Heart Centered EMDR Kelowna

When life becomes unbearable, THERE IS HOPE WITH EMDR.

Is EMDR Right For You?

Everyone experiences trauma. This ranges from 'small-t' trauma like getting teased in school to 'Big-T' trauma like car accidents or rape. Sometimes a traumatic experience doesn't get processed properly. Instead, it gets "stuck" in your psyche, like a scar. This then can manifest as anxiety, PTSD, depression, trouble sleeping, or a number of other symptoms. 

EMDR therapy is one of the most effective ways of treating these stuck traumatic memories and releasing you from their gripping effects. Ashlea Lawrenson is your Kelowna EMDR therapist. Here to help you live your most fulfilling and authentic life.

Let her help you navigate the tough times with more ease and resolve past trauma so that you can live the life that you were created for!

  • Anxiety Counselling

    Anxiety

    Anxiety overestimates the threat and underestimates our ability to manage it. Healing is possible when we are able to explore, be curious and learn from our triggers and emotional pain without shame and judgement.

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  • Depression Counselling

    Depression

    Research on EMDR and depression has looked at fear of big looming objects that typically either trigger freezing or running and hiding. EMDR triggers a third option—not run and hide. Not freeze. But forward confrontation.

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  • Sexual Abuse Counselling

    Sexual Abuse

    EMDR can help with allowing you to connect with the bad parts that hold onto the memories and the truth about what really happened and then to integrate the good and bad parts back together to feel more whole.

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  • PTSD Counselling

    PTSD

    There is an extensive body of research examining the efficacy of Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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What Makes Heart Centered EMDR Different?

Why choose EMDR Kelowna services with Heart Centered EMDR?
Because this is more than talk therapy. Here, EMDR sessions integrate mindfulness, body awareness, and evidence-based techniques to help you gently uncover and release trauma. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or PTSD, our approach honors your unique story and helps guide you home to yourself.

Heart Centered EMDR is proud to serve Kelowna & area.

If you're navigating trauma, burnout, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm, EMDR can help. Our Kelowna EMDR therapy supports adults of all backgrounds in safely exploring their past while building resilience for the future.

EMDR Can Help With:

  • Eating Disorders

  • Phobias

  • Performance Anxiety​

  • Low self-esteem

  • Complicated grief

  • PTSD

  • Anxiety

  • Panic Attacks

  • Trouble sleeping

  • Depression

“Ashlea is a wonderful person and therapist. Immediately upon meeting her, I felt a connection and that I had a safe space to bring my struggles.”

I have done EMDR with her and noticed a huge difference in my anxiety levels and also great benefits in only a few sessions. She is kind, empathetic, caring and understanding. I would highly recommend her to anyone, especially if you need a therapist that is welcoming, comforting, and understanding. She has met all of my needs immensely and I’m looking forward to future sessions with her.


— STEFANI

“Ashlea’s compassion and kindness provides one with true sense of safe and unconditional counsel.”

I strongly recommend her techniques utilizing a most powerful EMDR therapy!


— DARCY

“I have only seen Ashlea for 3 sessions so far, yet I am amazed at the value of how well they equipped me to move on from certain feelings and situations that used to debilitate me.”

Ashlea is very calm, compassionate and non judgmental - I would recommend her service to anybody.

— JANET

Get started with Heart Centered EMDR, today.