In our practice, we understand that "trauma" isn't just massive, life-threatening events. It is also the steady accumulation of being told to quiet your voice, the exhaustion of carrying a disproportionate mental load, or the lingering sting of a toxic manager. Your nervous system stores these experiences as threats, causing you to over-function, people-please, or freeze when you try to change. EMDR untangles these old pathways so your brain realizes you are safe to move forward now.

It is incredibly common to have a high degree of self-awareness but still feel emotionally blocked. Talk therapy operates primarily in the logical, analytical part of your brain (the prefrontal cortex). However, core negative beliefs and bodily burnout are stored in the survival center of your brain (the nervous system and limbic system). You cannot talk your way out of a physiological pattern. Because our approach integrates EMDR, we address the biological roots of where you are stuck, allowing you to quickly experience the emotional shifts that talk therapy or logic-based mindset coaching simply can’t reach.

Many woman have this hesitation or concern. Culturally, women are conditioned to invest their time, money, and emotional energy into everyone else first, like our children, partners, careers, or aging parents. This program is a deliberate pause to invest in your own nervous system. When you clear your personal blocks and recover your energy, the ripple effect can positively transform your family, your business, and your daily quality of life.

This disconnect is exactly why standard talk coaching or logic-based therapy often falls short. When you experience early life stress, conditional love, or systemic messages about your worth, your brain stores those experiences along with the exact emotions and beliefs you felt at that time, such as 'I am not enough' or 'I don't deserve good things.' Because these beliefs are locked in the emotional center of your brain, your logical mind cannot override them. EMDR acts as a bridge. It allows your brain to re-process those old files so that what you know to be true logically finally aligns with what you actually feel emotionally and physically.

Traditional executive coaching focuses on strategy and willpower, helping you tell your brain what to do. However, under high stress, your nervous system's fight-or-flight response overrides logic. Our EMDR-informed protocol works directly with your brain's biology. Instead of teaching you how to cope with performance anxiety or imposter syndrome, we neutralize the underlying neural triggers so the anxiety simply ceases to fire.

Absolutely. While EMDR is famous for treating clinical trauma, it uses the exact same neurological mechanism (the Adaptive Information Processing model) to optimize performance. In the corporate world, a "trauma" isn't just a life-threatening event; it can be a humiliating public speaking failure, a failed product launch, or a hostile board firing. Your brain stores these professional setbacks as threat responses, causing you to second-guess yourself today. We clear those blocks so you can operate from your highest level of capability.

To guarantee absolute discretion, our performance programs operate on a strict, out-of-network, cash-pay basis. We do not bill insurance companies, nor do we submit clinical diagnoses to medical registries. Your records remain entirely private. Many of our corporate clients pay out-of-pocket as a professional development investment or utilize corporate executive coaching stipends.

Traditional talk therapy focuses on managing thoughts and logic. Somatic Therapy targets stress, trauma, and anxiety where they are physically stored, directly in the body and autonomic nervous system. By focusing on bodily sensations, chronic tension, and breathing patterns, we track and safely release trapped fight-or-flight energy to restore true physical ease.

When the nervous system remains stuck in overdrive, it frequently manifests as chronic physical distress. This specialized body-based approach directly targets symptoms like a tight chest, shallow breathing, persistent muscle tension, a clenched jaw, chronic fatigue, or a feeling of being completely frozen or shut down.

No. Our somatic approach is grounded, collaborative, and entirely customized. It relies on gentle, evidence-based tools such as somatic tracking, mindful body awareness, and neuro-informed nervous system regulation. These tools are often seamlessly integrated with advanced trauma modalities like EMDR and IFS. You may be invited to do gentle movements while using these modalities, but movement is not required, and we don't do exercises.

No. Unlike traditional exposure or talk therapies, EMDR does not require you to describe your traumatic experiences out loud in vivid detail. You only need to hold the memory in your mind internally while the therapist guides you through bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) to help your brain reprocess the stress.

EMDR is a highly efficient, neuro-informed modality. While timelines vary based on individual needs, many clients process specific targeted memories or perfectionistic blocks much faster than traditional talk therapy. We also offer half-day and full-day EMDR Intensives to complete months of work in a compressed schedule.

No, EMDR is not just for major trauma or PTSD. We frequently use it to reprocess underlying performance failures, relationship losses, chronic workplace stress, executive burnout, or negative self-beliefs (like "I'm not good enough") that drive your anxiety.

Our practice offers an exceptionally high level of specialized expertise. Led by an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Consultant and Assistant Trainer, our entire clinical team participates in thorough, ongoing, advanced EMDR consultation. This ensures your care is guided by the latest neuro-informed trauma protocols and clinical mastery.

Standard daily stress usually passes once a busy week or current project ends. High-functioning anxiety is a continuous, internal state where your nervous system stays stuck on high alert. On the outside, you appear successful, reliable, and driven. On the inside, it feels like an intrusive racing mind, relentless perfectionism, fear of dropping the ball, and physical symptoms like a tight chest, jaw clenching, or poor sleep.

Talk therapy relies on logic and thought analysis, whereas chronic anxiety and executive burnout are physically stored in the autonomic nervous system. True relief requires processing stress directly in the body.

EMDR and IFS are evidence-based, neuro-informed approaches. EMDR reprocesses underlying past experiences or perfectionistic beliefs, while IFS unburdens hyper-vigilant parts of the personality to restore calm confidence.

We utilize an integrative blend of trauma-informed parts work (IFS-informed) to honor and bring peace to the different cultural aspects of your internal system, EMDR to process early relational or childhood wounds, and somatic tracking to help release the physical toll of chronic cultural stressors.

Our office is located at 12700 Century Drive, Suite E, Alpharetta, GA 30009. Free, private parking is located directly in front of our suite, providing a quiet, confidential oasis just off the main North Fulton corridors.

Yes, absolutely. Eating disorder recovery often requires a multidisciplinary approach. We are highly collaborative and glad to coordinate care with your outpatient dietitian, primary care physician, or psychiatrist to ensure your physical and emotional safety throughout the healing process.

Our Athens office is located at 740 Prince Ave, Bldg 13, Athens, GA 30606. Situated in a highly convenient area, we offer accessible on-site parking to make arriving for your sessions completely stress-free.

We utilize a highly customized, developmentally appropriate blend of evidence-based trauma treatments, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), ACT, somatic tracking for body-based anxiety, and trauma-informed parts work to help them understand their internal emotional system.

We do offer some late afternoon and evening appointments for children and teens. Reach out to us directly to inquire about our current after-school availability.

Our office is located at 12700 Century Drive, Suite E, Alpharetta, GA 30009. We are about 1 mile north of downtown Alpharetta, just off Main Street, and we feature free, private parking right in front of our suite for easy, stress-free arrivals.

Yes. Haeun Grace Paik, LMSW, is fully bilingual and can conduct sessions completely in Korean, completely in English, or a blend of both depending on what feels most natural to you.

Our office is located at 12700 Century Drive, Suite E, Alpharetta, GA 30009. We offer free, private parking directly in front of our office suite for stress-free arrivals.

An IFS session is highly collaborative and experiential. While we do talk, much of the work involves closing your eyes or softening your gaze and turning your attention inward. We track where different emotions or "parts" show up in your body, ask them what they need you to know, and help them step back so your core, compassionate Self can lead the healing process.

Our Athens office is located at 740 Prince Ave, Bldg 13, Athens, GA 30606. Our private, historic office suite offers free, accessible on-site parking to make arriving for your IFS sessions seamless and stress-free.

Weekly sessions are highly recommended at the beginning of therapy to establish consistent momentum, build a strong therapeutic relationship, and develop reliable coping tools. Biweekly sessions are often a great fit for maintenance, integration, or individuals who already have a strong foundation of work and are looking to space the work out a bit.

Absolutely. This is one of the greatest benefits of working with us. Many clients utilize our weekly sessions to build stability and coping tools, step into a specialized multi-day or single-day trauma intensive to clear a major emotional bottleneck, and then return to their weekly structure for ongoing integration and support.

Yes, absolutely. Seeking therapy with us is fully confidential under state licensing laws and HIPAA guidelines. Your privacy is our highest priority, allowing you to unpack the realities of the job without fear of professional repercussions or judgment.

Our office is located at 12700 Century Drive, Suite E, Alpharetta, GA 30009. We are about 1 mile north of downtown Alpharetta, just off Main Street, and we feature free, private parking right in front of our suite for easy, stress-free arrivals.

Many people find that even after achieving physical sobriety, their internal anxiety, restlessness, or triggers remain incredibly high. Our integrated therapy focuses on clearing out those root emotional triggers while providing active relapse prevention, significantly reducing the internal stress that sparks intense cravings in the first place.

No, you do not have to be completely sober to start EMDR or trauma therapy. The timing for reprocessing trauma using EMDR varies widely based on each person and their unique nervous system and needs. Our goal is to help you get as stable as possible and then begin processing and clearing trauma as soon as possible. For some people, this means they will be 100% sober and very stable before doing trauma processing. For others, we may be using a harm reduction approach to achieve as much stability as possible and then moving forward without waiting for perfect stability, because they won't achieve that until their trauma is cleared! You will not be able to do therapy or EMDR while actively under the influence of substance, i.e. you have to be sober to come to session. However, we will help you manage the details of timing your sessions around your current life situation.

Our office is located at 12700 Century Drive, Suite E, Alpharetta, GA 30009. We are approximately 1 mile north of downtown Alpharetta just off of Main Street, and there is private, free parking directly in front of our office suite.

EMDR can be a helpful addition to OCD treatment for some people, particularly when traumatic experiences, distressing memories, or other emotionally charged experiences are contributing to intrusive thoughts or overall distress. EMDR can help reduce the emotional intensity connected to these experiences while OCD-focused interventions address the thoughts, urges, and compulsive behaviors that maintain the OCD cycle.

Our Athens office is located at 740 Prince Ave, Bldg 13, Athens, GA 30606. Situated in a convenient area, we offer accessible on-site parking to make arriving for your appointments stress-free.

In many talk therapy settings, people spend time gaining insight, working to understand where their struggles came from, learning new skills, and learning new ways to think about things. In EMDR, we focus on finding the root of the problem and clearing it out completely, so that you no longer have automatic reactions that you can't control. This happens at the level of the body and the nervous system. After EMDR is complete, you can expect things that used to trigger you to not bother you anymore or to be easily let go of, and to have more control in how you respond to things that are stressful.

We offer regular 50 minute therapy sessions that range in cost from $100-175 depending on therapist and location. We also offer intensive services that start at $450 for a half-day intensive. We do not accept any insurance, but we can provide a superbill if you have Out of Network coverage. We do have some limited sliding scale spots, and we also partner with several non-profits who can help cover the cost of services if you cannot afford to pay out of pocket.

No, our treatments are for anyone who has mental health symptoms preventing you from living a full life. We can help you resolve the roots of your symptoms so that you can focus on enjoying your life! We work with anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, dissociation, and many other presenting concerns.

Yes! We love helping people who have not been helped by traditional first line treatments, like talk therapy or anti-depressants. Those things can both be helpful, but they usually don't involve finding and resolving the root of symptoms, which is what we do best. We have successfully helped many people with a life-long history of trauma or with many failed attempts at medications or other treatments.

We have other effective trauma treatment tools we will offer you in addition to EMDR, but we encourage you to have a conversation with us and see if it's possible EMDR might still be helpful. There are many EMDR therapists in the world, many of them good, but others of them don't follow protocol or don't have the advanced, in-depth training to work with complex issues. Basic training alone does not equip someone to work with complex trauma. We are dedicated to ongoing training and consultation and have many hours of advanced training under our belts. It is rare that we find a client who doesn't benefit from this work with the model and training that we use. That being said, there is no need to do EMDR if it isn't the right fit for you.

If you have a regular therapist you love, we encourage you to continue seeing them while you are doing work with us. We are happy to collaborate with them, and it can be helpful to have that person to help you process and integrate the big shifts that can occur during this work.

Some clients look forward to telling the story of something bad that has happened to them and having someone who is trained and compassionate listen to them. Others would rather not. In this treatment, you do not have to say aloud anything unless you want to. We can do this treatment with zero knowledge of the details, other than it is helpful to know the age range of the thing we are working on. You will likely have to bring some difficult memories up in your own mind and feel the feelings associated with them, but then we will quickly use our tools to help reduce the distress and discomfort of the memories.

Treatment time varies widely depending on how much trauma you have experienced in your life, the severity of your symptoms, and when they started. A one time trauma, such as a traumatic wreck, loss of a loved one, or medical event, can often be successfully treated in several hours or a handful of sessions. A history of complex, severe trauma that started young may take many months to treat. We can discuss our estimate for treatment after your initial intake and assessment.

Intensive therapy provides extended, focused treatment over one or multiple days. Rather than spending months building momentum between weekly sessions, intensives allow us to stay connected to the work long enough to create meaningful movement and deeper processing within one week.

Intensives are often ideal for people who have already engaged in therapy, developed coping skills, and are ready to address deeper layers of trauma, attachment wounds, dissociation, or long-standing emotional patterns. Shorter intensives can work for all types of clients and enable them to do the work more efficiently. We will use the intake appointment to determine if you are a good fit for an intensive, if that is what you are most interested in.

No. All services are private pay. We can provide you with a superbill for psychotherapy services. We also offer some sliding scale spots and have some non-profit partners that help cover the cost of therapy. You are welcome to inquire about these options.

Yes! We can do EMDR and all other forms of therapy online, and our licenses allow us to serve anyone physically located in the state of Georgia. We would be happy to discuss what virtual therapy looks like with you.