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Wai Yan (Ryan) Ng
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Life is a rollercoaster for everyone, which means adjustments are inevitable, whether it is big or small, good or bad, fortunate or devastating. As an Asian migrant in Utah myself, I understand the struggles when we have to adapt to any sort of significant adjustment or change, especially grief and loss. I strive to provide a safe space for clients to find the inner strength to process and find meaning from the storm. I am a firm believer of genuine connection and empathy as keys towards recovery. As a therapist, I see my role as your teammate to accomplish any goals you have in mind for a better outcome at the end of the tunnel.
Life is a rollercoaster for everyone, which means adjustments are inevitable, whether it is big or small, good or bad, fortunate or devastating. As an Asian migrant in Utah myself, I understand the struggles when we have to adapt to any sort of significant adjustment or change, especially grief and loss. I strive to provide a safe space for clients to find the inner strength to process and find meaning from the storm. I am a firm believer of genuine connection and empathy as keys towards recovery. As a therapist, I see my role as your teammate to accomplish any goals you have in mind for a better outcome at the end of the tunnel.
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InSight Psychological Services
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Finding the right therapist can be challenging. At InSight Psychological Services, we believe that a strong therapeutic relationship based on compassion, genuineness and non-judgement is vital to success in therapy. Building a connection that is supportive and authentic can provide space for you to understand the habits and patterns that make you feel hopeless and stuck. Together, we can work towards finding hope, growth, and change.
Finding the right therapist can be challenging. At InSight Psychological Services, we believe that a strong therapeutic relationship based on compassion, genuineness and non-judgement is vital to success in therapy. Building a connection that is supportive and authentic can provide space for you to understand the habits and patterns that make you feel hopeless and stuck. Together, we can work towards finding hope, growth, and change.
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Photo of Phoebe Kung At Beacon Therapy Of Utah, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Salt Lake City, UT
Phoebe Kung At Beacon Therapy Of Utah
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Taylorsville, UT 84123  (Online Only)
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and you have taken that brave step by exploring therapy. Maybe you have been feeling miserable, unmotivated, helpless and hopeless. Sometimes distressing challenges leads us to feel a loss of control and causes us to feel lost and stuck in our life journey. In therapy, we will explore how to use your strengths to overcome challenges together. Therapy can be both hard and difficult, yet amazingly rewarding. Let's help you explore and make sense of the difficult things that you might feel stuck in together.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and you have taken that brave step by exploring therapy. Maybe you have been feeling miserable, unmotivated, helpless and hopeless. Sometimes distressing challenges leads us to feel a loss of control and causes us to feel lost and stuck in our life journey. In therapy, we will explore how to use your strengths to overcome challenges together. Therapy can be both hard and difficult, yet amazingly rewarding. Let's help you explore and make sense of the difficult things that you might feel stuck in together.
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EMDR Therapists

Who is EMDR for?

EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.

Why do people need EMDR?

People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.

What problems does EMDR treat?

First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.

What happens in EMDR therapy?

First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.