EMDR therapy in Lompoc, CA and online throughout California. Evidence-based trauma healing that goes beyond talk therapy.
Work with EMDR therapist Shuriee Gioieni, LMFT.
You deserve to love your life!
EMDR can help you heal so you can move forward.
Have you tried traditional talk therapy and felt like something was still missing—like you needed deeper healing, not just coping skills?
EMDR Therapy offers a powerful, evidence-based way to reprocess unresolved trauma, shift negative thought patterns, and finally move forward with clarity, confidence, and emotional freedom. EMDR helps you release what’s been holding you back so you can experience the peace, joy, and happiness you truly deserve.
Investing in EMDR is investing in you—your healing, your future, and your ability to live a life that feels whole again.
Your happiness is worth it. Your healing is worth it.
EMDR is worth the Investment because your happiness doesn’t have a price!
EMDR Therapy — Healing That Goes Deeper Than Words
Some things can't be healed by talking alone.
If you've spent years in therapy processing the same memories, the same patterns, the same pain — and still feel stuck in your body, your nervous system, your gut — I want you to know that's not a reflection of how hard you've tried. It's a reflection of what that pain needs in order to truly heal.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of the most well-researched, effective therapies available for trauma — and it works differently than anything you've probably tried before.
How EMDR Works
Our brains are designed to process and integrate difficult experiences — but sometimes, when something is too painful or too shocking, that process gets interrupted. The memory gets stored in a fragmented, unprocessed way. Which is why a smell, a sound, a look from someone can suddenly pull you right back into how you felt then — even decades later.
EMDR works by gently returning to those stored memories while engaging bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements, tapping, or sound). This activates your brain's natural healing ability and allows it to finally process and integrate what got stuck — so the memory can be remembered without being re-lived.
It is not about erasing the past. It's about taking away its power over your present.
What EMDR Can Help With
Single-event trauma (accidents, assaults, loss)
Complex or developmental trauma (childhood abuse, neglect, instability)
PTSD and trauma-related symptoms
Anxiety, phobias, and panic
Negative core beliefs ('I'm not good enough,' 'I'm not safe,' 'I can't trust anyone')
Grief and loss
Performance anxiety
Relationship patterns rooted in past experiences
What EMDR Sessions Feel Like
I want to be clear: you are in control of this process every step of the way. We move at your pace. Before we begin any reprocessing, we spend time building your internal resources — tools to help you feel grounded, safe, and regulated. You'll never be pushed into something before you're ready.
Many clients describe EMDR as surprisingly gentle. Some are moved by how quickly things shift — memories that used to bring tears or panic becoming something they can hold with steadiness, even compassion.
If you've tried traditional talk therapy and felt like you were going in circles, EMDR might be what your healing has been waiting for.
I offer EMDR in both weekly sessions and intensive formats — so we can find the approach that fits your life and your readiness. Let's talk about what's right for you.
EMDR is for you if:
You’ve tried regular therapy and you didn’t get enough out of it
You’re still feeling stuck
Those negative thoughts are flooding your mind
You have trauma that needs more than just talking through
You have anxiety that is taking over your world.
You’re struggling with your relationships
You’re overly worried about performance whether it’s sports, school, or job performance
How EMDR Can Transform Your Life…
EMDR can help you gently release the emotional burdens you’ve been carrying and reconnect with the version of yourself that felt grounded, confident, and whole. Through this powerful healing approach, you can:
Improve your emotional well-being and feel more balanced
Reconnect with who you were before overwhelming emotions took over
Identify and shift the negative beliefs fueling anxiety, shame, and self-doubt
Understand where these beliefs came from and how they’ve shaped your life
Build lifelong skills for emotional regulation and resilience
Rebuild trust—within yourself and in your relationships
Reduce PTSD symptoms and ease anxiety and depression
Restore confidence and reclaim your sense of self
EMDR empowers you to take your power back—so you can move forward with clarity, strength, and a renewed sense of peace.
What to Expect in EMDR Therapy
EMDR follows a structured 8-phase treatment model designed to support safety, clarity, and deep healing. Here’s a gentle overview of what the process looks like:
1. History Taking
We begin by exploring your history, understanding your symptoms, and assessing your readiness for EMDR. This helps us determine whether EMDR is the right approach for your healing.
2. Preparation
We build a strong therapeutic relationship and develop the grounding, resourcing, and regulation skills you’ll use throughout the EMDR process. My goal is to ensure you feel safe, supported, and confident before we move forward.
3. Assessment
Together, we identify your goals and create a personalized treatment plan. We also outline the target memories, experiences, or beliefs that continue to affect you today.
4. Desensitization
This is where reprocessing begins. Using bilateral stimulation, we work through the targeted memories in a safe, guided way so they become less distressing and emotionally charged.
5. Installation
We strengthen and “install” positive, adaptive beliefs to support new patterns of thinking, feeling, and responding in your daily life.
6. Body Scan
We check in with your body to ensure there are no lingering sensations or tension tied to the memory. This helps confirm that the trauma has been fully processed on a physiological level.
7. Closure
At the end of each session, we ensure you feel grounded and stabilized. If a memory has not been fully processed yet, you’ll use the skills and positive beliefs we’ve developed to stay regulated between sessions.
8. Reevaluation
In the next session, we review your progress, assess remaining symptoms, and determine whether additional targets need to be processed or if you’re ready to move toward completion.
This structured, supportive process allows your brain and body to heal at a pace that feels safe and empowering.
If you’re ready to begin your EMDR journey, I’m here to support you every step of the way.
Watch this short video to get familiar with EMDR and how it helps…
Questions?
FAQs
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Yes! EMDR can help heal trauma, negative beliefs about themself, anxiety, and performance (grades, sports, friendships).
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With EMDR, we will focus on the event and the feelings connected to it. You will have skills that I teach before we do that so you feel more prepared and more in control. I will keep the reprocessing at your pace so if you say stop that’s what we do. You will be in control.
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Yes! EMDR can help with various issues such as depression, phobias, anxiety, burnout, addictive and compulsive behaviors and more. EMDR can help athletes, high achieving individuals, and students reach a new level of performance.
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Everyone is different. If it is a single event it can be reprocessed faster and might only need 8-10 sessions. A lot of us have more than just one traumatic event which can make the reprocessing longer.