I'm a licensed professional counselor in private practice for the last 9 years. I specialize in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) integrated with somatic approaches. I help individuals work through the effects of trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and other emotional challenges by addressing both the mind and body's response to distress. By combining EMDR and somatic therapy, I guide clients in reconnecting with their body's innate ability to heal.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session, I like to get to know my clients and what their needs are. I gather information about your history and what specific challenges you're facing in order to determine which direction to go with therapy.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I have come to realize that talk therapy alone is often not enough to truly help people heal from trauma and other emotional challenges. I have the ability to compassionately connect with my clients and help them become more aware of how the body and mind work together to protect them through difficult times. But over a long period of time, those survival mechanisms make people feel stuck. That's why EMDR and Somatic therapy can be a powerful to help my clients move forward in their lives.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

Often times I get clients who have felt stuck in their lives for sometime. I have worked with women of all ages, men of varying ages, and some older teens and young adults who need help moving past traumatic things in their lives. My clients come in feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and weighed down by the past. Even feeling disconnected from themselves and others or stuck in survival mode. I love helping my clients restore hope that things can get better.

About Nicole Chacin