EMDR Therapists in Connecticut
EMDR Therapy is a powerful, evidence-based approach specifically designed to help individuals process and heal from trauma, anxiety, and distressing memories. By using guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, EMDR enables clients to reprocess traumatic experiences and reduce their emotional impact. With 14 EMDR-trained therapists in Connecticut, individuals can access specialized trauma support that facilitates deep healing. Each Grow Therapy-verified therapist listed below is accepting new clients, providing timely access to this highly effective trauma therapy.
Availability updated: 5/31/2025
Roselande Domond
(she/her)
$120/session
LPC
15 years of experience
Virtual
As a dedicated Licensed Professional Counsellor (LPC) for the past 10+ years, licensed in Connecticut and Georgia, I specialize in providing compassionate and personalized care to my clients. My holistic approach focuses on both the mind and body to promote overall well-being. I work with adolescents and adults, helping them navigate life's challenges and achieve their goals. My expertise includes trauma, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, and couples/family therapy, and I am committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for all my clients.
Famatta Gibson
(she/her)
$100/session
LCSW
8 years of experience
Virtual
Hello, my name is Famatta Gibson, and I work in the mental health field with a deep passion for supporting individuals on their journey toward emotional well-being and personal growth. My background is in social work, and I focus on creating safe, compassionate, and client-centered spaces where people feel heard, understood, and empowered. Whether working through anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, I strive to provide evidence-based care tailored to each individual’s unique needs. I’m committed to promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and helping others thrive through holistic and supportive approaches.
Brittney Farinha
(she/her)
$180/session
LCSW
7 years of experience
Virtual
Hello, my name is Brittney. Since getting my master's degree in Social Work at the University of Connecticut in 2018, I have gained extensive experience in many areas. I have worked with families, adults, adolescents, children, and couples between the ages of 3 and 75. I have gained specific training in substance abuse, autism evaluations and diagnosis, and trauma. Most recently, I completed my advanced training in EMDR therapy. I am a clinician well-versed in different areas, including the education system. Before becoming a social worker I was working as a special education teacher. From there I knew I wanted to dive deeper in understanding and guiding others. As a teacher, I felt limited in what I could help with. Now, the sky is the limit and I am open and ready to help others in every way possible.
Abigail Payne
(she/her)
Frequently rebooked
$155/session
LCSW
5 years of experience
Virtual
Hi there! I'm Abbey.
I work with women who are ready to break free from patterns that no longer serve them and reconnect with their authentic selves. My approach is holistic and relational, grounded in the belief that healing isn't about having the answers - it's about reconnecting with the part of you that already knows. I integrate talk therapy, mindfulness, and mind-body approaches like EMDR to support clients in processing trauma, reducing anxiety, and cultivating deeper self-understanding and self-trust. In our work together, you'll be in the driver's seat, with space to explore what's holding you back, what matters most to you, and how to step into alignment with your inner wisdom. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, or major life transitions, therapy with me is a space for clarity, connection, and meaningful transformation.
Felisha Spence
(she/her)
$100/session
LPC
6 years of experience
Virtual
Hello, I'm glad you're here.
My name is Felisha and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), residing in Michigan. I am licensed as a counselor in both Michigan and Wyoming. My goal as a counselor is to provide you with a safe and compassionate space where you can find peace, healing, and hope. While this journey is yours, you do not have to face it alone.
Amber Woodward
(she/her)
$150/session
LCSW
13 years of experience
Virtual
I’m here to create a safe space for you to explore your life and the things you’d like to change within it.
I’m a musician, mom, wife, feminist, and geek and each of these identities helps me connect with my clients on a deep and authentic level.
I’m trained in DBT, CBT and EMDR, and use techniques from music, gaming and geek therapies.
Dana Schmitt
$125/session
LCSW
24 years of experience
Virtual
In-person
70 Gallows Hill...
Hi! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Connecticut. I received my Masters of Social Worker from the Columbia University in 2002 and have been practicing clinical therapy in a variety of settings since then. I have over 22 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults who are suffering from trauma, depression, mood disorders, anxiety, interpersonal challenges, identity exploration, and eating disorders. I help assist each client with what they came to therapy to discover and become the best versions of themselves.
Rebecca Wilson
(she/her)
$185/session
LCSW
18 years of experience
Virtual
Welcome! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Connecticut. I help insightful, motivated, and deep feeling/sensitive adults break free from anxiety so that they can be their authentic selves and build lives they love. I also support those struggling with depression, self-esteem, perfectionism, life stress/transitions, trauma/first responders, phobias, grief, and relationships as these concerns are often overlapping. Are you ready to slow the chaos, feel more connected to yourself and others, and rebuild your sense of peace and control?
Colleen Maloney
$200/session
LCSW
5 years of experience
Virtual
I am a compassionate, empathic therapist that seeks to empower clients to find tools to help ground, center and return back to themselves. I believe clients know themselves and what they have experienced, and hope for in the future most of all and wish to help them navigate back to their own inner wisdom and truth.
I help clients built a skillset for them to use in future when they no longer need or wish to come to therapy and help client identify triggers and coping skills, explore gifts and need areas and reprocess painful stressors from their past.
Lisbeth Gannon
(she/they)
$125/session
LPC
12 years of experience
Virtual
*** Please note that I only work with adults.
You know yourself better than anyone else. My role as a licensed counselor and registered art therapist is to help guide your own treatment and find the right path for you. I will honor your experience as we work together toward your goals.
I have helped clients become more insightful and resilient. My professional experience serves as an effective guide to enable clients who have symptoms of depression and anxiety to improve their mood and manage troubling thoughts.
As a licensed counselor and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am dedicated to affirming the identities of everyone I work with.
Judith Balcezak
(she/her)
$150/session
LPC
15 years of experience
Virtual
Hi! I'm a Licensed Professional Counsellor (LPC) and I live in Connecticut. I have a Masters degree from the University of St. Joseph and I have been a therapist for 15 years. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults with ADHD who may have suffered trauma, as well as clients who have experienced loss in their life, as well as anxiety and depression. I am a trained EMDR therapist and I use EMDR to help clients address long held or extreme trauma. I am also trained in the treatment of family issues and domestic violence.
Mimi Beaulieu
(she/her)
$125/session
LPC
25 years of experience
Virtual
Hi! My name is Mimi. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Art Therapist. I attended Albertus Magnus College and SCSU. I have been in practice for 12 years and more in the public sector. I like to help people who struggle with what may feel like great obstacles find positive changes and the best version of themselves. In a non-judgmental environment, we look at the issues and find individual goals, solutions that fit, and your personal change plan in collaboration to increase the quality of your life. Using supportive and motivational therapies to explore issues, I work with you to create positive changes, no matter what issues, short or long-term.
Cheryl Ellis
(she/her)
$150/session
LP
32 years of experience
Virtual
I am a clinical psychologist based out of Hartford Connecticut. I have over 30 years of experience working children, adolescents, young adults and adults experiencing depression, trauma, racial, relational, and women issues, anxiety. I have worked in private practice, governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations which focus on family intervention, substance abuse, and various mental health concerns. As a woman of the BIPOC community I have also focused on issues of diversity, inclusivity and sense of belonging. I strive to assist individuals in their journey to feel whole, working to see the whole person.
Patricia Jenkins-Simmons
(she/her)
$200/session
LCSW
15 years of experience
Virtual
In-person
410 State St, N...
Getting help for me started at an early age - seeking help in my mid-teens
Little did I know I was beginning my journey to assist others in rescuing themself from life's ticks. As a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience, I want to help change the view, break the stress tension, tame depression, and overthrow anxiety.
My specialty is stress management, trauma focus therapy, I apply an eclectic mix of solution focus therapy, EMDR, CBT and Trauma focus solutions coupled essential oils. Let's start the journey together.
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Frequently asked questions
Why filter by Connecticut rather than a city
like Hartford?
When looking for online therapy, you can see anyone that is credentialed in the state. We want you to find the best fit, therefore, Grow Therapy shows available therapists across Connecticut from New Haven to Springfield! If you’d rather see someone in-person, you can change the filter from virtual and find a therapist near you in Connecticut.
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Grow Therapy asks patients about their experience with therapists after they have had a certain number of sessions. After enough responses, we add those characteristics to their profiles to help you find the best online therapists for you. We're still working on collecting this information from all our therapists.
Why use Gender, Age, and Identities filters?
Finding a provider with a similar life experience can be beneficial because it can be easier to establish rapport and potentially be understood quicker and clearer.
What to expect during your first session?
Your first therapy session is for you and your therapist to meet each other and to ask any questions that you have about the counseling process. This is where you can expect your therapist to do the same as they will ask questions to gain insight into your specific situation. In this first session the therapist is doing their part to gather as much information so they can better assess if they are able to meet your therapeutic needs.
Depending upon your provider's specialty, you may also discuss the methods the therapist will use. For additional information on therapy methods, please visit the Grow Therapy Help Center. Some people feel nervous before their first appointment, and that is totally normal! Coming prepared with a list of questions for your therapist may help. Remember, you're taking a brave step by seeking therapy, and it is okay to be nervous as you try something new.
Depending upon your provider's specialty, you may also discuss the methods the therapist will use. For additional information on therapy methods, please visit the Grow Therapy Help Center. Some people feel nervous before their first appointment, and that is totally normal! Coming prepared with a list of questions for your therapist may help. Remember, you're taking a brave step by seeking therapy, and it is okay to be nervous as you try something new.