Hello & Welcome

Hello!
I'm Emily Moore, a licensed professional counselor offering counseling services in hourly and intensive formats, online and in person (on Tuesdays). I specialize in trauma counseling and currently hold a certification in EMDR therapy, focusing on somatic (in the body) and attachment issues. My training allows me to look beyond trauma and understand how it affects one's emotional and physical relationships with oneself and others. I integrate other therapeutic approaches and regularly participate in ongoing trainings, studies, and consultations in many different evidence-based models to help you safely access your most authentic self and needs.

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More about my background and credentials, I graduated with a BS in psychology from UGA in 2011, and in 2017, I graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with an MS in clinical mental health counseling. 

Since then, I have worked in high-level care units, nonprofit agencies, and private practice. I work with adults struggling with symptoms related to trauma, stress, neurodivergence, and perinatal mental health. 

I help clients clarify achievable goals, identify and work through roadblocks to achieving said goals and explore needs to maintain goals.

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Why trauma work?

When we hear the word "trauma," Big T traumas usually come to mind:

War, near-death experiences, experiencing or witnessing physical violence. 

Trauma is much more than just Big T traumas.
Trauma is anything that overwhelms our ability to cope. 

Acute trauma from car accidents or medical emergencies to the Big T traumas just mentioned.

But trauma can also develop from ongoing incidents like medical issues and disabilities or domestic violence, bullying, or chronically feeling overwhelmed and scared, experiencing betrayal by a loved one, or other painful experiences emotional abuse and even things that didn't happen, like neglect.

Complex trauma - exposure to multiple acute and chronic traumas plus their unique and overlapping symptoms which are also traumatic. 
People who experience chronic and complex trauma might think "others have it worse" compared to Big T traumas and minimize their experiences that have left lasting scars and protective patterns when activated by similar experiences in the present.

Living with unprocessed trauma looks like becoming easily anxious, wanting to isolate from others, and even just finding it hard to relax and engage in healthy self-care (like tending to daily tasks and needs with overall neutral/positive thoughts and feelings toward life.)
Unprocessed trauma memories (big and small) activate the survival part of our brain- the part that tells us to prepare to run or fight (or freeze, or flock, or fawn- ANYTHING it takes to survive). 
Luckily, our brain is changeable, and EMDR is an effective therapy that helps rewire the brain so that bad memories can be safely stored in the past, and no longer reactivated in the present. ​

Check out my therapy services page and reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see whether we're a good fit. I would love to hear from you!

 

Warmly,
Emily Moore, MS, LPC, NCC