Frequently Asked Questions

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-supported psychotherapy approach designed to help people heal from trauma, distressing life experiences, and deeply held negative beliefs. EMDR works by helping the brain reprocess memories that are “stuck,” allowing them to be integrated in a way that reduces emotional charge, body activation, and present-day triggers.

    EMDR is effective for PTSD, chronic trauma, anxiety, panic, grief, performance blocks, and many stress-related symptoms—even when traditional talk therapy hasn’t helped.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a parts-based therapy that views the mind as made up of different “parts,” each with its own role, intention, and history. Rather than trying to eliminate symptoms, IFS helps you understand and work compassionately with the parts of you that are stuck in protective or reactive patterns.

    IFS is especially helpful for trauma, attachment wounds, shame, inner criticism, anxiety, depression, and relational struggles. It supports deep healing by strengthening access to your core Self—the part of you that is calm, grounded, and capable of leading internal change.

  • Each session will hold flexibility to meet you where you are at, blending experiential and skills work for a smooth experience.

    EMDR and IFS are highly complementary. In my work, IFS informs how we listen to your system and pace the work, while EMDR provides a structured pathway for reprocessing traumatic material.

    Using these approaches together allows us to:

    • Work with trauma without overwhelming your nervous system

    • Address internal conflict or “parts” that block progress

    • Support healing that is both emotionally and somatically integrated

    This integrative approach is especially effective for complex or developmental trauma, chronic PTSD, and clients who feel “stuck” despite years of therapy.

  • Yes. As humans, much of our trauma came from and shows up in relationships. I work extensively with relationship-related concerns, including attachment injury, chronic conflict, emotional disconnection, and patterns of reactivity in close relationships.

    In addition to EMDR, my work is informed by:

    • IFS and IFIO (Intimacy From the Inside Out) to understand how each partner’s parts interact

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to support emotional safety, responsiveness, and secure attachment

    This approach helps clients recognize how past experiences shape current relational patterns and develop new ways of navigating conflict, boundaries, and emotional closeness.

  • Yes. Many relationship struggles are rooted in unresolved trauma and protective survival strategies rather than communication deficits alone. Trauma-informed therapy helps clients understand what gets activated during conflict, slow reactive cycles, and respond with greater clarity and self-leadership.

    Clients often report improved emotional regulation, clearer boundaries, and more satisfying connections—both in romantic relationships and other important areas of life.

  • Yes. EMDR and IFS can be safely and effectively provided via telehealth when adapted thoughtfully. I am trained in delivering trauma therapy online and carefully assess readiness, stability, and fit before beginning trauma processing.

    Telehealth allows clients throughout Colorado to access specialized trauma-informed care without the limitations of geography.

  • Yes. In addition to psychotherapy, I provide both therapy and professional consultation for licensed therapists and other mental health clinicians. Many clinicians seek therapy as a space to address their own trauma history, burnout, relational patterns, or the emotional impact of clinical work.

    Professional consultation is offered separately and is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and attachment-based frameworks, with an emphasis on ethical practice, clinical depth, and integrative, non-pathologizing approaches. Consultation is available in individual and small-group formats for clinicians working with trauma, complex PTSD, attachment injury, and relational dynamics.

  • Professional consultation is designed specifically for clinicians and focuses on case conceptualization, skill development, and integrative use of modalities such as IFS, EMDR, IFIO, and EFT. It is not psychotherapy and does not involve personal mental health treatment.

    Consultation services are offered separately from therapy and do not affect availability or access to psychotherapy for current or prospective clients.

  • Spring Creek EMDR is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and provides psychotherapy via secure telehealth to clients throughout Colorado. Consultation and training services for therapists may be available more broadly.

  • The first step is scheduling an initial consultation. This allows us to explore your goals, answer questions, and determine whether working together feels like a good fit.