Lourene P Thaxton-SmithLicensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EdD

About

I specialize in treating grief and trauma, using EMDR in matters of unresolved disturbance. Whether someone suffers physical pain, anxiety, or the inability to sleep due to nightmares or disruptive memories, eye movement desensitization reprocessing can help alleviate the trauma of PTSD to help put the pieces of one’s life together following a disturbing event. Trauma takes many different forms as does healing, and healing disturbance is as individual as the individual him/herself. The best part of working with clients is helping to restore joy and insight to the client’s vision for life. As a counselor specializing in grief and loss, I understand the frustration in wondering where to turn when losing a long-held vision. Gaps and ragged edges take the place of perfect plans and dreams for the future. Change is the key to healing, but how does that happen? My expertise in EMDR has expanded from PTSD to anxiety, addiction, and pain protocols.

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