EMDR Therapy for Moms in California
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique that can be a helpful therapeutic approach for addressing and processing many types of reproductive trauma. I have specialized training in EMDR treatment in California.
EMDR is a structured and evidence-based psychotherapy technique designed to help individuals process distressing memories, bodily sensations, core beliefs, and emotions related to past experiences. EMDR is especially useful in addressing birth trauma by reducing the emotional, physical, and cognitive impacts of those memories without erasing them. Birth trauma therapy can rapidly alleviate trauma symptoms such as flashbacks, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts, often leading to significant, life-changing improvements.
EMDR is particularly helpful for new moms facing mental health concerns such as Mom Trauma, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, or birth trauma. The intense pressures of motherhood, hormonal changes, and the emotional weight of caring for a newborn can stir up past traumas or create new ones, leaving many women feeling overwhelmed. EMDR therapy provides a structured, effective way to process these difficult emotions and experiences. It helps rewire the brain’s response to traumatic or distressing memories, reducing the emotional intensity and freeing you from the grip of negative beliefs like guilt, shame, or fear.
For new moms, EMDR can address a wide range of issues, including traumatic childbirth, intrusive thoughts, healing from The Mother Wound, or anxiety related to caregiving. By processing these feelings, you may experience reduced emotional distress, improved mood, and greater confidence in your ability to care for yourself and your baby. Many women report feeling lighter, more present, and better able to enjoy motherhood after EMDR therapy. The ultimate goal is to help you regain emotional balance, build resilience, and foster a healthier bond with your child without being weighed down by past or current emotional challenges. I have been an EMDR therapist in California for over 15 years.
As a Postpartum Therapist in California, I offer many services utilizing evidence-based treatments. Some services at Shameless Mama Wellness include treatment for postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety, birth trauma therapy, fertility counseling, therapy for miscarriage and loss, pregnancy therapy and treatment for NICU PTSD.
Online therapy available to new moms in California.
EMDR Intensives for Trauma in Moms
For Moms Who Want to Heal—Now, Not Months From Now
If you’re searching for therapy for moms or birth trauma therapy that actually helps you feel like yourself again, you’re in the right place. We specialize in EMDR for birth trauma and mom trauma, offering EMDR Intensive sessions designed to bring faster, deeper healing than traditional weekly therapy. These one-day, focused sessions are ideal for high-functioning women who are done surviving and ready to truly feel safe again—in their bodies, in their memories, and in their motherhood. EMDR Intensives are a powerful, accelerated healing model designed specifically to support birth trauma recovery for high-functioning, resourceful moms like you.
What Is an EMDR Intensive?
An EMDR birth trauma or trauma for moms intensive is a structured 4-6 hour session, done in one day (virtually or in-person in Sacramento), specifically designed to process traumatic birth experiences at the level of the nervous system. Instead of pacing trauma processing inch-by-inch, EMDR intensives hold space for profound breakthroughs, allowing you to emerge lighter, clearer, and more empowered.
In this one-day format, we move through:
Bilateral stimulation and trauma reprocessing using EMDR
Stuck memories (e.g., emergency delivery, NICU stay, feeling dismissed by your provider, infant loss)
Grounding and nervous system regulation to build safety and containment
Cognitive restructuring to shift painful beliefs like “I failed” or “my body betrayed me”
This is birth trauma therapy designed for moms who don’t want to wait 10–20 weeks to feel better.
Why Choose an EMDR Intensive for Birth Trauma or Mom Trauma?
Mothers often reach out asking: “Is there a faster way to heal from my birth experience?”
The answer is YES. An EMDR intensive gives you the time and space to move through trauma in a focused, contained way—without reactivating or retraumatizing. It’s ideal if:
You’ve Googled “birth trauma therapy near me” and need high-quality support that fits your busy life
You’ve tried traditional talk therapy but still feel stuck in fear, shame, or overwhelm
You want relief now, not months from now
You live in California and need trauma-informed postpartum therapy that understands both nervous system science and motherhood
What Can an EMDR Intensive for Birth Trauma Offer?
Accelerated results & less overwhelm
Birth trauma impacts both body and psyche. Weekly therapy can feel fragmented and slow. Intensives sidestep those plateaus—empowering you to experience deep relief in days, not months.Flexible scheduling for busy moms
Weekly check-ins can feel burdensome amid newborn schedules. Intensives are designed as full days or consecutive hours, letting you jump in when your life allows—and maximize healing in fewer visits.Holistic mind‑body reconnection
We support pre‑session awareness and post‑session integration. It’s not just talk—it’s somatic processing, stress rewiring, and reclaiming your sense of safety and self.
Who Is This For?
Moms still haunted by a traumatic or medically complicated birth
Parents who’ve experienced loss, NICU time, or felt invisible in the delivery room
Women navigating anxiety, hypervigilance, or emotional shutdown postpartum
Women navigating unresolved childhood trauma that has remerged in motherhood
Anyone typing “birth trauma therapy near me” in the middle of the night, wondering if someone really gets it
An Intensive May Be Right for You If…
You’ve been pushing through week after week with only incremental shifts
You want to reclaim your postpartum joy and presence—without layering shame or guilt
Your schedule is limited—but your spirit is craving deeper healing
You're Not Broken. You’re a Mother With a Nervous System That Needs Care
If your body still feels like it’s stuck in survival mode—even though your baby is safe—it doesn’t mean you failed. It means trauma happened. EMDR birth trauma therapy can help you finish the story your brain didn’t get to complete. We offer birth trauma EMDR intensives across California—virtually or in-person in the Sacramento area—to help you heal faster, safer, and with support.
EMDR Therapy in California for Birth Trauma and Mom Trauma
EMDR can be beneficial for many types of reproductive trauma.
EMDR can help all of following concerns:
Emergency interventions or unplanned C-sections
Lengthy or painful labor
Feeling unheard or powerless during the birthing process
Birth injuries to mother or baby
Loss of privacy, dignity, or control
Inadequate pain relief or postpartum care
Fear for your life or your baby’s life
PTSD stemming from recent or past events, such as traumatic births or medical interventions
Fertility challenges
Addressing past abuse or trauma that resurfaces during the perinatal period
Grief and loss, including pregnancy or infant loss
Unlike some therapies, the focus of EMDR is not on reliving every detail of your trauma, but on gently processing the emotional and physical impacts of these memories. Through the use of bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps create a sense of distance between the past and present, diminishing the ongoing effects of trauma. The process also works to replace negative self-beliefs with more positive ones, allowing you to move forward with greater self-compassion and resilience.
Here is how EMDR works to help you process a traumatic experience:
Trauma processing: EMDR focuses on processing traumatic memories and experiences. It helps you reprocess distressing memories related to reproductive trauma, such as miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility treatments, traumatic childbirth, or pregnancy loss. By targeting the traumatic memories, EMDR aims to reduce the emotional distress associated with them.
Bilateral stimulation: EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation, which involves engaging one side of your body and then the other. This can be done through eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation like tapping or auditory cues. This bilateral stimulation helps activate both sides of your brain, facilitating the processing of traumatic memories and emotions.
Identifying negative beliefs: EMDR helps you identify negative beliefs or self-perceptions that have developed as a result of trauma. These negative beliefs may include feelings of guilt, shame, or self-blame. By addressing and reprocessing these negative beliefs, you can experience a shift towards more adaptive and positive beliefs.
Building resources: EMDR also focuses on building internal resources and coping skills to support you in managing the distress associated with the trauma. This may involve identifying and strengthening positive memories, developing relaxation techniques, or cultivating self-soothing strategies.
Reintegration and resolution: Through the reprocessing of traumatic memories and the associated emotions, EMDR can integrate these experiences into your overall life narrative. This can lead to a sense of resolution, decreased distress, and increased emotional wellbeing
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“Bad moments don’t make bad mamas.”
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