Healing the Past to Brighten the Future
EMDR & Trauma Therapy in Athens, GA.
Online therapy throughout Georgia.
Healing the Past to Brighten the Future
EMDR & Trauma Therapy in Athens, GA.
Online therapy throughout Georgia.
EMDR Counseling & Consulting
Trauma and anxiety can look like...
- Saying yes when you really want to say no.
- Guilt when you set boundaries.
- Replaying situations from every angle to help you understand what went wrong and what you could have done.
- Difficulty turning your brain off at night, feeling so tired, but your mind just will not stop.
- Feeling irritable and impatient with the people you love most.
- Wondering if your actions just forever damaged a relationship.
- Wondering if you are actually wanted.
But it doesn't have to stay that way, therapy can help you...
- Say yes when you mean it, and not when you don't.
- Feel peace when you set a boundary, because boundaries are for you, not other people.
- Stay present in the moment and take action now, rather than replaying what you should've done.
- Fall asleep with a clear mind, waking up rested and excited for what's next.
- Have calm, love-filled actions with the people you love most.
- Know that one disagreement doesn't end a relationship built on love and trust.
- Know that you are lovable and wanted by God and the trustworthy people in your life.
Meet Julia Reed, LCSW
EMDR & Trauma Therapist in Athens, GA
Online therapy throughout Georgia.
Hi, I'm Julia! I help adults overcome anxiety and trauma so they can finally feel free from the guilt, overwhelm, and constant questioning of whether they are enough.
I believe everyone deserves their own Bright Awakening. That moment where the fog clears and you awaken to the bright, beautiful new day, feeling grounded in your body, peace deep in your soul, and excited for all the possibilities ahead of you.
In therapy, I will guide you in healing the trauma that created the self-doubt and anxiety, connect with your wisest self and God, and reinforce the belief that you are worthy of love; your value is not dependent on what you do.
Together, we'll work toward feeling more confident, finding peace in everyday life, and experiencing the freedom to be yourself. I believe therapy can involve both meaningful, sometimes difficult work and a little laughter along the way.
Therapy Services & How I can Help
Therapy for Sexual Trauma
Survivors of sexual trauma often carry shame, confusion, and emotional pain for years, sometimes decades. You may find yourself struggling with having a healthy and fulfilling relationship with your partner, nightmares or intrusive thoughts, and feeling unsafe in your body. In therapy, we’ll help you feel safe, whole, and in control again.
Therapy for Codependency
You may have grown up in a home where you were expected to be the responsible one, or had a parent who was emotionally unavailable, addicted, or unstable. Today, that might look like chronic people-pleasing and difficulty saying no, anxiety, over-functioning, and a harsh inner critic.
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns came from—and release them so you can live with boundaries, peace, and confidence.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is modality that can help you heal your mind and body from the root causes of your anxiety. Unlike what you see on TV, you stay in complete control during the experience. Think of hypnotherapy as an amazing, interactive guided meditation.
Intensives
Intensives are longer blocks of time for therapy that allow you to heal and attain your goals faster than the traditional therapy hour. Intensives are available in 2- and 3-hour blocks.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help you rewrite the anxiety and trauma narrative so that your mind and body can finally release the hold it has over you.
EMDR Consultation for Therapists
Consultation is for EMDR-trained clinicians seeking to enhance their EMDR therapy skills. I specialize in teaching therapists how to integrate parts work with EMDR and how to work with pre-verbal trauma.
Schedule a Consultation
Schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation to help us determine if I am a good therapeutic fit for you. We will briefly discuss your treatment needs, and how I can support you.
Complete Your Intake
Next, complete your psychosocial assessment. During this process, I explore not only the symptoms that bring you to therapy, but also your history (medical, school, career, family), the quality of your current relationships, and whether spirituality plays a role in your life. From here, we will develop goals for therapy specifically tailored to you.
Begin Therapy
I offer both 55-minute sessions as well as 2- and 3-hour EMDR intensives, available in person or through telehealth. Together, we’ll work at your pace to move from survival mode into healing and growth.
