EMDR Therapy in Austin & Round Rock
It’s 100% possible to feel different.
EMDR therapy from trauma specialists, helping you move past trauma, anxiety, and depression and get back to the people and the life you love.
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What Is EMDR Therapy?
Your brain already knows how to heal.
Ever feel like you know better, but your reactions don’t get the memo? EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-backed therapy for exactly that.
Some memories, big or small, stay stuck the way they first happened. They keep setting off the same feelings and patterns, even when you’ve tried everything to move on. EMDR helps your brain file them where they belong.
You don’t have to relive the past. You get to set it down.
✦ Research-backed therapy
The short version
🧠 APA-endorsed & research-backed
💬 No need to tell the whole story
🌱 Lasting results, not just coping
Benefits of EMDR Therapy
Real change that changes everything.
If you've been in therapy for years and nothing has really changed, EMDR might be just the thing. Here's what's different:
01
You don't have to retell every detail
You'll notice what comes up, but you won't have to narrate your trauma out loud, session after session.
02
Safety comes first
You learn to calm your body and turn the intensity down before any memory work starts. It's the part most therapists skip.
03
More than traditional talk therapy
No longer will you need to tell yourself you're okay. You'll actually feel it.
04
Personalized treatment & EMDR Intensive options
We don't do cookie-cutter therapy here. Your treatment is based on what works for you.
05
Transformed Relationships
When you start to truly believe “I'm okay” or “I matter,” you naturally change how you walk in the world.
06
It has a beginning and an end
EMDR isn't endless therapy. It ends when the work is done, and you'll be able to feel the difference.
What EMDR Therapy Helps
Does any of this feel familiar?
If you've been carrying one of these, EMDR may help. We work with teens, adults, couples, and families.
Anxiety & panic
Worry that won't shut off, panic attacks, or a constant hum of dread under everything.
Depression
Heaviness or numbness that hasn't lifted, even after other therapy or medication.
Trauma & PTSD
Flashbacks, nightmares, always being on guard, or feeling stuck in something that's already over.
Grief & loss
A loss, sudden or slow, that still makes it hard to move forward.
Relationship patterns
Betrayal, trust issues, and painful patterns with the people you love.
Childhood trauma
Neglect, abuse, or old hurts that still shape how you see yourself today.
Who We See for EMDR
Not sure where to start? Talk to a real person.
Book a free 15-minute call with Nia, our Client Care Coordinator. She'll answer your questions about EMDR and what to expect.
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Who We See for EMDR
Individuals
Real help, even if you've tried therapy before and it didn't stick. Working with a specialist trained in dissociation and complex trauma is just… different.
Couples & families
Sometimes you heal as a group. EMDR gives our family and couples work the extra boost to make a real shift.
Teens
EMDR with therapists who get teens, plus support for parents. Have a younger child? Ask Nia about child therapy at our Austin office.
EMDR intensives
Longer sessions (half days, full days, etc...) that lead get results in days, not months or years. In-office or in the location of your choice.
How EMDR Therapy Works
Feel, heal, thrive.
It starts with one phone call. After that, you set the pace.
1
Talk to Nia
A free call with Nia, our Client Care Coordinator. She'll learn what's going on and match you with the right therapist.
2
Feel
Learn to notice and manage your emotions into calm fast. This makes the work safe — and what most therapists skip.
3
Heal
Dig into what's driving the bus. Take the negative charge out of the memories that shape your pain.
4
Thrive
Put it together in real life — your reactions, your relationships, your body. Celebrate how far you've come.
Traditional Weekly EMDR Therapy or EMDR Intensives
Weekly therapy, or a few focused days.
Both get to the same place. The difference is pace — and which one fits your life right now.
Most people start here
Weekly therapy
About an hour, once a week
- 50-minute sessions, usually once a week
- Steady, paced work: safety and skills first, then the deeper work
- Shauna, Oliver, Maegan, Bailey, Lily, and Ivana
Same work, compressed
EMDR intensive
Half or full days, back to back
- Half or full days across one to five days
- In our office, in your home, online, or at a retreat location of your choice
- For people ready to go deeper — or who can't wait months
- With Heather Hammock, Shauna Onabajo, or Traci Pirri
Our money-back guarantee applies to weekly and pre-intensive sessions, not to the intensive itself. We'll explain how that works before you book.
EMDR Client Stories
501(c)(3) nonprofit
Healing, in their own words.
✦ EMDR-trained team · 70+ combined years of experience
Money-back guarantee
Not satisfied? We'll refund up to your first two sessions. Excludes intensives.
Advanced therapies
EMDR-trained team with weekly complex-trauma consultation.
Compassionate care
Warm, practical, paced to what you can handle.
★★★★★
“
I've had an amazing experience using EMDR therapy to address my childhood trauma. It's incredible how something so simple like eye movements can make such a huge difference on how I feel about my most challenging memories! I highly recommend reaching out if you're looking for trauma or PTSD therapy in Austin.
Chris M.
★★★★★
“This practice is THE practice for your trauma needs. If you are hoping to find a therapist that is warm, compassionate, highly skilled and knowledgeable, and truly experts in trauma and EMDR, this is your place. If you want lasting results for your healing I can't recommend them enough. What a great team.”
T.A. · Google review
★★★★★
“Hope for the Journey is an excellent practice focused on PTSD and EMDR therapies. I've had an excellent experience with them and highly recommend them for anyone looking for help! Traci and her team is great!”
O.A. · Google review
Ready when you are. We'll find the right fit.
Tell Nia what you're looking for and she'll match you with a therapist who fits. No pressure, no phone tree.
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EMDR Therapists in Austin & Round Rock
True Trauma Specialists
Every therapist here receives regular consultation, training and support in things like EMDR, Complex Trauma, Dissociation. So, we can help with everyday issues and also go deeper, if needed.
Heather Hammock LMFT
EMDR Certified
Clinical Director
Round Rock & online
Adults & couples
Intensives only
Maegan Woytek LPC
EMDR Certified
Online across Texas
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Shauna Onabajo LPC
EMDR certification pending
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly or intensives
Oliver Papa-Garcia LPC
EMDR trained
Round Rock & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Bailey Pellissier LMSW
Supervised by Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S
EMDR trained
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Lily Nguyen LPC-Associate
Supervised by Russell Kauitzsch, LPC-S
Neurodivergence-affirming
Round Rock & online
Teens, adults & couples
Weekly sessions
Ivana Crumpton LPC-AssociateSupervised by Marshia Allen, PsyD, LPC-S, RPT
EMDR in training
Austin & online
Kids 4+, teens, adults & couples
Weekly sessions
Traci W. Pirri LCSW-S
EMDR Consultant
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Intensives only
Resident-level clinicians are supervised weekly by a senior trauma specialist — more eyes on your care, not fewer.
EMDR Therapy FAQ
Good questions to ask first.
Anything we haven't answered? Call 512-400-4790 — you'll talk to Nia, not a phone tree.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an eight-phase, research-backed therapy that helps your brain file painful experiences so they stop popping up uninvited. Simple traumas can resolve in a few sessions; complex histories take longer. It's powerful, and it isn't magic — your therapist tailors it to you.
It depends on your history and your goals. A single upsetting event may take a handful of sessions; complex or long-term trauma takes longer. Your therapist will give you an honest picture once you get started.
No. We start with safety and skills. EMDR doesn't require graphic detail to work, and we follow your pace.
You won't white-knuckle through your worst memories. Before any memory work you learn to shift into calm fast and build “resources” to turn the intensity down. That preparation phase can be long if your history is complex, and it's the part most therapists skip.
Eye movements, tapping, or alternating tones. Online, your therapist will guide you to tap on your legs or shoulders, or use a program that runs the eye movements on your screen.
Yes. Every therapist on this page offers secure telehealth across Texas, and BLS adapts well to video sessions.
In person at our NW Austin and Round Rock offices, convenient to Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Hutto, Pflugerville, Leander, and Cedar Park. Children under 12 are seen at the Austin office. Online, we work with clients anywhere in Texas.
An intensive packs the work of many weekly sessions into half or full days, across one to five days. It can be a good fit if you want to move faster or can't make weekly sessions work. How intensives work
No. EMDR is also used for anxiety, depression, grief, phobias, and low self-worth when they're tied to painful past experiences. Not sure if it fits what you're dealing with? Nia can help you figure that out.
No. You're awake and in control the whole time. We'll even teach you how to signal us to stop.
We're out of network, so we don't bill insurance directly. We provide superbills you can submit for possible reimbursement. As a nonprofit, we also offer a limited number of sliding-scale spots. They require an application with a financial assessment and are re-authorized every 6 months. Details are on the Rates page.
Sliding-scale spotsStandard rate
We're a nonprofit, so cost shouldn't be the reason you wait. Sliding-scale spots with licensed clinicians and supervised residents are part of how we work. Spots are application-based and re-authorized every 6 months.
You've carried the pain long enough. Your healing starts here.
Book a free 15-minute call with Nia, our Client Care Coordinator. She'll listen, answer your questions, and match you with the right therapist. No pressure, no phone tree.
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EMDR in Austin, Round Rock & Online
Two offices, or anywhere in Texas.
Easy to reach from Northwest Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto, Pflugerville, and Leander — or meet online from home if that feels safer. Call 512-400-4790 and Nia will help you pick.
NW Austin
4131 Spicewood Springs Rd. Ste. L-1
Austin, TX 78759
Austin, TX 78759
In person · all ages
Round Rock
1101 Satellite View #501
Round Rock, TX 78665
Round Rock, TX 78665
In person · teens & adults
Online across Texas
Secure video sessions from the comfort of your own home
Every therapist offers online