Adjunct EMDR and EMDR intensives · San Diego, California & Hawai'i
For Referring Clinicians
EMDR alongside the work your client is already doing with you
If you have a client who has done good work in therapy and is still held back by trauma, EMDR can be added alongside the work you're already doing. I'm Dr. Laura-Beth Fitzpatrick, a licensed clinical psychologist and EMDRIA Certified Therapist™, and I offer adjunct EMDR and EMDR intensives for adults who are in the care of another therapist, psychiatrist or physician.
Your client stays your client. My part is a focused piece of EMDR work with a clear goal, while they continue with you.
With your client's written permission, I'm glad to talk with you before we begin, keep you updated along the way, and share a summary when the EMDR work is complete.
When adjunct EMDR can help
- Your client understands their patterns well, and the reactions still happen
- A specific memory or period of life keeps surfacing and stalling the work
- Trauma symptoms are getting in the way of couples or family therapy
- You aren't trained in EMDR, or you'd rather keep trauma processing separate from your role
- Your client would like a concentrated block of work, such as an EMDR intensive
How a referral works
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Step 1: A first conversation
Your client books a free 15-minute consultation, or you call me first to talk through whether EMDR is a good fit.
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Step 2: Assessment and preparation
I take a history, agree a clear focus for the EMDR work with your client, and build the grounding skills they'll use during it.
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Step 3: EMDR processing
In weekly sessions or an intensive, depending on what suits your client and the work.
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Step 4: Back to you
A closing session to consolidate what shifted and, with your client's permission, a summary for you of what we worked on.
Who adjunct EMDR suits, and who it doesn't
Adjunct EMDR tends to work well when there's a focused piece of work to do, when your client's day-to-day life is reasonably stable, and when they have people and routines around them that can support them between sessions.
It isn't the right starting place for everyone. If a client is in crisis, managing significant dissociation, or in an unstable living situation, stabilization comes first. If I think that's the case, I'll say so plainly to you and to your client.
Who refers to me
Therapists and counselors
Talk therapists, couples therapists and group practices whose clients would benefit from EMDR for a specific piece of trauma work.
Psychiatrists and physicians
Prescribers and primary care doctors looking for a trauma specialist for a patient. I don't prescribe medication, and I'm glad to coordinate with you.
Universities and training programs
As a former university counselor, I also see college and graduate students and therapists in training.
Let's talk about whether I can help
Call or text me at (858) 215-2545, or email Hello@InspiredPsychology.com. Please leave client details out of email, since ordinary email isn't a confidential channel.