Kiana Harlan (She/Her)

I use Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR to support you in healing from the shadows of the past. The stressful and traumatic events we experience can get stuck in our brains and bodies. They can effect the way we regulate emotions, engage in relationships, view ourselves and others, and connect to the present. EMDR taps into the brain’s natural healing abilities with the use of eye movements, tapping, or audio stimulation to reprocess these memories and remove their emotional charge.

I use Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR to support you in healing from the shadows of the past. The stressful and traumatic events we experience can get stuck in our brains and bodies. They can effect the way we regulate emotions, engage in relationships, view ourselves and others, and connect to the present. EMDR taps into the brain’s natural healing abilities with the use of eye movements, tapping, or audio stimulation to reprocess these memories and remove their emotional charge.

EFT is my primary modality for couples therapy, and used for individuals to support trauma and attachment healing. Couples learn their negative interaction cycle to develop healthier ways of engaging with their partner. The role of emotions is explored in guiding the way we view the world and respond in relationships. The goal is moving toward secure attachment with your partner by understanding patterns and using action to break the cycle.

I use Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR therapy to support you in healing from the shadows of the past. The stressful and traumatic events we experience can get stuck in our brains and bodies. They can effect the way we regulate emotions, engage in relationships, view ourselves and others, and connect to the present. EMDR taps into the brain’s natural healing abilities with the use of eye movements, tapping, or audio stimulation to reprocess these memories and remove their emotional hold.

I provide individual DBT therapy to assist with skill-building. We use the modalities of Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance to increase emotional awareness in the present moment and learn new ways of tolerating pain and discomfort. Emotions are viewed as neutral and data sources that we can break way from so they don’t control us any longer. DBT skills are also used as resourcing in my EMDR sessions.

The impact of trauma on our brain and body is sometimes sneaky. It can impact our core beliefs along with the way we think, feel, and behave. Trauma responses come up at the worst times and can feel hard to break out of. I am trained in EMDR to support healing from trauma to remove the hold it can have on our lives.

Depression can be chemical or a symptom of life experiences. It causes sadness, fatigue, sleep and eating disturbances, relationship problems, suicidal thoughts, and a host of other issues. Most people didn’t make the decision to be depressed. It’s a state of suffering that brings us down and makes it hard to function. I use CBT, DBT, and EMDR to support depression management.

Anxiety leads to excessive worry, racing thoughts, uncomfortable body sensations, panic attacks, and can make us feel out of control. My approach supports the exploration of anxiety and the causes. I often use EMDR as anxiety tends to have roots in past life events. DBT is also used to introduce new ways of managing the symptoms while CBT addresses the automatic negative thoughts that fan the flames of worry and fear.