What is the Purpose of the Preparation and Stabilization Phase in EMDR Therapy?

This article was updated on September 18, 2026.

What is the Purpose of the Preparation and Stabilization Phase in EMDR Therapy?

If you are considering Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to heal from trauma, you might be eager to dive straight into processing your memories so you can find relief as quickly as possible. However, EMDR is a highly structured, eight-phase treatment framework. One of the most critical steps in this journey is Phase 2: The Preparation and Stabilization Phase.

Establishing a mental "safe place" or calm environment is a core component of EMDR Phase 2, giving your nervous system a secure retreat during trauma processing.

Skipping or rushing this foundational step can not only stall your progress but can also be emotionally destabilizing. Understanding the purpose of EMDR Phase 2 helps set you up for a safe, successful emotional breakthrough.

What Are the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy?

Before exploring Phase 2 in depth, it helps to understand where it sits within the overall treatment. EMDR therapy does not just jump into eye movements; it follows a precise sequence designed to protect the client:

• Phase 1: History Taking and Treatment Planning – Your therapist gathers your family history, identifies the root problems, builds rapport, and selects specific target memories to process.
• Phase 2: Preparation and Stabilization – You learn about the EMDR process and develop crucial coping and relaxation skills to handle the emotional weight of trauma processing.
• Phase 3: Assessment – Your therapist helps you isolate the specific images, negative beliefs, and physical sensations tied to a traumatic memory, establishing a baseline level of distress.
• Phase 4: Desensitization – Using Bilateral Stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones), you process the memory to reduce your distress levels.
• Phase 5: Installation – You strengthen a positive, adaptive belief to replace the old, negative belief associated with the trauma.
• Phase 6: Body Scan – You check for and release any residual physical tension or discomfort remaining in your body.
• Phase 7: Closure – At the end of a session, your therapist ensures you return to a calm, grounded and safe state.
• Phase 8: Reevaluation – At the start of the next session, you review your progress and ensure the processed memories remain stable.

What is the Purpose of the Preparation and Stabilization Phase?

The core objective of Phase 2 is to expand your window of tolerance. Trauma often leaves the nervous system highly reactive. Phase 2 acts as an emotional safety net, ensuring that when you begin to look at painful memories, you have the tools to stay anchored in the present.

During this phase, an EMDR therapist focuses on several key goals:

• Building Internal and External Resources: Your therapist helps you identify personal strengths, supportive relationships, and adaptive memory networks that will sustain you through the healing process (see my article: Developing Internal Resources and Coping Skills).
• Teaching Core Coping Techniques: You will practice actionable emotional regulation tools. These typically include breathing exercises, the ""container exercise"" (mentally shelving distressing thoughts), and cognitive grounding techniques.
• Establishing Safe State/Relaxing Place Imagery: You will co-create a vivid mental image of a safe, calm, or relaxing environment. This serves as an immediate mental retreat if processing ever feels too intense.
• Cultivating Trust and Safety: Healing trauma requires deep vulnerability. This phase solidifies the therapeutic alliance ensuring you feel completely secure with your therapist.
• Providing Trauma Psychoeducation: Knowledge is power. Your therapist explains how trauma impacts the brain, how bilateral stimulation works, and exactly what to expect during a session to take the fear out of the unknown (see my article: EMDR and the Brain).
• Assessing Clinical Readiness: Your therapist responsibly evaluates whether your nervous system is sufficiently stabilized to handle Phase 4 (Desensitization), or if your body needs more time to build coping resource.

Why is Phase 2 So Important in EMDR Therapy?

Without proper preparation, attempting to process trauma can cause a client to become flooded with emotion, hyper-aroused, or even retraumatized. If you cannot stay anchored in the present moment during EMDR, the brain cannot properly re-file the traumatic memory into an adaptive, healthy format (see my article: What is Dual Awareness in Therapy?).

Stabilization ensures that you have the psychological infrastructure to face your past safely. It minimizes the risk of adverse emotional side effects between sessions and significantly boosts the long-term success of the therapy.

Case Study: The Hidden Dangers of Rushing EMDR Processing

The following clinical vignette is a composite case designed to protect client confidentiality, illustrating why the preparation phase cannot be bypassed.

Tom, a U.S. military veteran who survived severe combat trauma in Iraq, struggled daily with debilitating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Desperate for immediate relief, Tom consulted with licensed EMDR therapists in his area. When they explained that he would need several sessions of preparation and stabilization before processing his combat memories, Tom felt deeply discouraged. He wanted his symptoms gone immediately.

In his frustration, Tom turned to his friend John, an unlicensed mental health intern. John had read a few books on EMDR and, despite having zero formal training, confidently offered to help Tom.

Eager to bypass the previous stages, Tom and John skipped right to Phase 4 (Desensitization). Within minutes of trying to focus on his combat memories without any coping skills, Tom’s nervous system collapsed into a dissociated state. Flashbacks took over; he genuinely believed he was back on the battlefield. Tom began shaking, weeping, and cowering on the floor, completely unaware of his safe physical surroundings.

Panicked and out of his depth, John called 911. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrived within few minutes to ground and calm Tom, eventually restoring him to the present moment. The EMTs strictly warned John that performing advanced trauma therapies without training and licensing was dangerous, unethical, and harmful.

Weeks later, Tom’s physician referred him to a licensed mental health professional who was a trained EMDR therapist. While Tom still wished for a quick fix, he now understood the stakes. His new therapist spent dedicated time establishing his safe place imagery and building his grounding skills. When they finally began processing his trauma, Tom felt secure, supported, and anchored. The work required effort, but upon completing all eight phases safely, Tom was entirely relieved of his PTSD symptoms and successfully reclaimed his life.

Conclusion: Prioritize Safety for Lasting Trauma Relief

EMDR is a profoundly transformative, evidence-based therapy, but its safety and efficacy depend entirely on it being delivered sequentially by a qualified professional.

While it is entirely normal to want immediate relief from trauma on day one, rushing past Phase 2 puts you at risk for emotional distress and retraumatization. True healing takes time. If you are ready to explore EMDR, ensure your journey is safe and effective by working exclusively with a licensed mental health professional who holds accredited, advanced training in EMDR therapy.

About Josephine Ferraro, LCSW – NYC Psychotherapist

I am Josephine Ferraro, LCSW, a licensed New York psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and Certified Sex Therapist dedicated to helping individual adults and couples build resilience, deepen connection, and achieve lasting emotional breakthroughs. My private practice is located in the 10011 zip code area, serving clients across NYC, Manhattan, and throughout New York State.

Specialized Trauma Therapy & Modern Modalities

As a dedicated trauma therapist, my core passion is helping clients process, integrate, and permanently overcome profound psychological stress and painful past experiences. Rather than relying on traditional talk therapy alone, I utilize an integrative mind-body approach to healing. I have advanced training in highly effective, evidence-based modalities, including:

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
• EFT for Couples (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
• Somatic Experiencing
• Clinical Hypnotherapy

Whether you are an individual working through relational wounds or a couple looking to break distressing communication cycles, my practice provides a secure, specialized space tailored to your unique nervous system. Want to learn more about how specialized care can help you heal? Read my featured article: What is a Trauma Therapist?

Schedule a Consultation in NYC (10011)

Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to navigate it alone. My practice is conveniently located for those seeking a therapist in the 10011 (Greenwich Village/Chelsea) neighborhood and surrounding Manhattan areas. 

I also offer online therapy.

• Website: Visit Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist to explore my services and therapeutic approach.
• Phone: Call (917) 742-2624 during business hours to discuss your needs.
• Email: Reach out directly through my website contact page to set up an initial consultation.

Also See My Articles:

• What is EMDR Therapy? 

• Overcoming Trauma With EMDR Therapy

• EMDR Therapy - When Traditional Psychotherapy Isn't Enough

• EMDR Therapy Helps to Achieve Emotional Breakthroughs

Relationships: Start With Curiosity and Not Confrontation

Starting with curiosity instead of confrontation means approaching a challenging situation by first seeking to understand the other person's feelings and behavior from their perspective and not just from your own.

Start With Curiosity and Not Confrontation

This involves asking open ended questions like: "Can you tell me more? I would like to understand."

Why Should You Start With Curiosity?

Curiosity allows you to remain open to your partner's perspective rather than assuming you understand when you might not.

In addition, curiosity:

• Builds Bridges, Not Walls: Whereas confrontation creates walls and divisions, curiosity builds bridges by promoting understanding and connection.

• Encourages Open Communication: A curious approach encourages honest sharing of thoughts, feelings and ideas without the fear of judgment, which leads to more transparent conversations.

Start With Curiosity and Not Confrontation

• Allows Your Partner to Be Open and Cooperative: When your partner feels you are genuinely curious and you're not being judgmental or critical, they are more likely to be open and cooperative.

• Unlocks Solutions: By exploring the root causes of the conflict, you can both discover innovative and more effective solutions that get to the core of the issue.

• Prompts Empathy: By considering that your partner is a decent person who arrived at their particular point of view, you're more likely to have empathy for them--even if your  perspective differs from theirs. Your empathy can help with finding a compromise to the problem.

How Can You Practice Using Curiosity?

• Ask Open Ended Questions: Instead of making assumptions, ask open ended questions that encourages your partner to share more.

• Be An Active Listener: Focus on listening to understand your partner's viewpoint instead of just waiting to respond so you can argue your point of view.

Start With Curiosity and Not Confrontation

• Check Your Own Biases: Be aware of your own conscious and unconscious biases and try to suspend your biases so you can avoid jumping to conclusions and making immediate judgments.

• Acknowledge Your Own Role in the Conflict: Be curious about your own perceptions and behavior to understand how you might be contributing to the conflict.

• Create Space For a Deeper Understanding: Slow down and create pauses in the conversation for a deeper understanding and greater insight.

Get Help in Couples Therapy

If you and your partner have tried to approach your conflicts with curiosity and not confrontation but you're not making progress, consider working with an experienced couples therapist.

A skilled couples therapist can help you to overcome the obstacles in your relationship.

Get Help in Couples Therapy

Rather than continuing to engage in the same behavior that isn't working, get help in couples therapy so you can have a more meaningful relationship.

About Me

I am a licensed New York psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, EFT (for couples), Parts Work (IFS and Ego States Therapy), Somatic Experiencing and Certified Sex Therapist.

I work with individual adults and couples and I have helped many people to have more fulfilling relationships.

To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.

To set up a consultation, call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or email me,

Relationships: How to Rebuild Trust After You Have Betrayed Your Partner

Several years ago I wrote an article about rebuilding trust after a betrayal in a relationship focusing on the person who was betrayed. 

In the current article I'm focusing on how the person who betrayed their partner can try to rebuild trust.

Rebuilding Trust After You Betrayed Your Partner

How Can You Rebuild Trust in Your Relationship After You Have Betrayed Your Partner?

If you have betrayed your partner and your partner is willing to give you a second chance, be aware that this can be a delicate time in your relationship.

Even if you both want to try to work it out, it might not last. The reason for this is that many couples who try to work on their relationship after a betrayal discover the road to rebuilding trust is harder than they anticipated and they just can't get there.

Rebuilding Trust After You Have Betrayed Your Partner

If you're sincere and you're both willing to do the work, here are some suggestions that can help:

• Listen to Your Partner Express Their Pain: You need to listen to your partner express the pain you caused them without getting defensive or making excuses. This often involves more than just one conversation, but if you want to regain your partner's trust, you need to be attuned to their pain. Your partner might need time to fully realize the affect of this betrayal, what it meant to them and how they will express it to you. Allow them the time and space to do it.

Rebuilding Trust After You Have Betrayed Your Partner

• Acknowledge the Harm You Did and Validate Your Partner's Feelings: After you have listened attentively without getting defensive, be open and honest in acknowledging the pain you caused your partner. Let your partner know you're aware of how much you hurt them.  

• Offer a Sincere Apology: Saying "I'm sorry" once is unlikely to be enough. You might need to express your genuine remorse for your betrayal more than once and over time.

• Be Open to Talk to Your Partner About How the Two of You Got to This Point: It's important that you take responsibility for your actions without any excuses. But it's also important, when the time is right, for the two of you to talk about how you both got to this point in your relationship. If it's too difficult for the two of you to do this on your own, consider couples therapy where a a licensed mental health professional can help you both to have these difficult conversations, work towards healing and begin the process of rebuilding trust.

Rebuilding Trust After You Have Betrayed Your Partner

• Be Consistent and Dependable: Keep your promises. Maintain whatever commitments you made to your partner. These include both big and small commitments. Be predictable in your behavior--show up when you say you're going to show up and do what you said you would do. You need to demonstrate to your partner that you're trustworthy.

• Communicate Openly and Honestly: Share your thoughts and feelings and be an active listener when your partner communicates with you--even though it might be hard to hear how much pain you caused them.

Rebuilding Trust After You Have Betrayed Your Partner

• Reflect on Your Behavior and How You Need to Change: Examine your behavior and address patterns you need to change.

• Make a Commitment For Positive Change: Be sincere about making positive changes and then show your partner how you're making these changes.

Rebuilding Trust After You Betrayed Your Partner

• Provide Reassurance: In the aftermath of your betrayal, your partner will probably need more reassurance from you than before they discovered the betrayal. So, find ways to show you care. Create an atmosphere of safety so that, over time, your partner can regain trust in you.

• Work on Developing a Better Connection With Your Partner: Create positive shared experiences together to reinforce your bond.

• Be Patient and Allow Time For Healing: Healing after a betrayal is a process and the process can't be put on a timetable. There is no quick fix. Once trust has been broken, it takes time to heal and everyone heals in their own time.

What If You and Your Partner Discover Your Relationship is Beyond Repair?

As mentioned above, it's not always possible to rebuild trust--even when both people really try.

There are times when both people make a genuine effort to rebuild trust, but in the process they discover they have reached an impasse. 

Your Relationship Might Be Beyond Repair

For instance, your partner might realize they really can't overcome their hurt and resentment or you might realize you're not willing or able to make the necessary changes needed to rebuild trust.

At that point, you should both attempt to separate in a way that doesn't cause any additional pain.

Once you have decided to end the relationship, be clear about boundaries.

Take Time to Grieve

Take time to grieve the end of the relationship. 

Practice self care. 

Seek emotional support from people close to you.

Consider getting help from a licensed mental health professional to help you heal.

About Me

I am a licensed New York psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, EFT (for couples), Somatic Experiencing, Parts Work Therapist (IFS and Ego States Therapy) and a Certified Sex Therapist.

I work with individual adults and couples.

To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.

To set up a consultation, call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or email me.

Also see my article:

What Do You Consider Cheating?

How to Develop a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

Developing a healthy relationship to joy and pleasure can be challenging for many people for a variety of reasons which will be discussed in this article.

Developing a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

What Does It Mean to Have an Unhealthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure?

Before we look at what it means to have a healthy relationship to joy and pleasure, let's take a look at what it means to have an unhealthy relationship.

An unhealthy relationship to joy and pleasure often involves seeking external validation and engaging in unsustainable or damaging behavior:

• Dependence and Compulsion includes:

• Intermittent Reinforcement: Unhealthy relationships often include intermittent reinforcement of intense pleasure which are used to tolerate ongoing toxic and or manipulative behavior creating a cycle of dependency.

• Chasing the "High": Compulsive seeking of intense short-term pleasure which can lead to shame, guilt and other negative consequences.

• Imbalance and Exploitation includes:
• Using Others For Pleasure while neglecting their wishes and boundaries

• A Tendency to Prioritize Pleasure While Neglecting Emotional Intimacy and Genuine Connection: There is a tendency to avoid emotional intimacy which results in superficial relationships. The pursuit of pleasure offers only a temporary boost in happiness which creates an ongoing cycle of this dynamic. This creates emotional distance, possibly emotional numbing, loneliness and difficulty expressing emotions and only short term or casual relationships.

• Imposing Control and Having a Sense of Entitlement: Feeling entitled to pleasure without respecting a partner's wishes or boundaries

• Feeling Guilt and Shame: Guilt and shame get in the way of experiencing joy and pleasure

What Does It Mean to Develop a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure?

Developing a healthy relationship to joy and pleasure includes conscious practices including appreciation and presence:

• Practicing Mindfulness: Learning to savor joyous and pleasurable moments--no matter how small (see my article: The Mind-Body Connection and Mindfulness Meditation).

• Cultivating Gratitude: One way to cultivate gratitude is by keeping a gratitude journal.

• Making Meaningful Connections: Finding joy in helping others and investing in meaningful relationships rather than only seeking immediate gratification (see my article: Why Are Close Friendship Important?).

Developing a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

• Celebrating Small Wins: Acknowledging wins, no matter how small, including a completed task or a delicious meal, which can reinforce your experience of pleasure (see my article: Celebrating Small Wins).

• Balancing Joy and Purpose: Recognizing that, rather than seeing joy as a fleeting state, it can also be a deep, more resilient state of being connected to your purpose and values. 

Developing a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

• Developing Meaningful Connections With Others: Nurture connections rather than focusing on immediate gratification.

• Self Love and Self Care: Take responsibility for your own happiness. Prioritize your physical, emotional and psychological health.

• Emotional Resilience: Finding moments of happiness even during stressful times--not just in external circumstances (see my article: Developing Resilience).

Why Do Some People Struggle to Have a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure?

Many people feel guilty about allowing themselves to experience pleasure for various reasons including:

• Ingrained Cultural Beliefs About Joy and Pleasure: Many cultural beliefs link joy and pleasure to laziness, selfishness, and personal beliefs about feeling like they don't deserve to experience pleasure.

• Learned Beliefs: There might be learned beliefs from family history that links pleasure to selfishness and childishness, which makes the pursuit of pleasure seem wrong.

Developing a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

• Guilt and Shame: For many people pleasure feels like a dereliction of their obligations and responsibilities which engenders guilt and shame (see my article: Overcoming Shame).

• Lack of Self Worth: Many people feel they are not worthy of experiencing pleasure because of their own traumatic history (see my article: Overcoming the Emotional Pain of Feeling Unlovable).

• Fear of Being Judged: Some people fear that if they experience pleasure, others will judge them for it, but it's often their own internal critic that is involved  (see my article: Overcoming the Internal Critic).

• Other Personal and Societal Reasons: A variety of other reasons both personal and societal

How Can People Overcome Shame and Guilt About Enjoying Pleasure and Joy?

Working on overcoming shame and guilt about enjoying pleasure and joy can be challenging.

• Start By Identifying the Root Cause: Ask yourself what might have contributed to your negative relationship with pleasure and joy. Is it related to cultural issues, familial messages or other sources?

Developing a Healthy Relationship to Joy and Pleasure

• Question the Story You're Telling Yourself: If you know the root of your problem, question your assumptions to see if they hold up in the light of day. Ask yourself what you would tell a loved one who struggled with this problem.

• Separate Self From Behavior: Move from self criticism to an objective assessment of your relationship with joy and pleasure.

• Seek Help in Therapy: If you have been unable to change a negative relationship with joy and pleasure, seek help in therapy.

Get Help in Therapy

An unhealthy relationship with pleasure and joy can be deeply rooted in your history and this problem can be difficult to overcome on your own. 

Getting Help in Therapy

A skilled psychotherapist can help you to overcome the obstacles that are getting in your way.

Rather than struggling on your own, seek help from a licensed mental health professional so you can lead a more meaningful life.

About Me

I am a licensed New York psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, EFT (for couples), Somatic Experiencing and Certified Sex Therapist.

I work with individual adults and couples and I have helped many clients to develop a healthy relationship to joy and pleasure.

To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.

To set up a consultation, call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or email me.

Also See My Articles:

How Glimmers Can Give You a Sense of Ease, Safety and Joy

Discovering Your Happiness Triggers

Savoring Pleasure

Sexual Self Discovery and Pleasure Mapping

Keeping an Erotic Journal For Sexual Self Discovery

How to "Get Out of Your Head" to Heal With Experiential Therapy

In an earlier article, Healing From the Inside Out: Why Insight Isn't Enough, I discussed how traditional psychotherapy has focused on helping clients to understand and develop intellectual insight into their problems.

How to Get Our of Your Head to Heal With Experiential Therapy

While intellectual insight is an important first step, it's usually not enough to heal and create change (see my article: Why Experiential Therapy is More Effective Than Regular Talk Therapy For Trauma).

As I discussed in the prior article, traditional psychotherapy without the mind-body connection creates intellectual insight into clients' problems, but it often doesn't help with the necessary emotional shift necessary for healing and change.

This is why Experiential Therapy is more effective for healing and change.

What Are the Various Types Experiential Therapy?

Experiential Therapy includes many body-oriented therapies including:

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  

• AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)

• Somatic Experiencing

• Parts Work Therapy (IFS and Ego States Therapy)

How Does Experiential Therapy Work?

Although each modality is set up in a different way, all Experiential Therapy has certain aspects in common:

• Creating Experiences: Compared to traditional psychotherapy, all Experiential Therapy involves creating experiences to bring about a deeper connection between thoughts and emotions. 

• Emotional Processing: After preparing a client by helping them through the Preparation and Resource Phase, Experiential Therapy allows thoughts, memories and emotions to come to the surface in a deeper way than traditional therapy. Most Experiential Therapists track clients' moment-to-moment experiences so that what comes up is within clients' window of tolerance within the safe environment of the therapist's office. This is important in terms of the work being neither overwhelming nor causing emotional numbing.

Getting Out of Your Head to Heal with Experiential Therapy

• Connecting the Mind and the Body: Experiential Therapy creates a bridge by connecting rational thoughts with deeper emotions, including unresolved trauma. This approach helps to identify and shift unconscious core beliefs (e.g., "I'm unlovable" or "I'm powerless") and patterns that often don't respond to therapy that is more cognitive talk therapy approaches (see my article: Experiential Psychotherapy and the Mind-Body Connection: The Body Offers a Window Into the Unconscious Mind).

• Memory Reconsolidation: By creating new experiences, Experiential Therapy can activate memory reconsolidation, rewiring neural pathways related to traumatic experiences from the past. Memory reconsolidation is essential for transformation (see my article: Riding the Waves From Trauma to Transformation With Experiential Therapy).

What Are the Benefits of Experiential Therapy?

The benefits include:

• Increased Self Awareness: Clients become more attuned to their thoughts and emotions and how these thoughts and emotions interact with their body and behavior (see my article: What is Self Reflective Awareness and Why Is It Important to You?).

• Developing New Skills: With Experiential Therapy clients learn and practice new and healthier ways of coping with stress, managing difficult emotions, resolving conflict and overcoming unresolved trauma.

Getting Out of Your Head to Heal With Experiential Therapy

• Reframing Negative Patterns: Clients learn how to experience situations in new ways by reframing negative thoughts and beliefs. This helps clients to stop harmful patterns from repeating. 

• Enhancing Empathy and Communication Skills: As enhanced empathy and communication skills emerge, clients can improve their relationship with themselves and others (see my article: What is Compassionate Empathy?).

• Providing Stress Relief: The process of engaging with and releasing suppressed emotions and processing unresolved trauma provides stress relief.

Getting Help in Experiential Therapy

If traditional therapy was only partially helpful, you could benefit from working with a licensed mental health professional who uses Experiential Therapy to help you to work through trauma and heal (see my article: What is a Trauma Therapist?).

Getting Out of Your Head to Heal With Experiential Therapy

A skilled Experiential Therapist can help you to complete trauma processing so you can lead a more meaningful life.

Rather than struggling on your own, seek help in Experiential Therapy so you can heal and move on with your life.

About Me

I am a licensed New York psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, EFT (for couples), Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist.

I work with individual adults and couples.

To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.

To set up a consultation, call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or email me.