Keep the Therapeutic Relationship. Add Focused EMDR Support.
Sometimes a client is doing meaningful work in therapy but would benefit from focused EMDR treatment around a specific target, trauma history, or stuck point.
Adjunct EMDR allows the client to remain with their primary therapist while temporarily working with Aleighsha for EMDR-focused treatment.
This can be a good fit when a client needs additional trauma processing but does not need—or want—to transfer their ongoing therapy.
What Is Adjunct EMDR?
Adjunct EMDR is a collaborative model in which EMDR is added to an existing course of therapy for a specific treatment goal.
The referring therapist remains the client’s primary provider and continues their ongoing therapeutic work. Aleighsha focuses specifically on EMDR assessment, preparation, reprocessing, and integration related to the agreed-upon target.
The goal is to support the work already happening in therapy, not replace it.
Adjunct EMDR May Be Helpful For Clients Who:
- Feel stuck around a specific traumatic experience or memory
- Have insight into a pattern but continue to feel emotionally or physically activated by it
- Need focused trauma processing alongside ongoing therapy
- Would benefit from EMDR intensives or a concentrated period of reprocessing
- Are working with a therapist who does not provide EMDR
- Need specialized EMDR support while maintaining an established therapeutic relationship
A Collaborative Approach
Clear communication between providers is central to adjunct EMDR.
With the client’s consent, Aleighsha can collaborate with the referring clinician around:
- The reason for referral
- Current treatment goals
- Potential EMDR targets
- Client readiness and stabilization needs
- Relevant clinical considerations
- Progress and recommendations for integration back into ongoing therapy
The level of communication can be tailored to what is clinically appropriate and what the client authorizes.
What Adjunct EMDR Is Not
Adjunct EMDR is not intended to replace the client’s primary therapist or create a competing therapeutic relationship.
The work is intentionally focused and time-limited, with the expectation that the client will continue their broader treatment with their established clinician.
About Aleighsha
Aleighsha Webber, LMHC, provides trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, EMDR intensives, and adjunct EMDR for clients who may benefit from specialized trauma processing.
Her work includes trauma, disordered eating and body image concerns, substance use, and complex presentations where trauma may be contributing to ongoing symptoms or patterns.
She also provides EMDR consultation for clinicians and values strong collaboration with other providers involved in a client’s care.
Refer a Client for Adjunct EMDR
If you are considering adjunct EMDR for a client, you are welcome to reach out to discuss whether the service may be a good fit.
Clients can continue working with their established therapist while receiving focused EMDR support through Still I Rise Counseling.
Clinicians are welcome to contact Still I Rise Counseling to discuss a potential referral or coordinate care.