EMDR Therapy in Hobart
I offer ongoing EMDR therapy and focused EMDR intensives in North Hobart. Together, we’ll explore what you want help with and which approach may suit your needs.
Private billing practice. Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants welcome
When past experiences keep affecting the present
Perhaps in relationships you’ve come to expect rejection, question whether you’ve done something wrong or struggle to trust someone, even when you desperately want to. You may recognise these patterns without knowing how to change them, or where they began.
Or maybe life is generally going well, but a particular experience still affects you. Remembering a workplace interaction brings back shame or anger. An old breakup continues to hurt. Reminders of an accident leave you tense and on edge.
I work with people navigating the effects of childhood and relationship trauma, including complex PTSD, as well as those seeking support after a specific distressing event.
EMDR can help you process distressing memories and the thoughts, feelings and physical sensations connected to them. We begin by understanding what is affecting you now and what you would like to change.
Two ways to work with me
Ongoing EMDR
Regular appointments, with EMDR integrated into your broader therapeutic work.
We focus on a particular experience or explore memories and difficulties that are connected. There is room to build our therapeutic relationship, prepare for reprocessing and respond to what comes up along the way.
North Hobart or online Australia wide
6 Hour EMDR Intensive
Six hours of therapy across three appointments, generally booked as two-hour sessions.
An intensive offers dedicated time to focus on a specific experience or treatment goal. Assessment, preparation, reprocessing and review are tailored to your needs.
A discovery call is the first step in exploring this option. Further clinical assessment is needed before proceeding.
In North Hobart or online Australia wide
What is EMDR therapy and how does it work?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is an evidenced based structured psychological therapy used to work with traumatic and other distressing experiences.
What happens during EMDR?
We start by talking about what brings you to therapy, your history and what you want help with. We also spend time preparing for memory work, including finding coping tools to manage distress during and between appointments.
During reprocessing, you focus on aspects of a memory while following side-to-side eye movements or another form of alternating stimulation, such as taps. This is known as bilateral stimulation. I guide the process and check in with you throughout.
The aim is to reduce the distress associated with the disturbing memory and change how you understand and respond to it moving forward.
Ongoing EMDR Therapy
Difficult childhood experiences and past relationships can continue to affect how you feel about yourself and relate to others. You may find yourself expecting rejection, struggling to trust or feeling responsible for keeping other people happy, even when you understand these patterns.
I offer ongoing EMDR in Hobart as part of broader therapy for attachment and developmental trauma, including complex PTSD. Regular appointments give us time to understand your experiences, build our therapeutic relationship and prepare for memory work according to your needs.
Ongoing sessions can also suit you if you want to work through a specific event and prefer regular appointments.
How we work together
We’ll discuss what you want from therapy and how we can work towards it. You can ask questions, tell me when something isn’t helping and have a say in the pace and direction of our work.
EMDR can sit alongside relational, parts-informed and other therapeutic approaches. Sessions may involve preparation, memory reprocessing or working through difficulties arising in your everyday life.
We review progress together and adjust the approach as needed. The frequency and length of therapy depend on your goals, circumstances and response to treatment.
Private billing practice | Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants welcome
EMDR Intensive Package
Life can be going well, and there can still be something you would like help to work through.
A workplace experience still brings up shame or anger. A breakup continues to sting. There’s an interaction you replay, even though you understand what happened and have made changes since.
An intensive may also be worth exploring after a traumatic event, such as an accident, assault or distressing medical experience.
The offer is dedicated therapeutic time focused on a specific experience or treatment goal. You don’t need to have attended therapy before.
What the six hours include
The package includes six hours of therapy across three appointments, generally booked as three two-hour sessions.
What the package covers
Assessment and preparation
We explore what you want help with, identify relevant memories and develop ways to manage distress during and between appointments.
EMDR reprocessing
When you’re ready, we work with the agreed memories using EMDR. I guide the process, check in with you and adjust the pace as needed.
Review and integration
We review what has changed, what still needs attention and how you’re feeling between appointments. Together, we consider any further treatment or support you may need.
These elements can span more than one appointment depending on your needs.
Package fee: $2,200, including a $200 deposit.
An intensive may suit you if…
You’re generally managing everyday life, but a particular experience or memory still affects you.
You have a specific focus you’d like to work on, whether or not you’ve attended therapy before.
You have some support available and can make space for therapy and time to reflect between appointments.
Start with a conversation
Before booking an EMDR intensive, we begin with a free discovery call.
We’ll briefly discuss what you would like help with, your questions and whether an intensive is worth exploring further.
The call is an introduction rather than a full clinical assessment. If we decide to take the next step, I’ll explain the assessment process and what needs to be considered before confirming an intensive.
Ongoing therapy may suit you if…
You’re currently in crisis or finding everyday life difficult to manage.
You frequently feel disconnected from yourself or your surroundings, or experience gaps in your memory.
Several connected experiences need attention, and you need more preparation or regular support.
Your current circumstances make it difficult to find enough safety and support for focused memory work.
Working with me
I’m Alanna, an accredited social worker and counsellor. My approach brings together EMDR, relational work and other therapeutic approaches according to the person I’m working with.
We’ll talk about what matters to you, how the work connects with your goals and what you need from me along the way. I’ll explain what we’re doing and make room for questions and honest feedback.
My practice is LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming. We can discuss communication preferences, sensory needs and adjustments that help you participate comfortably in therapy.
You don’t need to arrive with the right words or a clear treatment plan. Understanding what you need is part of our work together.
Frequently asked questions about EMDR therapy
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The right approach depends on what you’d like to work through, your current circumstances and how much support you may need throughout the process.
Ongoing EMDR therapy offers the opportunity to work through experiences gradually, with time between sessions to reflect, integrate and address other concerns as they arise. This may be particularly helpful when working with complex trauma, longstanding patterns or multiple interconnected experiences.
A 6-hour EMDR intensive offers a more concentrated period of therapy, which may suit someone wanting to focus on a particular memory, experience or therapeutic goal.
At Inclusive Minds Counselling in Hobart, we consider your goals, history and readiness for trauma processing before deciding whether an intensive or ongoing EMDR therapy is appropriate.
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An EMDR intensive brings an extended period of therapeutic work into a concentrated format, rather than spreading sessions across several weeks or months.
The process includes preparation, identifying what you’d like to work on, EMDR processing where appropriate, and time for grounding and reviewing the work.
The main difference is the pace and structure. Weekly EMDR therapy allows more time between appointments, while an intensive provides a longer, focused opportunity to work on an agreed therapeutic target.
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Research suggests that EMDR therapy delivered online can be just as effective.
Online EMDR uses adapted methods of bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or alternating tapping, alongside the established phases of EMDR therapy.
At Inclusive Minds Counselling, online EMDR therapy is an option for people across Australia, while in-person appointments are available in Hobart.
Whether online or in-person therapy is most suitable depends on your circumstances, privacy, access to a suitable space and individual therapeutic needs.
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You generally don’t need to give a detailed account of every painful experience. We will talk enough to understand what we’re working with and plan treatment together.
You can ask questions, let me know when something feels too much and discuss changes to the pace or approach.
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EMDR therapy is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and may also be helpful for people experiencing complex PTSD (CPTSD), particularly when distressing memories and past experiences continue to affect their emotional wellbeing, relationships or sense of safety.
For people with CPTSD, EMDR therapy may involve additional preparation, stabilisation and a gradual approach to processing traumatic experiences.
EMDR is not a treatment for ADHD itself. However, people with ADHD can also experience trauma, anxiety or distressing life experiences that may benefit from EMDR therapy.
At Inclusive Minds, therapy can be adapted to accommodate neurodivergent processing styles, sensory preferences and individual support needs.
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Because an intensive requires a solid foundation of day-to-day stability, all intensives begin with a free 20-minute suitability discovery call. We talk through what you want to focus on, discuss scheduling and travel logistics, and confirm that this format is clinically safe and supportive for you before any sessions are booked.
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We begin with a free 20-minute discovery call to discuss your goals and whether this format may suit your needs.
If we agree to proceed, a $200 deposit reserves your appointment dates. I’ll then email you screening questionnaires to guide assessment and treatment planning before your intensive.
If you prefer to complete these with me, you can book a separate appointment at the standard session rate.
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For clients travelling from interstate or regional Tasmania, Appointments 1 and 2 can be scheduled in person at our North Hobart rooms across two consecutive days. Appointment 3 (the integration and consolidation session) can then be completed in person or online via secure telehealth once you have returned home. Standard ongoing EMDR therapy is available fully in person or fully online Australia-wide.
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The six-hour package costs $2,200. A $200 non-refundable deposit secures your appointment dates, with the remaining $2,000 payable seven days before your first session.
A separate appointment to complete screening questionnaires with me, if you choose this option, is charged at the standard session rate.
How we work together
The 15 minute discovery call
A low-pressure conversation to talk through what you are experiencing, answer your questions, and determine whether standard ongoing EMDR or the focused 6-hour intensive package is the right clinical fit for your goals and current stability.
Preparation & nervous system resourcing
Before reprocessing any distressing memory, we establish internal safety. We map your target patterns, identify protective parts, and build somatic grounding resources so your body remains anchored throughout the work.
Bilateral reprocessing & tangible integration
Using side-to-side eye movements or gentle tactile taps, we help your brain file stuck experiences into the past where they belong. Between sessions, we track your shifts and work to achieve your desired outcome.
Your past doesn’t have to keep shaping your present.
Whether you need slow, relational trauma work or a focused 6 hour intensive, we’ll figure out the right format together. Book a free discovery call to explore what your nervous system needs.
In-person in North Hobart or telehealth Australia wide. Private billing practice. | Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants welcome.