Aleeza is a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist for Individuals (CCTS-I) This training is essential to allowing her to support clients through the safety and stabilization phase of trauma work, which is crucial first step in the process of working through trauma. Aleeza has also completed specialized training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy).

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative therapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. It helps individuals with a variety of concerns, whether they stem from the past, present or future, to feel better now. It is a collaborative process that does not require an individual to share their entire story or to share details of the traumatic event/s, and is effective across cultures, and ethnicities, and ages. EMDR is a highly researched, peer-reviewed treatment modality, with even more research arising every year. It has been proven to be effective in helping those heal from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depressive disorders, eating disorders, grief and loss, and a number of other concerns.

EMDR works by having an individual focus on the upsetting situation with the therapist while simultaneously using a back-and-forth motion called Bilaterial Stimulation (BLS), typically with the eyes, for the individual to follow. Eye movements have been shown to reduce the vividness, arousal and emotional intensity of traumatic events.