Services



Awaken Mental Wellness offers individual virtual therapy for adults (18+) from the comfort and privacy of your own home, office, or vehicle.


Services are available throughout West Virginia.


SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

TREATMENT ORIENTATION

"Trauma is not what happens to you, it's what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you." 

- Gabor Maté

My experience is that most people ultimately identify what happened in their lives leading to their current level of distress or dysfunction. 

Usually, their responses are completely valid and understandable. However, what used to work doesn't work anymore and they are ready for things to be different. They want to heal.

Therapy with a trusted professional can help you address what is going on inside of you so you can be more present, become more adaptive, and live a more satisfying life.



What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019).

(Information retrieved from https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/ 7/6/23, and more information is available through this EMDRIA link)