Online EMDR therapy in West Palm Beach

EMDR in plain language

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It was developed in the late 1980s to treat post-traumatic stress, and it follows a set sequence of phases. During the processing phases you briefly bring a distressing memory to mind while paying attention to a back-and-forth rhythm, usually guided eye movements, sometimes tones or taps. Over sessions, the memory tends to feel less vivid and less charged.

The American Psychological Association’s PTSD guideline suggests EMDR as a treatment for PTSD, and the VA’s National Center for PTSD describes it as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. Results differ from person to person, and no therapy can promise a particular outcome. Read the full walk-through of the eight phases.

What Artie uses EMDR to help with

Artie puts it this way: “I use EMDR to help with trauma and PTSD (including single-incident and complex or childhood trauma), anxiety and panic, depression, phobias, grief and loss, distressing memories, and performance or self-esteem issues tied to past experiences.” PTSD is EMDR’s most researched use; other concerns are discussed case by case. No therapy can promise a particular outcome.

If you are looking for PTSD treatment in West Palm Beach, EMDR is one of several evidence-based options worth discussing. A clinician still needs to assess what is happening now, how safe and supported you feel, and whether outpatient video sessions are appropriate. This is not a hospital, day program or crisis service.

Before choosing a provider

Know who will treat you, confirm that ages and concerns fit, and discuss insurance or the $150 per hour self-pay rate. Accepting new clients. This site refers to one practice, not a comparison list.

Who Artie works with

Artie Gately, LMHC, is EMDR-trained and works with children, teens and adults. He is accepting new clients, and every session is by secure video while you are located in Florida.

• Concerns he uses EMDR for: trauma and PTSD (including single-incident and complex or childhood trauma), anxiety and panic, depression, phobias, grief and loss, distressing memories, and performance or self-esteem issues tied to past experiences.
• Other approaches the practice lists: CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy and Schema Therapy.
• Cost: $150 per hour self-pay, or insurance with UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Florida Blue, Oscar, Optum, Oxford or Carelon Behavioral Health.
• Not a crisis service: this is weekly outpatient therapy, not an emergency, hospital or residential program.

Looking for something specific? Read about PTSD treatment, depression treatment, anxiety therapy or EMDR for children and teens.

How starting works

1. Read up on fit. Skim how EMDR works and the questions worth asking.
2. Book the free consultation. The button on this site opens Achieve Growth Therapy’s own contact page, where you can pick a time or send a short note.
3. Talk for 15 minutes. You describe what’s going on; the practice tells you whether it can help and how. If it isn’t the right fit, the practice says it will point you toward someone who is.
4. Begin with preparation, not the hardest memory. Early EMDR sessions focus on history, goals and grounding skills before any memory processing starts.

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