Healing is Possible
Hi, I’m patrick!
I'm Patrick Walden, LICSW. I’m a psychotherapist and EMDR Practitioner based in Philadelphia. I utilize a blend of talk therapy, Narrative Therapy and EMDR in my practice.
I help adult survivors of complex trauma from all over the US heal their trauma through weekly therapy as well as day-long trauma healing intensives. If you’ve experienced trauma, you’ll know just how much hold it can have over your life. As a trauma survivor myself, I not only get it, it’s my life’s purpose to help others heal. With EMDR, I've seen amazing results with my clients. I’d love to take this healing journey with you. Read on to learn more.
If you’ve experienced trauma, you’ll know just how much hold it can have over your life. Daily flashbacks, isolation, anxiety, nervousness, nightmares, and insomnia can bring life to a halt. Sometimes, it can be difficult to leave your home at all. EMDR can help.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, initially developed in the late 1980s by Francine Shapiro. Today, it is one of the most powerful ways of helping individuals heal from trauma. EMDR focuses on traumatic memories, reducing the vividness of these memories, as well as fixed negative thoughts, not by removing these things, but by
changing the way they’re stored in the brain, allowing you to adequately process the information. Fundamental components include grounding exercises, visualization, resource building, thought replacement and bilateral stimulation (such as rhythmic tapping or eye movement).
Just like when we get a cut, our body has a built in natural response to heal it. The same is true with our brains. Because the brain can be a complicated place of information storage, things sometimes can get stuck. EMDR helps to move things from stuck to processed.
We’re not just talking about what’s wrong,
we’re actually healing it.
My approach
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from trauma and distressing life experiences. Whether you're struggling with memories of childhood abuse, a recent loss, or chronic anxiety, EMDR offers a way to process and release what’s stuck — without having to relive it in detail.
Narrative therapy
Narrative Therapy is a collaborative, non-pathologizing approach to healing that helps people separate themselves from the problems they face. Instead of seeing yourself as the problem, Narrative Therapy invites you to explore the stories you’ve been told—and the ones you tell yourself—about who you are.