EMDR Therapy For CPTSD In LA
If you’re looking for EMDR therapy for C-PTSD in Los Angeles, CA, hi! I’m Deane Rain Marie.
I’m a licensed therapist with 20 years of experience working with individual adults. I specialize in supporting women who struggle with body image issues and eating disorders.
The women who come to me have spent years fighting their bodies, whether through chronic dieting, binge-restrict cycles, compulsive eating, or simply experiencing a relentlessly critical inner voice about food and weight.
In my clinical work, I integrate IFS therapy with solution-focused therapy, and other modalities as well as EMDR to tailor sessions to each client’s needs.
EMDR is particularly helpful in healing past experiences that are hard to address with talk therapy alone. Together, we can bring you to a place where your past feels less present, and you feel more at peace with yourself and your body.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing -which sounds complicated- but it’s a gentle process for healing traumatic experiences that might be too painful to discuss.
It involves working with eye movements and gentle tapping of the arms or shoulders to help process painful memories that feel “stuck” in your body.
EMDR is particularly effective for working with PTSD, including C-PTSD, as it helps soften the emotional intensity associated with past traumatic or painful events.
What Is EMDR Therapy And How Does It Work?
How EMDR Can Help With Food and Body Image Struggles
When you have spent years fighting your body, ignoring hunger signals, feeling shame about what you eat, and constantly worrying about your weight or how your body looks…
The messages behind these behaviors can become deeply ingrained. Even when you understand that diet culture is keeping you stuck, you may still want to control your body or fall back into unhelpful patterns such as punishing yourself for not following a strict regimen.
EMDR can help you process the experiences and beliefs that have influenced your relationship with food and your body. Instead of just working at the cognitive level, EMDR allows you to release the subconscious patterns driving your thoughts and behaviors.
Am I The Right EMDR Therapist For You?
Besides having two decades of experience as a therapist, I’m a Certified Nutrition and Mental Health Counselor. I have also trained in eating disorder treatment with Dorie McCubbry in her EDIT system.
My approach to EMDR is rooted in helping women heal their relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves.
When you’ve spent years feeling that your body is a problem to be fixed, just knowing that diet culture is harming you isn’t always enough. EMDR can help you soften the emotional charge underneath your relationship with food.
Aside from EMDR therapy, I may draw from IFS parts work, psychodynamic therapy, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, and supportive therapy. I also incorporate principles of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size (HAES) into my work with clients navigating food and body image concerns.