EMDR therapy · West Palm Beach · online

Online EMDR therapy for adults in West Palm Beach

When a hard experience still shows up as nightmares, flashbacks, a jumpy body or a feeling you can’t shake, EMDR is a structured, well-studied therapy that may help. Here’s how it works, and how to start online from anywhere in Palm Beach County.

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At a glance

Who you’d see: Achieve Growth Therapy (Artie Gately, LMHC)
Format: secure video sessions while you are located in Florida
Office: Orlando, there is no West Palm Beach office
First step: a free 15-minute consultation

Details checked on the practice’s public website on November 8, 2026.

EMDR in plain language

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It was developed in the late 1980s to treat post-traumatic stress, and it follows a set sequence of phases. During the processing phases you briefly bring a distressing memory to mind while paying attention to a back-and-forth rhythm, usually guided eye movements, sometimes tones or taps. Over sessions, the memory tends to feel less vivid and less charged.

The American Psychological Association’s PTSD guideline suggests EMDR as a treatment for PTSD, and the VA’s National Center for PTSD describes it as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. Results differ from person to person, and no therapy can promise a particular outcome. Read the full walk-through of the eight phases.

After a frightening event

Intrusive memories, nightmares, avoiding reminders, or feeling constantly on guard after an accident, assault, loss or other trauma.

When old experiences drive today’s anxiety

Panic or worry that seems tied to specific past experiences rather than coming out of nowhere. Evidence here is less established than for PTSD.

Stuck beliefs about yourself

Thoughts like “I’m not safe” or “it was my fault” that stay loud even when you know, logically, they aren’t the whole story.

These are common reasons people ask about EMDR, not a diagnosis. A clinician helps decide whether EMDR or another approach fits, see Is EMDR right for me?

Doing EMDR online from Palm Beach County

Achieve Growth Therapy is an Orlando practice that offers secure telehealth to people located anywhere in Florida, and its EMDR page states that EMDR is available by telehealth. For someone in West Palm Beach, that means sessions from a private room at home or another quiet space, no drive up I-95 or across town for an appointment.

Be in Florida for each session. Telehealth licensing is state-based, so plan to be physically in Florida when you join. If you travel often, raise it in the consultation.
Find a private, uninterrupted spot. EMDR asks you to focus on difficult material; a closed door and headphones help.
Use a laptop or tablet if you can. A larger screen makes it easier to follow on-screen eye-movement cues. Your clinician can explain the method they use.

If in-person sessions matter to you

Orlando is a multi-hour drive from West Palm Beach, so Achieve Growth Therapy is realistically a telehealth option for most people here. If you would rather sit in a local office, your insurance plan’s directory, your primary-care provider or the 211 Helpline Palm Beach and Treasure Coast (opens in a new tab) can point you toward in-person options nearby.

PTSD treatment is a question of fit, not just a therapy name

If you are looking for PTSD treatment in West Palm Beach, EMDR is one of several evidence-based options worth discussing. A clinician needs to assess what is happening now, how safe and supported you feel, and whether outpatient video sessions are appropriate. This is not a hospital, day program or crisis service.

The practice publicly lists EMDR for PTSD and trauma, but acceptance of a particular case needs a conversation. If you need frequent monitoring, help with immediate safety or a higher level of care, ask for an appropriate referral.

Before choosing a provider

Look beyond a therapy label. Know who will treat you, ask about their EMDR training and discuss the full cost of the proposed plan. This site refers to one practice, not a comparison list.

Know your clinician

Read what is publicly verified and which training questions to ask.

Meet the provider

Check your budget

Understand the free consultation, session fees and insurance checks.

Fees and insurance

Check readiness

Consider privacy, preparation and whether another step should come first.

Fit and readiness

How starting works

Read up on fit. Skim how EMDR works and the questions worth asking.
Book the free consultation. The button on this site opens Achieve Growth Therapy’s own contact page, where you can pick a time or send a short note.
Talk for 15 minutes. You describe what’s going on; the practice tells you whether it can help and how. If it isn’t the right fit, the practice says it will point you toward someone who is.
Begin with preparation, not the hardest memory. Early EMDR sessions focus on history, goals and grounding skills before any memory processing starts.

More about getting started · How referrals work on this site

Ask whether EMDR fits what you're carrying

Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page. You'll talk about what's going on, whether EMDR by telehealth is a good fit, and what next steps could look like.

Request a free 15-minute consult