EMDR Therapy Phoenix
For People Ready to Move Beyond Survival Mode
EMDR Therapy in Phoenix - For When “Just Relax” Isn't Cutting It
If you’re wanting to know a little bit more about me and how I work, watch this video. I welcome any questions you have. If you feel like we could be a good fit, click here to schedule a free consultation and we can chat some more!
Things are on fire...all the time. You must have tried to stop and pause a million and a half times today. But between work and home and everything in between, you feel like you are letting someone down or forgetting something important anytime you take even a single moment for yourself. One thing triggers you, and it sends your body reeling for the rest of the day. You can't catch a break or a breath.
It’s so infuriating.
There are all these messages everywhere - “Slow down!” “Take time for YOU!” “Practice good self-care,” but how the f**k do you do that when so much is dependent on you? You wish slowing down felt better. Sometimes, sitting in the moment is even scarier than dealing with the aftermath of exhaustion and depletion.
Your relationship with your partner is good. They are so supportive, but you are starting to wonder how much more you can keep asking from them, to be understanding of all the triggers and trauma that pop up left and right. It's not fair to you or to them.
You don't want these traumas to keep dictating your life. You want to enjoy it - all of it. You long to feel safe and grounded, to have peace, and to be present in your relationships without getting triggered constantly.
What Soul Mission EMDR Therapy Offers
EMDR and Brainspotting for Trauma
Soul Mission offers EMDR therapy in Phoenix and Tempe for people who are done managing symptoms and ready to actually move through them. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Brainspotting work at the level where trauma actually lives — in the body and nervous system — not just in the stories you've been rehearsing in your head.
If you've been in therapy before and felt like you kept circling the same material without real traction, this is different.
A Somatic, Depth-Oriented Approach
Surface-level coping strategies aren't the goal here. The work integrates somatic awareness, EMDR, and body-based therapies to get underneath the patterns — perfectionism, people-pleasing, hypervigilance — that have been running the show. This is for people who want to understand why they keep getting triggered, and actually do something about it.
The work is real and so is the relief on the other side.
Private Pay, Part-Time Practice
This is an intentionally small, private pay practice. No insurance panels, no overbooked schedule, no sessions shaped by what a managed care company decided you need and deserve. That structure means you get undivided attention and space for the kind of deep work that actually changes things.
EMDR Intensives are also available for those who can't fit weekly sessions into their schedule or want to move through material more quickly.
Meet Kandace — The Person Behind the Practice
Hi, I'm Kandace (she/her). I work with high-achieving, Type A people who've been through complex trauma and are exhausted by perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the relentless pressure to hold everything together without showing a single crack.
I act as a guide. Not someone handing you worksheets and sending you home with homework, but a real collaborator, someone who sits with you in the hard stuff and helps you find a way through it that actually sticks. Together, we create space where you can finally feel understood, where the past's impact can be explored without being re-lived, and where you can start to actively reshape your present. Glimmers of joy, presence, and calm are not a fantasy; they are the goal.
Inclusivity isn't a checkbox here, it's foundational. All people are welcome in this practice: every identity, every background, every story. I do my best work with clients who share that value and want a therapeutic space that honors who they are holistically, not just the symptoms they walked in with. If that resonates, I would love to talk more.
How EMDR Therapy Works
EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements, tapping, or tones) to help your brain reprocess distressing memories that have gotten stuck. Traumatic experiences often don't get filed away the way normal memories do. They stay fragmented, wired into the nervous system, continuing to fire as though the threat is still present even when you're safe.
EMDR helps your brain do what it was designed to do: process, integrate, and move on. You don't have to narrate every painful detail. You don't have to be re-traumatized to heal. Many clients describe the shift as the memory becoming something that happened, rather than something that keeps happening.
Working Together: What to Expect
We start with a free consultation. A 15-minute real conversation about what's bringing you in, what you've already tried, and whether this approach makes sense for where you are right now. No pressure, no script.
If we move forward, we'll build the foundation before diving into reprocessing. EMDR is a phase-based model, we don't rush into the deep end. We make sure your nervous system has enough support and resourcing before we start moving through the harder material.
Sessions are 60-minute to 90-minute sessions, depending on the person and their needs, while I also offer EMDR intensives. I offer virtual sessions throughout Arizona and Florida, and in-person sessions on Sundays in Tempe. Availability is limited; this practice is intentionally small so the work can be intentionally good.
If you're ready to stop feeling trapped by old patterns and start feeling at home in your life, I'd love to connect.
*Please see this page to understand more about the roots of the yoga I have been trained in, the impact of colonial violence, and my intentions.
Want to Understand EMDR Before You Commit to Anything?
A lot of people come to this site already curious about EMDR therapy in Phoenix — but unsure. Maybe you've heard it works, but don't really know how. Maybe you've been burned by therapy before and want to do your homework first. Maybe the idea of intentionally going back toward hard things feels like a lot.
That's exactly why I wrote this guide. No jargon, no pressure, just a clear, honest look at what EMDR is, how it works, and whether it might be the right fit for you.
Frequently Asked Questions About EMDR Therapy in Phoenix
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EMDR therapy operates from the concept that when someone experiences something traumatic, it can overwhelm the brain's natural processing, leaving us feeling on edge and dealing with trauma symptoms and triggers after the event is over. EMDR therapy aims at helping our brain process the memory so the information can be integrated and we can come out of survival mode and into the present moment rather than continuing to live in the past. EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation, often in the form of eye movement, which mimics what our eyes do in REM sleep. This helps our brain and body process the stuck trauma so the memory can become just another memory.
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It largely depends on the therapist you are looking to see. Some therapists are paneled under insurance while others are not, so therefore some therapists may be able to bill your insurance for EMDR therapy whereas others may not.
I am a private pay practice, which means I don't bill insurance directly. Here's why that's actually intentional: insurance companies require a diagnosis, dictate session frequency, and can limit the kind of deep, unhurried work that makes EMDR effective. Opting out of that system means your treatment is driven by your needs, not a managed care checklist.
That said, many clients use their out-of-network benefits to get reimbursed for a portion of session fees. I can provide a superbill (an itemized receipt) that you submit directly to your insurance company. It's worth a quick call to your provider to ask about your out-of-network mental health benefits before we meet, you may be surprised by what's covered.
If you have questions about fees or want to talk through what this looks like practically, we can cover that in your free consultation.
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Sessions are $167 for 60 minutes and $250 for 90 minutes.
If you're looking for a more focused, accelerated option, a 3-hour EMDR Intensive is $500, and it's worth understanding why that format can actually save you money in the long run. Three standard 60-minute sessions would run you $501, but an intensive gives you that same time in one uninterrupted block where the depth of work is genuinely different. Without the stopping and starting of weekly sessions, you can move through material in a single intensive that might otherwise take months to reach, which means fewer total sessions and a faster path to feeling different in your daily life.
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EMDR is appropriate for people who are experiencing a wide range or mental health issues. It has been applied in many areas including, trauma, PTSD, anxiety and more. EMDR works best for people who are in a more or less stable place in their lives. If they are dealing with active substance issues, or severe mental health issues, some stabilization might be needed before engaging in EMDR.
