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Rachael Garner, Licensed Professional Counselor
Evidence-based · Jackson, MS

EMDR Therapy in Jackson, Mississippi

A structured, research-backed approach that helps your brain reprocess trauma, anxiety, and the memories keeping you stuck, so difficult experiences finally lose their charge.

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Weekly EMDR sessions are available in person in Jackson or via telehealth for clients located in Mississippi & Florida.

Rachael Garner, EMDR Certified Therapist in Jackson, MS

How it works

Your brain already knows how to heal

After a distressing experience, the brain can “freeze” a memory with its original images, emotions, and body sensations intact. That’s why a trigger today can flood you with feelings from years ago.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation ( gentle, alternating eye movements, taps, or tones) to help your brain access and reprocess that stuck memory, the same way it naturally processes experiences during REM sleep. The memory remains, but the distress attached to it fades.

It’s a targeted approach that often reduces distress and strengthens internal resources faster than talk therapy alone, though it’s not a quick fix, and the work moves at the pace your nervous system needs.

Bilateral stimulation

Eye movements, tactile taps, or auditory tones engage both hemispheres of the brain.

The 8-phase protocol

A structured, gold-standard framework guides each stage of the work safely.

Lasting reprocessing

You keep the memory, but it no longer hijacks your body and reactions.

The framework

The 8-phase EMDR protocol

A structured path that keeps you safe, resourced, and moving forward.

Phase 1-2

History & preparation

Rachael maps your goals, builds coping resources, and makes sure you feel safe and steady before reprocessing begins.

Phase 3-6

Assessment & reprocessing

Using bilateral stimulation (eye movements, taps, or tones), Rachael targets the memory so your brain can do its natural healing work.

Phase 7-8

Closure & reevaluation

Rachael closes each session with stability and checks progress over time, strengthening the gains you've made.

What EMDR treats

More than trauma alone

EMDR reaches the everyday fears and reactions whose roots trace back further than you might expect, not just single, obvious traumas.

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  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Childhood trauma & abuse
  • Social anxiety
  • Panic & specific phobias
  • Performance anxiety
  • Grief & loss
  • Sexual assault recovery
  • Chronic illness & medical trauma

Questions

EMDR therapy FAQs

What is EMDR therapy?+
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that taps into how the brain naturally processes and stores information. Using bilateral stimulation (alternating eye movements, taps, or sounds) to help you reprocess difficult or traumatic memories so they lose their grip on the present.
What can EMDR help with?+
EMDR is best known for treating trauma and PTSD, but it also helps with social anxiety, panic and phobias, performance anxiety, grief and loss, the effects of chronic illness, and recovery from sexual assault or childhood abuse.
How long does EMDR take?+
It depends on the complexity of what you're working through. A single-incident trauma may take around 8 or more sessions, while the effects of childhood abuse can take months or longer. If you want to move faster, an EMDR intensive can consolidate this work into 1-3 focused days.
Do you accept insurance for EMDR therapy?+
Yes, Rachael is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi and Aetna commercial plans for traditional weekly therapy. Superbills are also available for weekly sessions.

Take the first step

Begin EMDR therapy in Jackson

Book a free consult to talk through what you're carrying and how EMDR could help you set it down.

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