EMDR and Brainspotting in Sisters, Oregon
Your body has been keeping the score. It can also keep the healing.
Free phone consultation. In Sisters, or by secure video anywhere in Oregon.
Individual sessions $190, couples sessions $195. A sliding scale is available.
Plans the therapists on this page can bill:
Some experiences stay stuck. You can know they are over and still feel them in your chest, your stomach, or your sleep. EMDR and Brainspotting are two trauma therapies built for that gap between knowing and feeling, and Aspen Counseling offers both in Sisters and by secure video in Oregon.
This may be for you if…
- A memory or experience still hits your body as if it is happening now
- You understand your story but still brace, flinch, or shut down
- Talk therapy helped you make sense of things but the charge has not shifted
- You want trauma work that goes at a pace you can handle
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured approach. While you briefly hold a difficult memory in mind, the therapist guides bilateral stimulation, such as side to side eye movements or alternating taps, so the memory can be reprocessed and lose its charge. John DiLorenzo offers EMDR.
Brainspotting uses where you look to find where the body is holding an experience. The therapist helps you settle your gaze on a spot that connects with what you feel, then stays closely attuned while your system processes it, often with fewer words. Tim Moore, LPC, offers Brainspotting alongside Internal Family Systems and somatic work.
About Somatic Therapy at Aspen Counseling
Talk alone doesn't reach everything. Somatic therapy works with the nervous system directly, tracking sensation, breath, and impulse, so that the body's protective patterns can complete and settle. It's especially powerful for trauma, chronic anxiety, and the feeling of being stuck on high alert (or shut down entirely).
Read the full Somatic Therapy pageCommon questions
What is the difference between EMDR and Brainspotting?
Both help the brain and body process experiences that stayed stuck. EMDR follows a set sequence of phases with guided bilateral stimulation. Brainspotting is less scripted: it follows your gaze and your body's signals and lets the processing unfold at its own pace. On the consultation call we can talk through which may suit you.
Do I have to talk about what happened?
Not in detail, and not before you are ready. Both approaches can work with very little retelling. The first sessions build safety and resources before any processing begins, and you stay in charge of the pace.
Where do sessions take place?
In-person sessions are at 704 W Hood Ave, Suite C in Sisters, Oregon, a short walk from downtown and about a half-hour drive from Bend and Redmond. Secure video is available with every one of our clinicians, for clients anywhere in Oregon.
How do I get started?
Send a message through the contact page or call the office. Every new client relationship starts with a free phone consultation with our intake coordinator, a low-pressure conversation about what's bringing you in, your insurance, and which of our therapists is the right fit.
Therapists who do this work
Tim Moore, LPC
Founder & Licensed Professional Counselor
In network with Medicare, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, PacificSource, Oregon Health Plan (OHP), Moda, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, TRICARE
John DiLorenzo
Professional Counselor Associate
In network with Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
Curious about EMDR or Brainspotting?
Start with a free phone consultation. We'll talk about what's bringing you in and whether this approach is the right fit for you. We call back the same business day, usually within the hour.