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You've talked about it. You understand it, at least intellectually. You can trace the thread from your past to your present — from what happened to you to how it still shows up today. And yet something hasn't shifted. The body still reacts. The patterns still repeat. The weight is still there.
That's not a failure of insight. It's an invitation to a different kind of work.
What is EMDR therapy?
EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is an evidence-based, structured therapy approach designed specifically for trauma processing. Rather than requiring you to talk through painful memories in detail, EMDR works by engaging the brain's natural healing mechanisms to reprocess traumatic experiences so they lose their emotional charge.
It's one of the most well-researched trauma therapies available, with strong support from organizations including the World Health Organization and the American Psychological Association.
Is EMDR therapy right for you?
EMDR is a powerful modality — and it's most effective when the timing is right. This work is ideally suited for you if:
● You've already done some personal therapeutic work and have developed a degree of self-awareness
● You feel genuinely ready to go to the harder, more vulnerable places that trauma healing requires
● You are functioning at a level that allows you to engage with and move through distressing material
● You are willing to invest in a process that unfolds at a thoughtful, supported pace — rather than seeking a quick resolution
EMDR is not a starting-point therapy. It's a next step — for those who are genuinely prepared for it.
How Dr. Buchholz approaches EMDR
Dr. Buchholz approaches trauma work with care, intention, and a refusal to rush. Before any reprocessing begins, she spends significant time in the early phases of EMDR: thoroughly assessing your history, building trust, understanding your unique nervous system, and establishing the internal resources you'll need to move through the work safely.
This means that clients hoping for rapid resolution in just a few sessions may not find that here. What you will find is a safe, nurturing, non-judgmental environment — one where healing can unfold at a pace that honors both the complexity of trauma and the extraordinary courage it takes to face it.
How many EMDR sessions will I need?
EMDR is not a short-term protocol in Dr. Buchholz's practice. The early preparation phases are thorough, and the number of reprocessing sessions varies widely depending on your history, presentation, and pace. She takes the time that genuine healing actually requires.
Do I have to have a formal PTSD diagnosis to benefit from EMDR?
Is EMDR available via telehealth?
No. EMDR is effective for a range of trauma experiences — including complex developmental trauma, attachment wounds, childhood adversity, and other distressing life experiences — regardless of formal diagnosis.
Yes. Dr. Buchholz offers EMDR both in-person at her Berkeley Lake, GA office and via secure telehealth for clients across Georgia. Online EMDR uses adapted bilateral stimulation techniques and can be equally effective for many clients.
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