EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Mary Obata
Marriage and Family Therapist

I believe the most important element in the therapeutic relationship is the connection between therapist and client -- person to person. What I bring to the relationship is warmth, caring, and a gentle and compassionate presence. At the core of what I provide is an unending faith in your ability to transform the way you live your life.

I have over ten years of experience counseling clients from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of issues. I see my most important role as a therapist is to empower my clients. I support you in finding your own answers and solutions, gently guiding you to discover what works for you and facilitating the unfolding of your own process. Together we explore issues to promote your growth and healing. 

Within the context of a supportive relationship, I seek to utilize the most effective therapeutic methods to help with your healing, including EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and EFT (emotional freedom techniques). These profoundly effective







techniques engage the mind and body to provide relief from trauma and abuse, stuck patterns and beliefs, addictions, anxiety, anger, and grief. They can also help strengthen inner resources and enhance performance. I am very excited about the potential of these tools to help make a difference in your life.

Specializing in the following areas:
- Fostering Self-Esteem and Empowerment
- Improving Relationships and Intimacy
- Cultivating Personal and Spiritual Growth
- Relieving Depression and Anxiety
- Overcoming Trauma/Abuse and Addictions
- Resolving Grief and Loss
- Assisting with Life Transitions
- Exploring Women's Issues
- Coping with Pregnancy/Fertility Issues
- Alleviating Postpartum Depression
- Examining Multiracial/Multicultural Issues

Education:
M.A. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Marriage & Family Therapy, Antioch University, L.A., 1993.
EMDR Level II training in 2002 and advanced workshops in AMST, DNMS, & Lifespan Integration.
EFT Certification training, Part 1, in 2000.

Specialties:
Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Assertiveness Training, Career Stress and Changes, Clinical Depression, Communication Skills, Co-Dependency/Adult Children of Alcoholics, Couples/Relationships/Families, Crisis Intervention, Divorce/Dissolution, EMDR, Ethnicity/Multi-Cultural Relationships, Gay/Lesbian Issues, Grief/Loss Terminally Ill, Group Therapy, Issues of Abuse (Abused), Issues of Abuse (Trauma), Infertility/Adoption/Pregnancy, Individual, Life Transitions, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Religious/Spiritual Orientation, Self Esteem/Personal Growth, Stress, Women's Issues

Theoretical Orientation:
Cognitive, Eclectic (Many Therapies), Family Systems, Humanistic/Existential, Jungian, Other, e.g. NLP, EMDR, etc., Transpersonal Psychology

Insurance:
PPO Insurance only

Memberships:
CAMFT, SD-CAMFT, EMDRIA, Postpartum Support International, Advisory Board of the Postpartum Health Alliance