Nicole Farber (she/her)

Job loss, break-ups, moves, sudden loss of a loved one, these are all things that can often create disregulation and significant discomfort for people. Often when clients come in with a life transition I start with some regulation strategies to help clients ground. Then through parts work and EMDR we work to better identify and understand the triggers of why the transition created the response it did and process and heal any early life experiences they may have originated from.

EMDR is one of the most effective treatments for trauma and PTSD. Its effective in helping to address known traumas that the client has experienced and heal the clients system. In situations where the trauma doesn't come from a specific or known event and is more connected to sustained attachment trauma over time, IFS is a really supportive model to help identify and heal the trauma that has resulted from those earlier woundings.

I have found IFS to be extremely supportive for anxiety. It can help to better understand what the intention of the clients anxious part or parts are and work with that part to help ease some of its concerns. I support clients in using a number of different techniques to help regulate their system. In many cases trauma can be the root cause of our anxious parts so my knowledge as a trauma informed therapist is also helpful in identifying and healing those traumas.

I have spent over 10 years working in the trauma field. Prior to becoming a therapist I worked as a teacher for teens who had experienced significant trauma, I then trained teachers in Trauma informed teaching, and went on to become a therapist to work more directly with those impacted by trauma.

I am whats considered an IFS-informed therapist and have training in supporting clients identify and work with their parts, un-blend from , and unburden wounded exiles. I also seek out support in my IFS work and have a practice in working with my own parts which allow me to be a better therapist and better IFS-informed therapist.

I have been using EMDR as a primary intervention with adult clients and have found it to be profoundly powerful. I also continue to seek out consultation to qualify to become certified in EMDR and my focus is on using EMDR in more creative ways that better allow for healing and integration with complex trauma.