EMDR Therapy for Adults

Heal from Trauma and Reclaim Your Life with EMDR

Reclaim Life with EMDR

Struggling with flashbacks, hypervigilance, or debilitating anxiety after a distressing event? You don’t have to carry that burden alone. Marggie Marks offers expert EMDR therapy, in person in Calgary or virtually across Alberta. So you can safely process trauma, release the past, and move forward with resilience.

Our EMDR therapy in Calgary provides a securely held, trauma-informed space where you can process painful experiences at your own pace. We tailor every aspect of your care with:

Personalized EMDR Protocol

Personalized EMDR Protocol
After a thorough intake and target-memory mapping, Marggie develops a customized series of bilateral-stimulation…

Personalized EMDR Protocol
After a thorough intake and target-memory mapping, Marggie develops a customized series of bilateral-stimulation sets (eye movements, tactile taps, or auditory tones), focused precisely on the events that cause you distress. This targeted approach accelerates healing by reinforcing new, adaptive neural connections.

Flexible Delivery Options

Flexible Delivery Options
Choose secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual sessions from the comfort of home or in-person visits in our bright…

Flexible Delivery Options
Choose secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual sessions from the comfort of home or in-person visits in our bright, welcoming Calgary counselling suite. Either way, you get the same high-quality therapeutic environment and Marggie’s full attentiveness.

Trauma-Informed Environment

Trauma-Informed Environment
Every interaction is grounded in empathy, choice, and collaboration.  We begin by co-creating safety plans….

Trauma-Informed Environment
Every interaction is grounded in empathy, choice, and collaboration. We begin by co-creating safety plans and pacing guidelines so that each session feels manageable, respectful, and wholly centered on your needs.

Integrated Aftercare & Resources

Integrated Aftercare & Resources
Between sessions, you’ll receive practical coping tools—mindfulness exercises, grounding techniques…

Integrated Aftercare & Resources
Between sessions, you’ll receive practical coping tools—mindfulness exercises, grounding techniques, and curated reading or audio resources—to reinforce progress and maintain momentum on your healing journey.

How EMDR Therapy Can Help You Heal

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In-person sessions available in Calgary

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Ans: EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured psychotherapy that uses bilateral stimulation—guided eye movements, taps, or sounds—to help your brain reprocess traumatic memories that remain unintegrated. Over time, these memories lose their emotional intensity and become easier to recall without distress.

Ans: EMDR is effective for a range of trauma-related issues—PTSD, acute stress reactions, phobias, panic attacks—as well as anxiety, complicated grief, and performance blocks. Whether your trauma is single-incident (e.g., accident, assault) or complex (prolonged or repeated), EMDR offers a pathway to relief.

Ans: You and Marggie begin by identifying a target memory and rating its current distress level. While holding that memory in mind, you follow bilateral stimulation until the distress decreases. Sessions also include grounding exercises and resource-building to ensure you feel safe and supported throughout.

Ans: Many clients experience measurable relief within 6–12 sessions, especially for single-event traumas. Complex or longstanding trauma may require more sessions; we’ll discuss a personalized treatment plan and adjust as you progress.

Ans: Absolutely. Our secure telehealth platform supports guided eye movements, tapping, or audio tones—you’ll set up your camera so Marggie can monitor pacing and provide real-time coaching, just as in person.

Ans: No referral is required. Simply reach out to our intake coordinator to book a free, no-obligation 15-minute consultation. We’ll determine together whether EMDR or another modality best suits your needs.

Ans: Yes—services by an RSW or R. Psych are usually covered under extended health benefits. We provide direct billing to many major insurers. If your plan has limitations, we’ll discuss affordable private-pay options and sliding-scale availability.

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1. EMDR Therapy

What It Is:

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a gold-standard psychotherapy endorsed by leading trauma-specialist organizations. Using guided bilateral stimulation, it helps your brain reprocess distressing memories that remain “stuck” in the nervous system.

How It Strengthens You:

By safely re-linking traumatic images with adaptive beliefs, EMDR reduces the emotional charge of old memories, allowing you to view them with greater clarity and less distress.

Key benefits:

  • Diminished Intrusive Memories & Nightmares: Distressing images lose their intensity and frequency.
  • Shift to Empowering Beliefs: “I am unsafe” shifts to “I survived and grew stronger.”
  • Improved Daily Functioning: Reduced hypervigilance means better focus, sleep, and relationships.

2. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

What It Is:

A specialized form of CBT tailored for trauma survivors, TF-CBT combines cognitive restructuring with gradual exposure to trauma-related thoughts and situations.

How it works:

You and your therapist identify unhelpful trauma-driven beliefs (e.g., “I should have prevented it”) and challenge them with evidence-based facts. Controlled exposure exercises then reduce avoidance behaviors.

Key benefits:

• Dismantles self-blame: By reframing guilt and shame, TF-CBT leads to significant reductions in depressive and anxious symptoms.

• Restores daily functioning: Graduated re-exposure helps you resume activities you’ve avoided like driving, social outings, returning to work so you can rebuild confidence.

• Structured skill-building: You learn coping tools (thought logs, relaxation techniques) that you can apply long after therapy ends.

3. Mindfulness-Based Therapy

What It Is:

This approach uses guided meditation, breathwork, and body-scan exercises to cultivate present-moment awareness and a nonjudgmental stance toward your thoughts and sensations.

How It Strengthens You:

By training your mind to observe distress without automatic reaction, you gain greater control over rumination, fear, and avoidance behaviors.

Key benefits:

  • Reduced Rumination: Break free from endless loops of “what if” and “if only.”
  • Greater Self-Compassion: Learn to meet yourself with kindness, even on hard days.

4. Somatic Experiencing

What It Is:

A gentle, body-oriented therapy that releases trauma stored in the nervous system by tracking bodily sensations and renegotiating incomplete fight-or-flight responses.

How It Strengthens You:

You restore natural self-regulation rhythms—discharging excess energy and tension—so your body no longer feels perpetually “on edge.”

Key benefits:

  • Safety in Your Body: Feel grounded and at ease in physical spaces.
  • Release of Chronic Tension: Alleviate headaches, muscle tightness, and restlessness.
  • Integrated Healing: Mind and body move in concert toward lasting calm.