Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: what it really looks like to work with Cassandra in therapy, how EMDR fits into her approach, why safety is the foundation of all healing work, and how different therapeutic tools are used depending on what a client brings into the room. They walk through recent event trauma, long-term relational trauma, EMDR, psychodynamic work, DBT skills, somatic awareness, and what clients can realistically expect when they begin therapy. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!

“My number one goal is that we establish safety, and that you’re able to take that out into the world and establish safety for yourself.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about how to support a loved one who is going through EMDR therapy - whether that’s a partner, family member, or close friend. They explore what EMDR can look like between sessions, why therapy days can feel heavy, and how support, patience, and curiosity can make a meaningful difference in the healing process. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org.

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"They’re confronting some of the hardest things in their lives, even if they’re not talking about them out loud."

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: what EMDR really treats, how trauma shows up beyond obvious events, and what Garth has learned about trauma, safety, and nervous system healing from living with an EMDR therapist. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!
“Trauma is a loss or perceived loss of safety for yourself or someone that you love. And that loss of safety doesn’t have to be physical—it can happen in relationships, in families, and in places where safety was supposed to exist.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: EMDR intensives - what they are, how they work, who they’re for, and how to think about them realistically (especially if you’re considering one for chronic or relational trauma). You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!

“EMDR is not magic. If you are coming for chronic childhood trauma, specifically caregiver trauma, attachment trauma, chronic relational trauma—this is going to take a minute. There might be a lot of what looks like just regular talk therapy at the beginning of your intensive in order to prepare for the EMDR work to come.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about how being a high achiever can make relationships feel especially har —and why performance, control, and competence don’t translate into connection. They explore how nervous system patterns shaped by early experiences show up most powerfully in our closest relationships, and how EMDR can help create real presence, safety, and intimacy instead of box-checking and burnout. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org.

“Relationships don’t require competence, they require vulnerability. And vulnerability scares you. And that’s unpredictable. You would rather solve a hundred business problems than sit in the discomfort of not knowing how to fix your relationship. You want to control outcomes. Relationships require you to surrender a little bit. Or a lot of bit.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about why traditional therapy often falls short for high achievers, how insight and validation can accidentally keep people stuck, and what it actually takes to create meaningful, lasting change at the nervous system level. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!

“High achievers are used to getting results. You do the work, you show up, you’re committed, and you get the results that you want. So when you’re engaging in therapy and those results aren’t happening, it’s maddening. And if you could think your way out of it, you would have already done it.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: how high achievement is often rooted in early survival patterns, why success can become a double-edged sword, and how EMDR helps high achievers finally break the emotional cycles they can’t bootstrap their way out of. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!

High achievers often don’t realize that the drive shaping their success began as a childhood survival pattern. Those same patterns helped them climb ladders and solve problems, but now they’re the very things confusing, overwhelming, and sabotaging the parts of life that matter most.

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: how EMDR helps high achievers break long-standing patterns, why “working harder” backfires in mental health, and what root-level healing actually requires. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!

“Personal patterns aren’t problems to solve—they’re roots to understand. High achievers try to fix the flare-up, but if you don’t heal what created the pattern in the first place, it will keep resurfacing no matter how hard you work.”

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: why EMDR can look completely different for clients with chronic relational trauma, what needs to be in place before reprocessing can work, and how resourcing builds the foundation for real healing. You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org. Get a taste for the episode below. If you enjoy your listen give us a follow, share, or five star review. Have a good one!
Before EMDR can ever help the past heal, the present has to hold even a small sense of safety or worth. Clients who’ve lived through chronic relational trauma often don’t have access to beliefs like “I matter,” “I’m lovable,” or “I can be safe,” even on a cognitive level. When that adaptive information isn’t available in the present, there’s nothing for the brain to integrate back into those old memories. That’s why EMDR looks different—and often slower—for clients navigating attachment wounds. Therapy begins by building that foundation first: resourcing, identifying moments of connection, strengthening internal safety, and allowing the nervous system to experience what it never had access to before.

Hello friends! This episode features Cassandra and Garth, as they talk about: navigating holiday triggers, preparing for family dynamics, using EMDR strategically during the season, understanding how attachment styles show up at gatherings, and finding a balanced, hopeful way to move through the winter holidays.

You can learn more about Cassandra and her practice at: seentherapy.org.

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"The holidays can stir up complicated emotions, even when there’s joy in the mix. Many people walk into this season with a mix of anticipation and anxiety, especially when family dynamics have been historically difficult. The body remembers old patterns, roles get reactivated, and expectations can feel impossibly high. Even so, this season can hold both: the challenging pieces and the beautiful moments that help carry us through the cold, dark winter. Healing often means learning how to make space for both realities at once."