EMDR therapy · Asheville & virtual across North Carolina
You've done the talking. It's still in your body.
EMDR helps your brain finish processing what it couldn't at the time — so the memory stops running the present. I'm Dana Reyes, and I've spent 9 years doing this work with adults carrying childhood and single-incident trauma.
Accepting new clientsBCBS NC · Aetna · Cigna + private payVirtual & in person
If you're here, something isn't resolving.
You've told the story a dozen times.
It still lands the same way. Insight arrived years ago and changed almost nothing about how your body responds.
You react before you decide to.
A tone of voice, a smell, a door closing too hard. You're three steps into a reaction before you've chosen one.
You're functional. That's part of the problem.
Nothing is visibly falling apart, so nobody asks. You keep going, and the cost stays private.
What EMDR actually is
When something overwhelming happens, the brain sometimes stores it raw — the image, the sound, the sense of the body, the belief you formed in that second — instead of filing it away as a finished memory. That unfinished file keeps getting opened by ordinary things. EMDR gives the brain the conditions to finish the job: you hold a piece of the memory in mind while your attention moves back and forth, in short sets, with a pause after each one.
The eye movements aren't magic and they aren't hypnosis. Moving attention side to side while recalling something appears to lower its emotional charge enough for the brain to reorganize it. You stay awake, aware, and in control the entire time.
Is EMDR right for me?
Six questions, about a minute. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent unless you choose to contact me afterward.
This is not a diagnostic tool and does not screen for PTSD or any other condition. It's a structured way to notice what you're already noticing.
How it works
01
Consult
Fifteen minutes, free. What's going on, what you've tried, and whether EMDR fits. No paperwork.
02
Assessment & resourcing
History, goals, and the skills that let you stay regulated. This is real work, not a formality.
03
Reprocessing
Reprocessing does not start on session one. We begin only when you have the brakes and we both agree you're ready.
What I work with
PTSD & single-incident trauma
A crash, an assault, a loss, a night that split time into before and after.
Complex & developmental trauma
Not one bad thing. Years of small ones, starting before you had words.
Anxiety & panic
The alarm fires first and explains itself later.
Grief & loss
Grief isn't a disorder. Sometimes it gets stuck anyway.
Medical & birth trauma
You expected care. You got a procedure that happened to you.
First responders & healthcare workers
You're the one who handles it. This is where you don't have to.
What clients tend to notice by session eight
- The memory is still there, but recalling it costs less. It reads as something that happened rather than something happening.
- Sleep changes first for a lot of people. Often before anything else does.
- The gap between trigger and reaction widens enough that a choice fits inside it.
- Avoided places, conversations, or routes stop organizing the week around themselves.
Not a promise. Progress varies, and complex trauma generally takes longer. North Carolina restricts client testimonials for licensed clinicians, so this describes patterns rather than quoting individuals.
Fees & insurance at a glance
In network
BCBS NC · Aetna · Cigna
You pay your plan's copay. I bill the rest directly.
Out of network
Superbill provided
You pay $185 per session and submit a monthly statement for reimbursement.
Private pay
$185 / 60 min
No diagnosis on record, no session limits, no treatment plan shared with a third party.
A consult is a conversation, not a commitment.
Fifteen minutes, no paperwork, no pitch. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you who is.