EMDR is an evidenced-based intervention and a very powerful tool to heal from trauma. Through EMDR, traumatic experiences are revisited, in order to process through them effectively, and let them go. Therefore, it is important for you and your therapist to spend time assessing your symptoms and coping strategies, to make sure that you are stable enough to cope with possible difficulties in between sessions. It is important that we try to prevent feeling overwhelmed with the traumatic material in between session. This could also mean that we take our time and go slow with trauma processing. EMDR is proven to work, and it is important to know and discuss with your therapist if now is the right time for this modality.

Yes, EMDR is effective virtually and in-person. When we meet virtually, we use tapping, or virtual eye movements through a website browser. You may have personal preferences regarding how to meet with me, and there is not one right way. What is important is that you are honest about what feels the most comfortable to you.

We are private-pay, out-of-network providers. While we don't accept insurance directly, your insurance plan may have out-of-network benefits, which means that they will reimburse you for a portion of your session cost. Our therapists at Forward Healing partner with Thrizer to handle the out-of-network process automatically for you. With Thrizer, you will only have to pay a copay for our sessions, instead of paying our full fee and waiting for reimbursements. This typically allows clients to save on average 70% upfront on our sessions. During our intake process, we can help you verify if you have out-of-network benefits and how much your copay would be. Our therapists fee ranges from $150 to $175 per session hour.

We also work with the Wisconsin Crime Victim’s Compensation Program, should you be eligible for therapy funding through this program. Victim’s compensation provides full funding for therapy related to trauma-recovery, for victims and secondary victims (such as parents) of a crime. You can find out more here, and please schedule a free phone consultation to discuss this process more.

All self-pay clients have the Right to a Good Faith Estimate. Learn more here about a Good Faith Estimate.