Hi, I’m Rebeca

Somatic EMDR through intensives and extended sessions
In-person in Orlando · Online across Florida, Georgia & Colorado

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You’ve done a lot of work to understand yourself.

You recognize the patterns. You may even understand exactly why they’re there.

And still, knowing doesn’t always change what happens in the moment.

More insight isn’t what you’re missing.

What it’s like to work together

In our work, the focus isn’t just on understanding what’s happening. You may already be very good at that.

I can keep up with the way your mind works, but I’ll also invite you to slow down enough to notice what’s happening in real time—what you’re thinking, what you’re feeling, what your body is doing, and the moments when an old pattern starts to take over.

You don’t need to know exactly why it’s happening or have the perfect explanation for it. We can start with what’s actually there.

From there, I’ll recommend how we work with what keeps resurfacing. We might use a blend of EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic work based on what you bring and how you respond as we work. I’m paying attention to what’s moving, what isn’t, when we need to slow down, and when another approach may give us a better way in.

When you already understand a lot

Many of the women I work with have already done meaningful personal work. They’re thoughtful, self-aware, and often very good at understanding themselves. They’re not starting from scratch.

You might recognize yourself if:

  • You understand yourself well, but there are places where knowing hasn’t changed what happens in the moment.

  • You can explain where a long-standing pattern came from, but that hasn’t stopped it from showing up.

  • Or something happened more recently, and you want help with the responses that have shown up since.

  • You’ve done therapy, read the books, listened to the podcasts, or worked hard to apply what you’ve learned.

  • You’re highly capable in much of your life, but there are places where all that insight seems to disappear when you’re actually in the moment.

  • You’re used to being the one who helps, leads, understands, or holds a lot for other people—and you’re ready for a place where you don’t have to be the one who has it figured out.

What begins to change

Sometimes change shows up in surprisingly ordinary moments. And sometimes it catches you completely off guard.

You might notice:

  • saying no without spending the next three days feeling guilty about it

  • catching shame when it shows up without automatically shutting down

  • asking for a pause in a hard conversation instead of fawning, freezing, or pushing through

  • noticing that something that used to set you off doesn’t hit quite as hard—or that you recover more quickly when it does

  • responding to yourself with kindness where criticism used to come automatically

  • doing something that used to feel impossible—and realizing you didn’t have to fight yourself through it

  • hitting a hard moment and thinking, What do I need right now? instead of What’s wrong with me?

Often, these moments catch clients by surprise. Something that used to require so much effort feels easier. The old pattern may still show up, but it doesn’t have to make the decision for you. There’s more room for choice—and more freedom in how you respond.

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How I got here

I had been a therapist for over 10 years and had just completed my EMDR certification when I had one of those moments that divides your life into before and after.

My husband was diagnosed with cancer. (Spoiler: he’s cancer-free now.)

I went into action mode—taking care of my family, handling what needed to be handled, and keeping everything moving.

I had years of experience and training. I had plenty of insight into what was happening. Spiritually, I genuinely felt at peace with what I couldn’t control.

But my body was another story.

I started having panic attacks. I couldn’t sleep. My mind raced.

It was humbling to discover that everything I knew and believed could be completely true without changing how my body was responding.

What it’s like to sit with me

I’m not a smile-and-nod kind of therapist. I’m an active part of the conversation. I’ll notice things, ask questions, and sometimes point out a pattern as it’s happening. But I won’t decide what it means for you. You’re allowed to tell me I got it wrong, disagree with me, or say, “No, that’s not quite it.”

You also don’t have to give me a polished version of yourself. Bring the brilliant, analytical parts. The messy parts. The angry parts. The funny parts. And if regular words aren’t cutting it, you can cuss. I won’t be offended by an F-bomb.

We might laugh in one moment and sit with something heavy in the next.

And you don’t have to manage my experience of you. You can cry, get frustrated, change your mind, say the thing you’re worried sounds terrible, or tell me when something I’ve said doesn’t land. I can handle being in the room with you while we get curious about what’s actually there.

I knew I needed help. And I found myself looking for care that could work with all of what was happening—not just what I understood intellectually, but what I was experiencing in my body and what I believed spiritually.

That experience shaped the way I practice today.

It’s also why I have so much respect for the insight my clients already bring into the room. I don’t need you to throw away the work you’ve already done or start over with me. We can build on it.

I know what it’s like to understand a lot and still need help with what understanding hasn’t changed.

I won’t underestimate you. I won’t assume you haven’t worked hard enough. And I know the difference between understanding something and being able to shift how you experience it.

Wondering if this could work for you?

You don’t have to figure that out on your own.

You don’t need to know which approach you need or whether an intensive or extended sessions would make the most sense. That’s part of what we’ll talk through together.

Schedule a free 20-minute consultation and we’ll talk about what’s happening, what you’re hoping will be different, and what I recommend based on what you’re bringing in.

And if I don’t think I’m the right person for what you need, I’ll tell you that too.

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Training & Approach

    • Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (MH20320)

    • Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia (LPC 008468)

    • Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado (LPC0023830)

    • MA in Counseling, Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, MO

    • BS in Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Go Gators!)

  • Credentials and advanced training

    • National Certified Counselor (NCC)

    • EMDR Certified

    • EMDR Consultant

    • Brainspotting Practitioner — Levels 1 & 2

    • Allender Center Narrative Focused Trauma Care — Level 1

    Additional training includes:

    • Somatic EMDR interventions

    • Attachment-based EMDR

    • EMDR 2.0

    • IFS-informed EMDR

    • EMDR for groups

    • Attachment theory

    • Complex trauma

    • Somatic therapy

    • Polyvagal theory

    • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

    • Relational neurobiology

    • Story work

    • Emotion Code

    Professional associations

    • EMDR International Association

    • Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia

    • Florida Mental Health Counselors Association

  • My Christian faith shapes who I am and how I understand this work, but you get to decide if, when, and how much faith is part of your therapy.

    For some clients, that means intentionally Biblical references, Scripture, or conversations about God. For others, faith feels complicated, painful, or uncertain. And for some, it isn’t part of the work at all.

    You don’t have to separate your faith from your healing here—and you don’t have to perform your faith here either. There is room for what you believe, what you question, and what you’re still figuring out.