Hi, I’m Lainie Popp, LCSW. I’m trained in EMDR and work with clients who want something deeper than talk therapy alone. You might be incredibly self-aware but still find yourself pulled into cycles of self-sabotage, burnout, or anxiety overwhelm. EMDR helps work through the experiences that keep these patterns going, so they have less control over how you feel and react.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first session is about getting oriented and exploring what feels stuck and what you want to change. We’ll discuss your goals and what you’ve already tried, with no pressure to have it all figured out. My focus is helping you feel supported and understood.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My own experiences of growth and healing inform how I work. They’ve taught me that insight alone isn’t always enough — feeling supported while doing deeper emotional work matters. I bring patience, care, and respect to each client’s process.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I often work with high-functioning adults who take on too much responsibility and feel internally overwhelmed. Many feel stuck in overthinking, people-pleasing, or self-sabotage despite years of insight. Others come after realizing talk therapy hasn’t helped them feel different.
Trauma Informed Care
I take a trauma-informed approach to therapy, recognizing how past experiences shape emotions, relationships, and coping patterns. I believe healing isn’t always about changing or fixing—it’s about letting go of what no longer serves you and reconnecting with your most authentic self. My role is to walk alongside you in this process, helping you recognize your own strength, wisdom, and capacity for growth so that you can move forward with a greater sense of trust in yourself.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT in a flexible, integrated way—drawing on its core ideas to help clients notice patterns in their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, but not in a rigid or manualized format. I don’t follow it by the book or assign standard homework; instead, I weave it in along with other approaches based on what you need and your goals for therapy.
Supportive
My approach is centered on meeting you where you are, offering guidance, reflection, and practical tools without pressure or judgment.
EMDR
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based therapy that helps process distressing experiences and reduce the emotional intensity of past trauma.
4 ratings with written reviews
July 9, 2025
This was my first session and I immediately felt comfortable to open up and share. I immediacy felt heard and received with kindness.
June 30, 2025
Lainie is a wonderful listener. I felt she was very present, heard what I was saying, asked questions about what I was experiencing and what I wanted to move forward with. Thank you
May 6, 2025
Lainie is extremely understanding and uplifting at every turn. Only therapist I have ever felt understood me, after years of trying therapy.