CUTV News Radio spotlights EMDR Expert Dr. Kelly A. James

Tulsa, OK – Dr. Kelly A. James is a certified clinical trauma professional and expert in EMDR.

“When you do EMDR, you feel better from that first session. You just feel different,” says Dr. James. “One thing I offer is the hope that no matter what you're feeling right now, you can get past this and it can never impact you again. You do not have to live out of your trauma the rest of your life.”

Though EMDR started out as a trauma therapy it has evolved. Dr. James says she uses EMDR with every client, no matter what their presenting issue happens to be.

“EMDR completely changed how I do therapy,” says Dr. James, “but that’s how I conduct my life: I always want to be moving forward. I'm not afraid to challenge myself to learn something new.”

EMDR even helped Dr. James heal from her own traumatic history.

“I was abused as a child and I did not tell anyone about the abuse until I was in my 30s,” recalls Dr. James. “I often wondered what the difference would have been for my life had I gotten counseling as a child, knowing that we can actually heal from those past traumas to where they no longer impact our life.”

Though she’s been practicing since 1997, it wasn’t until 2013, upon discovering EMDR, that Dr. James took her private practice full-time.

“I'm proud that even though I have a traumatic history, I've been able to continually move forward and achieve desires and dreams for myself that help people,” says Dr. James. ”I see my clients as having bravery to be able to challenge themselves to come to counseling and do the hard work to feel better.”

For more information on Dr. Kelly A. James, visit www.drkellyajames.com