Ground Breakers EMDR

Ground Breakers EMDR Ground Breakers Coaching and Consulting provides culturally centered EMDR support and resources.

04/06/2026

Did you know about these stats?

The biggest reason why new EMDR therapists stop using it within the first couple of years isn’t because the modality doesn’t work… but because they don’t feel confident using it.

They finish the training, try it with a few clients, get stuck, start second guessing every phase… and instead of getting support, they just stop using it. They skip consultation.

But consultation is where things actually click.
Where you bring real cases, get unstuck, understand your pacing, and build the confidence to keep going. It's such an important it’s part of the process.

And if your consultation didn't feel as supportive as this... maybe you just didn't find the right person.

If you want a proper training that makes you feel safe and confident about applying what you've learned, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events. And if you need consultation support, check out https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/store for info on how to start.

04/03/2026

Keeping Hope for Kenwood T Shirt The CMC Education Foundation and Q108 have teamed up to raise funds for the Kenwood Middle School families affected by the tragic accident on March 27, 2026. All sa…

04/03/2026

They really had us out here thinking “neutral” meant disconnected.

I remember sitting in grad school trying to figure out how to be present… but not too present. Caring… but not showing it too much. Saying the “right” thing instead of actually being human in the room.

But let me tell you a secret: my work got better when I stopped trying to perform neutrality and started focusing on being grounded, attuned, and real.

Because clients don’t need a blank slate.
They need someone who can hold space, regulate themselves, and meet them as a human being.

That’s the energy I bring into my EMDR trainings too. I don’t teach you just the protocol, but how to show up in the room in a way that actually helps people feel safe.

If you’re ready to learn EMDR without losing your humanity in the process, click here: https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events

Happening today… Have you ever left a session thinking:“Why did that client pull so much out of me?”“Why did I feel so a...
04/01/2026

Happening today…
Have you ever left a session thinking:
“Why did that client pull so much out of me?”
“Why did I feel so activated… and then ashamed of it?”
You’re not alone, and you’re not broken.
On April 1, I’m partnering with for a free Clinical Conversation:
When Your Past Meets Your Practice: Working with Childhood Wounds as a Clinician
This conversation is for therapists who:
• Notice certain clients or themes hit close to home
• Feel guilty when their own history gets stirred up in the room
• Want language + tools to work with their story, not against it
• Are curious about trauma-informed, anti-oppressive ways to understand their survival strategies
🗓 April 1, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM CT
💻 Live online, replay for 7 days
💸 Free to attend
If your nervous system is tired of pretending you’re a “blank slate,” this space is for you.
✨ Save your seat (free): link in bio

I didn’t learn most of this in a training manual.I learned it in the moments where things didn’t go as planned. When I h...
04/01/2026

I didn’t learn most of this in a training manual.

I learned it in the moments where things didn’t go as planned. When I had to remind myself that growth isn’t linear… for me or my clients. When I caught myself comparing and realized that kind of pressure doesn’t make you better, it just burns you out. When I saw how much it matters to talk about safety honestly, and not just in the room, but in the systems our clients are walking into every day.

I’ve sat with clients where a trigger brought something frozen right back to the surface. Where the work wasn’t about “fixing” them, but helping them have more options. Where I had to check my own privilege, regulate myself, and remember that who I am in the room matters just as much as what I do.

These are things I come back to, over and over again.

If you want to learn EMDR in a way that actually prepares you for real moments in session, check out my link in bio for upcoming trainings.

03/30/2026

✏️ Today, we're talking about The Villain Wound.

Some clients walk into therapy already convinced they’re the problem, describing themselves as “toxic,” “too much,” “the difficult one,” or the reason every relationship falls apart. And if we’re not careful, the conversation can easily stay focused on managing reactions instead of understanding where those reactions were learned.

But many of these patterns started as protection, when their nervous system that had to stay alert, or when, as a kid, they had to defend themselves before anyone else would.

Over time, the coping becomes the identity... and the shame around it runs deep. To start that healing, the focus shouldn't be on arguing with the belief, but helping your client's brain recognize and process the experiences that created it in the first place, before trying to shine a new light on them.

That’s the kind of work we practice in my EMDR trainings: looking beyond protocols, understanding the cultural and relational context of our clients, and learning how to work with the real-life complexity therapists see in the room every day.

If you want to deepen your EMDR work and feel more prepared for the clients who don’t fit a textbook case:

Check out https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events for upcoming online and in-person trainings.

03/27/2026

One of the things I love about EMDR is how it's not about being perfect, but about letting your brain process what it didn’t get the chance to when it first happened.

That’s where the bilateral stimulation comes in (like these lights, tapping, or eye movements). Your brain starts connecting pieces, filing things where they belong, and memories that once felt overwhelming can start to lose their intensity.

It might look simple from the outside… but there’s a lot happening internally.

If you’re a therapist who wants to learn EMDR in a way that actually prepares you for real clinical work, and not just a cookie-cutter protocol, my trainings focus on applying EMDR with cultural awareness and real-world complexity, especially when working with BIPOC clients.

→ Check out https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events for upcoming EMDR trainings.

03/26/2026

I used to get nervous on my first few times networking with other therapists, but nowadays?
I host retreats where therapists finally get to step out of the office and be around people who get it.

Spaces where the conversations are real, the connections are genuine, and yes… sometimes the speakers end up being the ones dancing the hardest.

Being in spaces with other therapists who understand the complexity of this work can be the exact part you've been missing.

Join us in a place where:
✨ you can earn your CEs
✨ connect with other therapists
✨ all while enjoying a break in some of the most beautiful places in the world (think Puerto Rico, Aruba, and more).

If you want to be the first to know when the next retreat opens:

Join the list at the link in my bio. 🌍

03/25/2026

I’ve talked to so many therapists who say the same thing after certain trainings:

“I felt like everyone else understood except me.”
“The examples felt so far from my clients' realities”
“I didn’t want to ask a question and look like I missed something obvious.”

This is such an old tale: a lot of clinicians leave trainings still feeling unsure, not because they aren’t capable, but because the space didn’t really allow for curiosity, mistakes, or slowing things down.

But learning EMDR shouldn’t feel like you’re trying to keep up or prove you belong there. It should feel like you’re building real understanding and confidence. It should fit. It should make sense.

In my trainings, no question is “too basic,” and we talk through real cases that relate to the communities you're working with.
That’s the kind of learning environment I care about creating in my trainings.

If you’re ready for that kind of space, go to https://www.groundbreakerstherapy.com/events for info on upcoming dates.

03/23/2026

Sometimes the moment your client says “it’s fine”… their body is already telling a completely different story.

A dropped stomach, a tight chest, a sudden certainty that they’re not wanted.

What looks like a small moment can activate something much older in the nervous system. Not because of the trigger itself, but because it echoes earlier experiences of rejection, abandonment, or not being chosen.

And this is where therapists can easily get pulled into reassuring or rationalizing the situation. But real healing happens when we slow down enough to notice what the body already knows, and help clients connect those reactions to the deeper wounds underneath.

Learning to recognize these moments and knowing how to work with them is a skill that develops with practice, guidance, and consultation.

So if you’re a therapist who wants to deepen your EMDR work and feel more confident navigating wounds like this with your clients:

Go to https://loom.ly/ykPXB88 for upcoming online and in-person trainings.

03/20/2026

Therapists don’t enter the room as blank slates. Our nervous systems, childhood adaptations, and survival strategies come with us, shaping how we set boundaries, tolerate distress, conceptualize cases, and respond when sessions get intense.

In this honest, shame-free discussion, we’ll explore how your history can both deepen attunement and quietly pull you off center, and how to work with that reality in grounded, sustainable ways. From countertransference and people-pleasing to burnout and rescuing patterns, this conversation centers curiosity over shame and practical tools over perfection.

This isn’t about fixing yourself before you’re “allowed” to help others. It’s about learning to practice with awareness, integrity, and self-trust.

Register free and join the conversation.
https://www.traumatherapistinstitute.com/When-Your-Past-Meets-Your-Practice:-Working-with-Childhood-Wounds-as-a-Clinician

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