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    • Hello and welcome! I am Rebecca Rowe, licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in La Porte, IN. I was born and raised in Chicago, but have enjoyed living and working in Northwest Indiana for over 4 years now. I don’t know how you found my page today, but I am very glad you did! I have great respect for those who not only recognize they need help working through their obstacles and struggles, but also move forward to seek help through therapy.At R & R Mental Health Counseling, I can help you on that journey through unconditional acceptance, empathy, and honest feedback.“Difficult Roads Often Lead to Beautiful Destinations.”I currently work with teens, adults, couples, and families as well as creating support groups related to the needs of those I am working with. We will work together to process and resolve your current stressors and obstacles and move forward in balance and harmony.I have experience working with many modes of therapy, including giving interactive feedback, practicing grounding techniques, and using mindfulness activities in session. I also utilize aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions, as well as coping skills and resources to meet your unique needs. I specialize in the following issues: Stress & Anxiety, Depression, Teen Therapy, Establishing Boundaries, Dealing with Toxic People, Mindfulness, EMDR and Improving Sleep. (Click on any of these options for more information.)I personally enjoy working with people across diverse backgrounds and cultures. I also enjoy working with adolescents as well as women struggling with issues related to: self-esteem, boundaries, empowerment and taking better care of their own needs.I understand your feelings of anxiety and depression. We can work together to practice finding coping skills that work for you specifically, taking what works and leaving the rest. By using these skills daily, you can manage your fears and worries. At R & R Mental Health Counseling, you will always be supported and understood.My therapeutic style is direct, compassionate, strength-based and person-centered. I am also very warm and inviting. I practice using creativity and resourcefulness to help you feel more engaged, while offering a space to feel more open, respected and safe. I also consider myself a Hufflepuff through and through, if that means anything to you.The values of honesty, humor and courage are very important to me and my therapeutic relationship with my clients. I know the courage it takes to face your fears and struggles head on. I’m continually amazed at how well being silly and having fun go hand-in-hand with building a relationship and developing trust. We can work through the tough stuff, together. During sessions, I will listen actively and non-judgmentally to you and reflect back the things I hear. I am open to your experiences and unique perspectives. My goal is to give you a space to feel empowered and safe enough to express yourself as well as helping you identify and utilize coping skills and practical tools that will be lifelong assets for you. We will focus on the details of daily living as well as your big picture and themes or patterns that may connect them.Inquire about our FREE 30 min. phone consultation today.You can also book your session online!QualificationsSchool: University of MichiganYear Graduated: 2014License No. and State: 34007714A Indiana
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EMDR

EMDR. What is it and how does it work? Maybe you have heard about it and are wondering if it’s right for you. Maybe you have no idea what it is and came across this page out of curiosity. Either way, I am glad you are here, and I hope this page can answer some of your questions.

Let’s start with a short video that will give you some important background.

The Basics

What is EMDR? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR, as with most therapy approaches, focuses on the individual’s present concerns. The EMDR approach believes past emotionally-charged experiences are overly influencing your present emotions, sensations, and thoughts about yourself. As an example: “Do you ever feel worthless although you know you are a worthwhile person?”

EMDR processing helps you break through the emotional blocks that are keeping you from living an adaptive, emotionally healthy life.

EMDR uses rapid sets of eye movements to help you update disturbing experiences, much like what occurs when we sleep. During sleep, we alternate between regular sleep and REM (rapid eye movement). This sleep pattern helps you process things that are troubling you.

EMDR replicates this sleep pattern by alternating between sets of eye movements and brief reports about what you are noticing. This alternating process helps you update your memories to a healthier present perspective.

What does an EMDR session look like?

Overall Treatment Planning

  • You have come to treatment expressing concerns.
  • Your therapist will help you understand the dynamics of the presenting concerns and how to adaptively manage them.
  • An overall treatment plan will be developed that will accomplish your goals.
  • Within that treatment plan, EMDR, along with other therapy approaches, will be used to accomplish your treatment goals.

The EMDR session:

  • You will be asked a set of questions to access and activate the negative experience and the desired adaptive resolution.
  • Sets of rapid eye movement (or other forms of bilateral stimulation) will be applied.
  • You will be encouraged to just “free associate” and allow the brain to work through the experience.
  • Sets of eye movements will be alternated with brief reports about what you are experiencing.
  • EMDR processing will continue until the past experience has been updated to an adaptive present perspective.
  • With long standing issues, this process may take multiple sessions.

Using what you’ve learned

  • Once the disturbing experiences have been updated, you and your therapist will work together    to integrate these new insights and perspectives into your daily life.

 

Commonly Asked EMDR Questions

Is it necessary to tell my therapist all the details about my problems in order for it to be processed?

  • No, it is not necessary to talk about all the details of your experiences for them to be processed.

Will I get emotional?

  • Yes, you may. Emotions and sensations may come up during processing; although, you will be prepared and your therapist will help you safely manage them. Once they are processed, they rarely come back!

Is EMDR like hypnosis?

  • No. During EMDR processing, you are present and fully in control.

Is EMDR a brief treatment?

  • EMDR, as with all treatment approaches, will help you accomplish your treatment goals.
  • The length of time that it takes is dependent upon the complexity of your problems.
  • Frequently, EMDR is only one of several treatment approaches that will be used to help you reach your treatment goals.

(Information adapted from www.emdrconsulting.com)

Additional resources:

Here is an additional, brief animated video to provide more background on EMDR and how it works.

If you have any questions about EMDR or think EMDR could be helpful for your treatment process, please feel free to reach out to schedule your appointment, or schedule online today.

Rebecca Rowe



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