Annika Chambers
Counselling
IS THIS YOU?
You've been carrying this for a long time.
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You've tried talk therapy and feel like you're going in circles
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You feel on-edge even in situations that should feel safe
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Memories or emotional flashbacks intrude without warning
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You avoid people, places, or feelings tied to what happened
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You've experienced sexual trauma, racial trauma, or childhood trauma
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You're a frontline worker or first responder carrying compounding stress
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You're a woman working and surviving in a male-dominated environment
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You're ready to stop surviving and start healing
WHAT IS EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization
& Reprocessing Therapy
EMDR is one of the most rigorously researched treatments for trauma available today. It works with how the brain stores distressing memories - not by talking through them repeatedly, but by supporting the nervous system to process them at the root level, so they lose their charge.
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Evidence-Based
Recognized by the WHO, APA, and Veterans Affairs Canada, ICBC, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the BC Crime Victim Assistance Program as a first-line treatment for trauma-related conditions, depression, anxiety, chronic pain and substance use disorders.
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Body-Informed
EMDR addresses trauma stored in the nervous system, not just the narrative mind; because trauma lives in the body, not just in memory. EMDR integrates cognitive, emotional, and physiological elements of lived experiences.
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Time-Focused
Many clients experience meaningful reprocessing and stabilization within 3–6 months, with the goal of returning to full, grounded living.
HOW MY PRACTICE WORKS
Intentionally small.
Clinically precise.
My practice is structured around the specific demands of EMDR therapy,
which requires careful pacing, strong therapeutic attunement, and adequate integration between sessions. This is not a high-volume practice, and that is by design.
Maximum of 15 clients at a time
I maintain a limited caseload so that each client receives focused, unhurried attention ; and so that I can hold the full complexity of each person's process.
100% Virtual, across British Columbia
EMDR is fully effective via telehealth. Virtual sessions remove barriers of commute and geography, while preserving the privacy and safety of your own space.
My work is informed by current empirical research in psychology, trauma, attachment, and EMDR.
I engage in ongoing professional education and remain attentive to emerging findings related to trauma memory, nervous system regulation, and treatment outcomes. This ensures that the care I provide reflects contemporary standards rather than outdated or purely trend-driven approaches.
The intention is to get you back to regular life as soon as possible.
I work with a clear therapeutic arc in mind. While every person's healing process is different, for many clients meaningful trauma reprocessing and stabilization occurs within 3 - 6 months. The intention is to support clients in doing this work and then returning to their lives with greater capacity, resilience, and self-trust.
Consistency is an important factor to EMDR therapy
To support the most effective trauma reprocessing, clients are encouraged to attend sessions at least once every 2 weeks. Spacing sessions too far apart can interrupt momentum and integration.
