EMDR Therapy

Experienced and EMDRIA-certified clinicians committed to helping you heal and grow. Our specialized EMDR therapy is designed to address a range of challenges, from trauma to anxiety and beyond, offering you the expertise and compassionate care you can trust on your path to well-being.

EMDR THERAPY FOR ADULTS IN BATAVIA, NAPERVILLE, AND ONLINE

Sound like you?

You're feeling discouraged believing that you'll never feel relief from your trauma, anxiety, or depression.

You've already spent years in "talk therapy" and your life still doesn't feel satisfying.

It feels like you’ve tried everything, but the weight of your trauma, anxiety, or depression just won’t lift. You’ve spent years in talk therapy, hoping for a breakthrough, yet the same painful memories and feelings keep resurfacing. Despite all the work you’ve put in, your life still doesn’t feel fulfilling, and you’re left wondering if you’ll ever find the peace you’re seeking. The frustration and discouragement are real—you’ve done your research, and now you’re ready to try something different, something that can finally bring you the relief you’ve been searching for.

34 N. Island Ave., Ste F
Batavia, IL 60510

1315 Macom Dr., Ste 208

Naperville, IL 60546

630.601.3460

hello@creatingspacetherapy.com

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You Deserve to Heal and Find Lasting Relief

WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

Living with trauma, anxiety, or depression isn’t something that has to be a life sentence. You deserve the time, space, and the right approach to fully address the root causes of your distress. At Creating Space Therapy, we believe your journey toward healing is valid and deserves the personalized care it requires. Through EMDR therapy, we support you in processing your emotions and experiences, no matter how overwhelming they may feel. Our experienced, EMDRIA-certified therapists are here to guide you every step of the way, offering compassion, expertise, and the tools to help you find the relief you’ve been searching for. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—your healing is our priority, and we’re here to ensure you feel supported and empowered throughout.

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Signs That EMDR Therapy May Be Right for You

If you’re noticing that your past experiences are holding you back, affecting your daily life, and leaving you feeling disconnected or overwhelmed, EMDR therapy could be the key to finding the relief and healing you need. Here are some signs that it may be time to explore EMDR therapy:

You feel stuck, and finding a solution feels overwhelming or impossible.

Focusing at work or school is a struggle, and you’re falling behind.

You're avoid leaving the house and friends.

You're over self-critical.

Connecting with others is difficult, and you often feel misunderstood.

Your emotions and thoughts are overwhelming

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It may feel impossible now, but you can find relief and reclaim your life. You can live a life that is fulfilling and grounded in your true self. And we can help you get there.

EMDR THERAPY CAN HELP YOU-----

Process and Heal from Past Experiences

Together, we’ll gently work through your painful memories, allowing you to reprocess and heal from past experiences at your own pace. Healing doesn’t mean erasing the past—it means finding a way to live with it in a way that no longer overwhelms you.

Develop Skills to Manage Distressing Thoughts and Emotions

We’ll help you develop personalized coping strategies so you can navigate overwhelming thoughts and emotions with greater ease. These skills will empower you to regain a sense of calm and control in your daily life.

Rediscover Hope and Build a Future You Deserve

Through our work together, you’ll begin to see that a fulfilling future is within reach. We’ll explore ways to rebuild your life, allowing you to find new joy and purpose that aligns with who you are now.

Reconnect with Your True Self and Values

Trauma can make you feel disconnected from who you are. We’ll work on helping you reconnect with your core values and sense of self, guiding you toward a life that feels authentic and aligned with your deepest beliefs.

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Heal and Thrive with Personalized EMDR Therapy

At Creating Space Therapy, we believe that healing from trauma is a deeply personal journey, and no two paths are the same. That’s why we offer personalized EMDR therapy tailored specifically to your unique experiences, needs, and goals. Our EMDRIA-certified therapists work closely with you to understand the root causes of your distress and guide you through a healing process that is as individual as you are. With our compassionate and evidence-based approach, you’ll find the support you need to not only heal but to thrive, reclaiming the life you deserve.

Tailored Treatment Plans

We begin by getting to know your personal history, challenges, and goals to create a treatment plan that’s uniquely yours. This ensures that every session is focused on what matters most to you, making your healing process more effective and meaningful.

Flexible Pacing

Your comfort is our priority, which is why we tailor the pace of your EMDR therapy to suit your needs. Whether you need to move slowly through difficult memories or are ready to dive deeper, we adjust our approach to ensure you feel safe and supported.

Integration of Multiple Therapeutic Approaches

In addition to EMDR, we incorporate other therapeutic techniques that complement your healing journey. This holistic approach allows us to address all aspects of your well-being, helping you achieve lasting results and a renewed sense of balance and peace.

4 Things to Know about EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and traumatic grief and loss.

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EMDR therapy different from "talk" therapies.

EMDR Therapy does not require clients to talk in great detail about the distressing issue or to complete homework between sessions. Unlike Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, EMDR allows the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain, helping to reduce the emotional charge associated with them. This approach can be particularly beneficial for clients who find it difficult to articulate their experiences or who feel overwhelmed by traditional talk therapy.

For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other traditional "talk" therapies, making it an efficient and effective option for those seeking relief from trauma. By facilitating the brain’s natural ability to heal, EMDR therapy provides a path to recovery that doesn’t rely on extensive verbal processing or homework. If you’re curious about how EMDR works and what to expect in a session, we’re here to guide you through every step of the process, ensuring you feel supported and informed throughout your healing journey.

EMDR Unlocks Your Brain’s Natural Healing Process

We know that our brains have a natural way of making sense of traumatic memories and events. While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help. This is because oftentimes the traumatic experience overwhelmed our brain's ability to process the experience at the time. For example, if the trauma occurred during childhood, we felt helpless during the traumatic experience, or we were unable to affect change or the outcome of the experience.

Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is reduced or resolved.

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EMDR Therapy is not a cure all.

EMDR is not a miracle cure for trauma and it does not claim to be. It is, however, very effective in reducing the stress response associated with trauma. It can jump-start the healing process in a way that traditional talk therapy may never be able to. It helps to calm the stress response enough so that the thinking part of our brain can process the experience. There is still a need for ongoing therapy to help trauma survivors make sense of their world, themselves, and others. The healing journey is often started with EMDR, but for many, it does not end with EMDR.

While EMDR can address and alleviate the immediate distress caused by traumatic memories, deeper emotional work is often necessary to fully integrate these experiences and build a resilient, meaningful life. Therefore, combining EMDR with other therapeutic approaches ensures a more comprehensive, long-lasting recovery, helping clients not only survive their trauma but also thrive beyond it.

EMDR Therapy is effective for more than PTSD.

EMDR has been shown to be effective in addressing a wide range of challenges beyond just PTSD. This therapy is not limited to those who have experienced major trauma; it also offers relief for individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and even chronic pain. By helping the brain reprocess distressing memories and thoughts, EMDR therapy can reduce the emotional and physical symptoms associated with these conditions, allowing for more peace and stability in everyday life.

EMDR has been shown to be effective in addressing a wide range of challenges:

Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
Chronic Illness and medical issues
Depression
Traumatic grief and loss
Chronic Pain
Performance anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues
Psychological effects Sexual assault, violence, and abuse
Sleep disturbance

Whether you’re dealing with performance anxiety, sleep disturbances, or the lingering effects of grief and loss, EMDR therapy can be a powerful tool in your healing journey. Our EMDRIA-certified therapists at Creating Space Therapy are skilled in applying this technique to a variety of issues, ensuring that your treatment is tailored to your unique needs. By addressing the underlying causes of your distress, EMDR can help you find lasting relief and move forward with confidence and resilience.

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Enhance Your Therapy with Adjunct EMDR

PARTNERING WITH YOUR PRIMARY THERAPIST

When therapy feels stuck or certain issues seem unmovable, adjunct EMDR can be the key to breaking through. By working alongside your primary therapist, EMDR therapy can target specific memories or beliefs, accelerating progress and helping you move past obstacles that have been holding you back.

When should I add EMDR to my therapy?

We’ve all had those moments in therapy where we feel stuck or loop on issues related to negative life experiences. It can be discouraging for both the client and the therapist. Oftentimes, when the primary therapist and client collaborate with an EMDR therapist, this partnership can help move treatment forward. Perhaps you’ve had a felt sense that something profound has yet to change, but you’re not quite sure how to shift all the way into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. Maybe you now cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how adjunct EMDR therapy can help.

How does adjunct EMDR work?

We partner with primary therapists and their clients to target their clients’ specific memories, body sensations, or limiting beliefs with EMDR. By narrowly targeting specific traumatic memories or intrusive material, brief adjunct EMDR can accelerate progress in traditional therapy, help the client and the primary therapist to resolve stuck points, and enrich their ongoing work.

What kinds of trauma or problems is adjunct EMDR good for?

Adjunct therapy does not replace or interrupt ongoing therapy; it is supplemental to the primary therapeutic relationship. With adjunct EMDR therapy, clients continue to receive treatment with their primary therapist. Usually, adjunct therapy is short-term and desensitizes single-incident trauma or simple phobias that interfere with the client’s therapeutic gains. The success of treatment is based on clearly defined goals for the EMDR therapist, defined in collaboration with the primary therapist and client.

QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT ANSWERS.

Frequently asked questions-

Is Creating Space Therapy Better Than AI Therapy Chatbots?

While AI chatbots may be able to provide basic support, they can't replace the deep, human connection that's essential for true healing. At Creating Space Therapy, our certified therapists in Batavia and Naperville, as well as through online telehealth, offer personalized care tailored to your unique needs. We understand the complexities of human emotions and experiences, something that AI simply cannot replicate. Our therapists provide empathy, understanding, and adaptive care that evolves with you, ensuring that you receive the support you need at every step of your healing journey. With us, you're not just interacting with a program—you’re connecting with someone who genuinely cares about your well-being.
What types of therapy do you offer?

At Creating Space Therapy, we offer a wide range of therapeutic services, including grief counseling, trauma therapy, EMDR therapy, bibliotherapy, and specialized therapy for children and teens. Our certified therapists in Batavia, Naperville, and online are skilled in various modalities, ensuring that we can tailor our approach to meet your specific needs.
How do I know which therapist is right for me?

Choosing the right therapist is a personal decision, and we’re here to help you find the best fit. Our team of certified therapists brings a diverse set of skills and specialties. Whether you’re seeking help with grief, trauma, or other challenges, we’ll guide you to the therapist whose expertise aligns with your needs, whether in Batavia, Naperville, or online.
What should I expect during my first therapy session?

Your first therapy session at Creating Space Therapy is an opportunity to begin building a trusting relationship with your therapist. We’ll discuss your goals, concerns, and what you hope to achieve through therapy. Our aim is to create a comfortable, safe space where you feel heard and supported, whether you’re visiting our Batavia or Naperville offices or connecting through online telehealth.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Yes, online therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy. At Creating Space Therapy, our online telehealth sessions are designed to provide the same level of care and connection as face-to-face meetings. Our certified therapists are experienced in delivering compassionate, high-quality therapy through secure video sessions, ensuring you receive the support you need, no matter where you are in Illinois.

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