Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, SLC Therapist at Christy Kobe PLLC

11/19/2025

As a Salt Lake City therapist, I value connecting with professionals who show up with presence, skill, and genuine integrity. I pay attention to how therapists make people feel, how they communicate, and the care they bring into their work. It’s not often that I meet another therapist who is also exceptionally present, mindful, ethical, and dedicated, so when I do, I don’t take it for granted and I make a connection with them.

Nevin Alderman, Owner and Director of Renew Relationship Counseling, is one of those clinicians. In every interaction I have had with him, he has shown a deep commitment to helping people feel seen, understood, valued, and safe. I want to introduce him because the work he does with couples in Utah is so intentional and clear in how it supports their relationships in times of stress or disconnection.

Read more:

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/christy-kobe-introducing-nevin-alderman-couples-counseling-in-utah

11/19/2025

As a Salt Lake City therapist, I value connecting with professionals who show up with presence, skill, and genuine integrity. I pay attention to how therapists make people feel, how they communicate, and the care they bring into their work. It’s not often that I meet another therapist who is also exceptionally present, mindful, ethical, and dedicated, so when I do, I don’t take it for granted and I make a connection with them.

Nevin Alderman, Owner and Director of Renew Relationship Counseling, is one of those clinicians. In every interaction I have had with him, he has shown a deep commitment to helping people feel seen, understood, valued, and safe. I want to introduce him because the work he does with couples in Utah is so intentional and clear in how it supports their relationships in times of stress or disconnection.

Read more:

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/christy-kobe-introducing-nevin-alderman-couples-counseling-in-utah

As a Salt Lake City therapist, I value connecting with professionals who show up with presence, skill, & genuine integrity. I pay attention to how therapists make people feel, how they communicate, & the care they bring into their work. It’s not often that I meet another therapist who is als

11/12/2025

11/07/2025

Did you know that, when you experience trauma, the right hemisphere of your brain freezes out the left hemisphere of your brain and stores fragments of physiological sensations, emotions, and sensory information in the right hemisphere? The left hemisphere is the part of our brain where we have our language functions and abilities to process things with words. The left hemisphere is also where we have a sense of time—a past, a present and a future, whereas everything is present tense for the right hemisphere.

How does this fragmentation affect me in my daily life?

Because of this fragmentation, as we go through our daily lives, sensory input like a sound or a smell, an emotion in an interaction with someone or in response to a situation, or a physiological sensation similar to what we experienced at the time of the trauma, pushes a button, so to speak, in the right hemisphere of our brain and then, our brain, nervous system and body react as if the trauma is occurring again, in the present moment. And, because of the left hemisphere having been frozen out, we don’t have good access to words to describe or articulate what is happening for us, nor a clear understanding of whether our perception and experience in the present is based on what is happening in the present or whether it is based on what happened to us in the past. This is understandably INCREDIBLY distressing to experience. It can leave you feeling disoriented, confused, scared, overwhelmed, unsure of yourself, or like you’re going crazy.

If you have had one or more experiences like this, I want you to know, YOU ARE NOT ALONE and THERE IS HOPE. As an experienced SLC Therapist and EMDR Therapist, I have helped hundreds of people work through, heal and integrate these fragments in your brain, nervous system and body into a complete whole, to create healing and give you clarity and peace through the use of Modified Protocol, Attachment-Focused EMDR therapy—in which I have been both trained and certified. This process is transformational and the positive impacts on your life are priceless.

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/your-brain-during-trauma

Looking for a compassionate EMDR therapist Utah? Christy Kobe, LCSW, SLC therapist, offers EMDR therapy for high-achieving women to heal anxiety, overwhelm, and complex trauma. You don’t have to do this alone. If you're ready to feel more calm, clear, confident and connected, I invite you to sched...

11/04/2025

As a therapist in practice in the Salt Lake City area for over 2 decades now, I have seen and heard many people’s struggles with understanding what therapy is. Almost everyone can benefit from therapy and yet, I have found that our local communities still don’t tend to talk about therapy as openly as we could. . .

If there’s a part of you that is hesitating rather than reaching out because of some things you’ve heard about therapy, I’ve written the article below to address some of the most common myths I’ve heard about therapy, and to help you better understand what is accurate and what is not.

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/top-myths-about-therapy-in-slc

When meeting with me as a SLC therapist, I want to help you identify and work through the causes of your struggles to the extent possible so that you can experience genuine healing and transformation, and make the real, lasting changes you desire. This is a collaborative, gentle, kind and compassi

11/04/2025

Do you know how the fragmentation that occurs in your brain during trauma affects you in my daily life?

Because of the brain fragmentation from trauma, as we go through our daily lives, sensory input like a sound or a smell, an emotion in an interaction with someone or in response to a situation, or a physiological sensation similar to what we experienced at the time of the trauma, pushes a button, so to speak, in the right hemisphere of our brain and then, our brain, nervous system and body react as if the trauma is occurring again, in the present moment. And, because of the left hemisphere having been frozen out, we don’t have good access to words to describe or articulate what is happening for us, nor a clear understanding of whether our perception and experience in the present is based on what is happening in the present or whether it is based on what happened to us in the past. This is understandably INCREDIBLY distressing to experience. It can leave you feeling disoriented, confused, scared, overwhelmed, unsure of yourself, or like you’re going crazy.

If you have had one or more experiences like this, I want you to know, YOU ARE NOT ALONE and THERE IS HOPE. As an experienced SLC Therapist and EMDR Therapist, I have helped hundreds of people work through, heal and integrate these fragments in your brain, nervous system and body into a complete whole, to create healing and give you clarity and peace through the use of Modified Protocol, Attachment-Focused EMDR therapy—in which I have been both trained and certified. This process is transformational and the positive impacts on your life are priceless. I’d love to partner with you in your healing and hope you’ll reach out through my website to schedule a phone consultation. LINK IN BIO.

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/your-brain-during-trauma

10/30/2025

As a therapist in practice in the Salt Lake City area for over 2 decades now, I have seen and heard many people’s struggles with understanding what therapy is. Almost everyone can benefit from therapy and yet, I have found that our local communities still don’t tend to talk about therapy as openly as we could. . .

If there’s a part of you that is hesitating rather than reaching out because of some things you’ve heard about therapy, I’ve written the article below to address some of the most common myths I’ve heard about therapy, and to help you better understand what is accurate and what is not.

https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/top-myths-about-therapy-in-slc

10/28/2025

Have you heard of EMDR therapy?

“EMDR has extensively been researched over the past few decades as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is considered to be an evidence-based therapy for trauma [3 & 4].

In addition to treating PTSD, EMDR is also used to treat the mental and emotional effects of a wide variety of smaller traumas that manifest as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, phobias, creativity blocks, and relationship difficulties [2].”

Read more here:
https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/what-is-emdr-therapy

What is EMDR? What is trauma? What can EMDR help with? Could EMDR help me? What issues can EMDR address? What are the differences between Modified Protocol, Attachment-Focused EMDR and standard protocol EMDR?

10/25/2025

Have you heard of EMDR therapy?

As an EMDR therapist in Salt Lake City, I’d like to share a little more about this powerful therapy with you.

“EMDR has extensively been researched over the past few decades as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is considered to be an evidence-based therapy for trauma [3 & 4].

In addition to treating PTSD, EMDR is also used to treat the mental and emotional effects of a wide variety of smaller traumas that manifest as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, phobias, creativity blocks, and relationship difficulties [2].”

Read more here:
https://christykobe.com/blog-slc-therapist/what-is-emdr-therapy

10/21/2025

I know that looking for a therapist can be a really daunting and overwhelming process, especially when you’re already struggling, feeling stressed or anxious or when you’re feeling really discouraged, worn out or exhausted. So I’d like to offer some recommendations to help you with this challenging process.

I want to help you find a therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Read my recommendations here:

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