EMDR Therapist Westwood
A Short Drive or Telehealth From Home
If you’re searching for an EMDR therapist Westwood residents – including those near UCLA – can reach easily, Susan Quinn’s Brentwood office is a short drive away, with encrypted telehealth also available statewide for Westwood clients who’d rather work from home.
Emotional Balance
Mind and Body Focus
Anxiety, Stress
Emotional Targets
Acupressure Points
Structured Tapping Sequence
Anxiety Therapist Westwood Flexible Enough for a Shifting Schedule
As an anxiety therapist Westwood clients seek out, telehealth removes the commute variable entirely – useful for anyone in Westwood whose schedule shifts week to week, whether due to work, coursework, or other unpredictable demands.
Emergency Notice: If you are experiencing an acute mental health crisis, please call or text 988, or call 911 immediately.
Trauma Therapist Westwood: EMDR and Attachment-Focused Work
As a trauma therapist Westwood residents work with, both standard EMDR and Attachment-Focused EMDR are part of the practice – the right fit depends on whether the trauma traces to a specific event or shows up more as an ongoing pattern.
In-Person or Telehealth, From Westwood
Westwood sits a short drive from the Brentwood office, making in-person sessions a practical option, while telehealth remains available regardless of distance for anyone who’d rather skip the drive entirely.
Who This Fits
This tends to fit high-functioning adults – steady at work, successful on paper – who feel anxious, emotionally alone, or stuck in patterns they understand but can’t seem to shift, often rooted in earlier emotional neglect, inconsistency, or lack of attunement.
How It Starts
- A free 20-minute call to discuss what you’re carrying and whether it’s a good fit.
- An intake session covering your history and goals – not trauma processing yet.
- EMDR at your pace, in-person in Brentwood or by telehealth from Westwood.
- Most clients work weekly for a season, not indefinitely.
Credentials and Approach
Susan Quinn is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT, License No. MFC28220), licensed since 1991 and EMDRIA-certified since 2003.
In Short: EMDR and Anxiety Therapy for Westwood
If EMDR therapist Westwood or anxiety therapist Westwood is what you searched, the recap is simple: a short drive to Brentwood, or telehealth from home, with the same clinical process either way.
EMDR and the Specific Kind of Anxiety That Doesn't Respond to Logic
A specific, common frustration brings people to EMDR rather than continuing with talk-based coping strategies alone: the anxiety makes no logical sense, and knowing that doesn’t help. A person can recognize, clearly, that a current situation doesn’t actually warrant the intensity of their fear response – and still feel it anyway, at full force, every time a similar trigger shows up.
This gap between logical understanding and felt experience is exactly what EMDR’s underlying model addresses. The Adaptive Information Processing model treats this kind of anxiety as evidence that an earlier experience got stored in raw, unprocessed form – the original fear response never fully resolved, so it keeps firing in situations that resemble it, even loosely, regardless of what the present moment actually calls for.
For Westwood clients dealing with this kind of disproportionate, hard-to-reason-with anxiety – particularly around performance, evaluation, or high-stakes situations common in academic or early-career environments – this model offers a different entry point than trying to talk yourself out of a feeling that logic alone hasn’t been able to touch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an EMDR therapist Westwood residents, including near UCLA, can see nearby?
Yes – the Brentwood office is a short drive from Westwood, and telehealth is also available statewide for anyone who prefers working from home.
Does an anxiety therapist Westwood work with graduate students or academic professionals?
The practice works with high-functioning adults broadly; specific fit for a graduate student’s or academic’s situation is best discussed during the free consultation call.
How does EMDR help with anxiety that's tied to a specific season of life, like a demanding program or job?
EMDR and Attachment-Focused EMDR can address anxiety connected to ongoing stressors, though the underlying work usually targets the nervous system’s stress response rather than the external situation alone.
Is telehealth a practical option for Westwood clients with unpredictable schedules?
Yes – telehealth removes the commute variable entirely, which can help when a schedule shifts week to week.
What's the first step for someone in Westwood considering therapy?
A free 20-minute consultation call – no paperwork or commitment required before that conversation.
Still Deciding?
If you’ve been thinking about reaching out to an EMDR therapist Westwood has access to but haven’t yet, the free 20-minute call is designed to remove the pressure from that decision – it’s a conversation, not a commitment, and it works the same whether you’re calling from nearby or scheduling around a demanding season.