Where can I get EMDR therapy in Newport Beach?
Written and clinically reviewed by Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC
Psychotherapist · EMDR Certified · Certified Hypnotherapist · Author of Anxiety Annihilated · Practicing since 1997
EMDR therapy is available in Newport Beach at the Corona del Mar office of Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC — 2333 E Coast Highway #C, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625, phone (833) 426-0303. She has used EMDR for trauma, anxiety, phobias, and grief since 1997, and also offers EMDR by secure video to clients located anywhere in California. If you are comparing options, the checklist below covers what actually matters when choosing an EMDR clinician.
What to check before you book EMDR
- Licensure: EMDR is delivered by licensed mental-health clinicians. Confirm an active California license (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, psychologist, or psychiatrist).
- EMDR training: ask whether the clinician is EMDR trained or certified, and how often they use it.
- Fit for your presentation: single-incident trauma, complex childhood trauma, and phobias are handled differently.
- Stabilization first: a clinician should describe preparation before reprocessing. If reprocessing is offered in session one, ask why.
- Logistics: in-person versus virtual, session length, fees, and whether a superbill is available for out-of-network reimbursement.
What the first appointments look like
The early sessions are history-taking and stabilization: what happened, how your nervous system responds now, and what tools you have for settling. Reprocessing begins once those tools are reliable.
In a reprocessing session you hold a specific memory in mind while following bilateral stimulation — guided eye movements, tones, or taps. You are not asked to narrate the event in detail. Sessions are closed down deliberately so you leave settled rather than activated.
Single-incident trauma often takes six to twelve sessions including preparation. Complex trauma involves more targets and a slower, collaborative pace.
Getting to the Newport Beach office
The office at 2333 E Coast Highway #C sits in Corona del Mar, minutes from central Newport Beach and a short drive from Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Laguna Beach. Appointments are Monday to Wednesday 11am–8pm and Thursday 11am–2pm, by appointment only. Virtual EMDR is available for anyone physically located in California.
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About the author
Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC is a Newport Beach psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, phobias, trauma and chronic pain. She provides EMDR therapy and clinical hypnotherapy and has been practicing since 1997. CA LMFT #MFC40173, LPCC #LPC54. Office: 2333 E Coast Highway #C, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625. Phone (833) 426-0303.