with one’s identity, and living in the USA while being queer and trans.
Navigating Painful Conversations: Addressing Racism and Structural Inequities
We are comfortable talking about the painful stuff, like race and the history of structural racism in the USA and around the world and the need to be seen, heard, and helped by a somewhat unrelentingly difficult and unequipped mental and physical health care system. We are guided by our empathy, ethics, and determination to help our clients heal in the most LGBTQ+ - affirming and helpful ways possible.
We will use EMDR techniques to support your growth and healing. Therapy can be a place of respite and a place to figure yourself out with a supportive and helpful therapist collaborating with you to help you embody your full self.
The Waves’ Approach to EMDR
Waves help clients mindfully go through an individualized 8-phase journey of EMDR. We focus on the symptoms and topics on which clients want to focus. We are sticklers for using our training in respectful ways that are in line with our values. We integrate Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy techniques into our EMDR work when appropriate, taking particular care in helping clients connect with their bodies.
We check in with clients often about their experiences and reiterate the importance of the client consenting to continue the pace timing and work of treatment as we move through each phase of EMDR.
If you are ready to feel better click here to contact Dr. Abigail “Abi” Weissman (they or she) for a free 15-minute consultation to discover how EMDR therapy can help you connect to yourself with confidence and joy.
Ready to Start EMDR Therapy in San Diego, CA?
Discover a safe haven where your unique identity is not just acknowledged but celebrated. Our experienced EMDR therapists at Waves, A Psych Co. specializes in trans and queer-affirming EMDR therapy, offering a compassionate space to navigate trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and stress. Take the courageous step towards healing; let us guide you on a path of self-discovery and resilience. Follow these three simple steps to get started:
Contact us to see if EMDR Therapy is right for you
Meet with a skilled EMDR therapist for your first session
Begin your healing journey!
Other Services Offered at Waves
At Waves Psych, we want to help you however we can. So, in addition to helping you manage your symptoms with EMDR Therapy, our team of therapists offers Grief Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Couples and Chosen Family Therapy, Therapy for ADHD, Therapy for Students, Transgender Support, Kink and BDSM Affirming Therapy, Jewish Affirming Counseling, and more! Be sure to check out our FAQs and Blog for more about us and our services!
