Services
EMDR Therapy in Laguna Beach
Third Street Counseling provides EMDR, a structured and well-researched therapy for trauma and distressing memories, delivered by Michele Hall-Preston, LMFT, in Laguna Beach and by telehealth across California. EMDR does not require retelling your story in detail. Start with a free consult to see whether it fits.
- Quick facts
- Clinician
- Michele Hall-Preston, LMFT
- Focus
- Trauma · Distressing memories
- Format
- In person · Telehealth
What EMDR Involves
What does an EMDR session involve?
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured therapy that helps the brain work through distressing memories that have not settled on their own. It does not require retelling your story in detail, which matters for many people who do not want to relive the events aloud.
A session focuses on a specific memory or experience while you follow a set of bilateral movements, typically side-to-side eye movements guided by your therapist. The aim is to help the memory lose its charge and become something that happened to you rather than something that is still happening.
EMDR moves through phases, from preparation and resourcing to processing and closing. Your therapist will walk you through each step before it happens. Sessions are held in our Laguna Beach office or by telehealth across California.
Who You Would See
Who would you see for this?
Michele Hall-Preston, LMFT, Founder & Director, at our Laguna Beach office and by telehealth across California.
Next Steps
Comfort begins with the first contact.
Three steps, and none of them commit you to anything.
Reach out
Tell us a little about what is going on.
We match you
We match you with the clinician whose training fits your needs, not whoever has the next opening.
Free consult
Talk before you commit to anything.