IFS + EMDR Therapy · Wisconsin & Louisiana
Therapy that goes beyond insight.
I work primarily with attachment and complex trauma using IFS, EMDR, and other experiential approaches.
Many of the patterns that bring people to therapy are not problems to eliminate. They are parts of us that developed for a reason. Therapy can help us understand what they learned, what they have been trying to protect, and what might be possible now.
About me
Hi, I’m Heidi.
I help people get curious about the parts of themselves that carry old pain, so they can build more self-compassion and self-trust.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and Louisiana, trained in Internal Family Systems and EMDR. I see clients by telehealth from the Driftless area near Viroqua, Wisconsin.
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Ways to work together
Both therapy options use IFS and EMDR. Weekly therapy follows whatever comes up over time; focused reprocessing works on one activating memory, relational pattern, or specific issue in a short stretch of sessions.
Ongoing
Individual Therapy
Ongoing therapy gives us room to follow the work wherever it needs to go.
Sometimes we’re focused on a particular memory or relationship pattern. Sometimes we’re getting to know parts of you that are in conflict. Sometimes we’re working with what’s happening in your life right now. Over time, we can move between insight, experiential work, and trauma reprocessing as it makes sense.
Time-limited
Focused Trauma Reprocessing
EMDR and IFS work focused on a particular trauma target, memory, trigger, or recurring pattern.
We start by getting clear about what you’d like to work on and identifying a target for reprocessing. From there, we’ll use EMDR alongside parts work as needed to work with what keeps that experience feeling present.
This can be especially useful if you already have a therapist you want to keep working with. I also work with therapists who want a contained space to do some of their own reprocessing.
Online & in person
Workshops & Courses
Small workshops and courses for exploring parts work alongside others, at a lower cost than individual therapy.
Some will be online and some in person in the Driftless area. Join the mailing list to hear when dates are announced.
Sometimes we understand exactly why a pattern exists and still find ourselves right back inside of it.
Why experiential therapy?
Insight matters. Understanding our histories and recognizing our patterns can change quite a lot.
But many of the things we struggle with weren’t learned intellectually in the first place.
Rather than only talking about a pattern from the outside, experiential therapy gives us a chance to slow down and notice what is actually happening when it shows up — the parts involved, what they’re protecting, what your body is doing, and what your system still expects to happen.
That’s where IFS and EMDR can be particularly useful.
What is parts work? →Who I work with
We might work well together if…
- You understand your patterns but find that understanding them hasn’t necessarily changed them.
- You’re living with the effects of attachment wounds, C-PTSD, or complex relational trauma.
- Different parts of you seem to want very different things.
- You notice yourself repeating patterns in relationships even when another part of you knows better.
- You’ve done therapy before and are curious about work that is more experiential, relational, or parts-oriented.
How I work
IFS is my primary lens.
Internal Family Systems starts from the assumption that our internal contradictions make adaptive sense based your history.
The part of you that wants closeness and the part that pulls away. The part that knows you’re safe and the part whose body is certain you’re not. The part that wants to change and the part that keeps doing the thing you’ve promised yourself you wouldn’t do again.
Rather than trying to get rid of these responses, we’re interested in getting to know them — what they learned, what they’re protecting, and what they might need in order to do something different.
The two approaches I use most:
IFS
Parts work, protective strategies, and Self
EMDR
Working with memories and experiences that still feel present
Consultation
We can figure out the rest together.
You don’t need to know whether you need IFS or EMDR before you contact me.
During a free 15–30 minute consultation, you can tell me a little about what brings you in and what you’re hoping for. We can talk about whether ongoing therapy or focused trauma reprocessing makes sense, and whether the way I work seems like a good fit.
If you’re interested in ongoing therapy, I’m currently full and maintaining a waitlist. Focused trauma reprocessing is currently available.
