Held Wise Therapy

Held Wise Therapy is a private practice based in New York City that offers individual psychotherapy using an integrative approach combining relational and psychodynamic talk therapy, EMDR, and somatic practices. The practice focuses on supporting nervous-system regulation and deepening self-trust through both mind-based and body-based techniques to help clients work through challenging patterns. Sessions are tailored to each client's unique needs and history rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

The practice offers two main service options: individual therapy at $190 per session and specialized integrative trauma therapy at $250 per session. The specialized option specifically incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) within an integrative, relational frame to support whole-person healing. Both services are designed to help clients shift patterns that feel overwhelming or destabilizing.

EMDR is a structured, research-backed therapy used to help the brain reprocess experiences it never fully digested so they stop driving current feelings. It is best known as a treatment for trauma and PTSD but is also effective for anxiety, negative core beliefs, and stuck patterns that insight alone cannot shift. The practice uses EMDR alongside psychodynamic therapy to map where patterns came from and work at the level where the pattern is stored.

The practice is located in New York City and serves individual clients rather than couples or groups. Therapy sessions incorporate both mind-based and body-based techniques to address patterns that feel challenging or destabilizing. Clients can reach out via email to discuss whether EMDR fits their specific concerns before starting.

The practice integrates several therapeutic approaches including ACT, CBT, attachment-based therapy, and somatic work when they are useful. This integrative method is grounded in psychodynamic therapy and EMDR, drawing from multiple sources to uncover what is no longer serving the client. The frame is always relational, meaning two people work together on what matters to the client.

Specialized integrative trauma therapy sessions include EMDR and are priced at $250. Individual therapy rooted in relational and psychodynamic approaches is available for $190. These rates are stated on the website for one-on-one sessions tailored to unique needs and history.

The practice helps clients with distressing experiences that still feel current, anxiety that doesn't respond to reasoning, and pervasive negative beliefs like 'I'm not good enough.' It also addresses patterns in relationships that keep repeating and the aftermath of smaller, cumulative hurts. A single dramatic trauma is not required for EMDR to be useful; steady criticism or years of feeling less-than are also valid concerns.

The practice emphasizes that understanding a pattern is not the same as changing it, as insight alone does not always change how the body responds. Therapy goes further by helping clients experience new possibilities and new beliefs to approach life and relationships differently. The goal is to interrupt loops that show up in thoughts, relationships, and the body.

The practice writes short essays on its website about how therapy actually works, including patterns that keep people stuck and what the process can look like. These insights cover why the same loops keep showing up and how therapy interrupts them. They also explain why EMDR helps when logic alone hasn't fixed anxiety and self-doubt.

The practice states it is happy to help clients think through whether EMDR fits what they are dealing with. Clients are encouraged to send a note if they are wondering about the fit. The practice takes time to understand the client's history and patterns before any reprocessing begins.

The practice's website mentions that EMDR is one of the most effective tools for anxiety and negative core beliefs when insight alone hasn't shifted the issue. It also notes that EMDR is research-backed and helps the brain reprocess experiences. The practice highlights that many people notice the emotional charge around old material soften within a handful of sessions.

The practice describes its work as grounded in psychodynamic therapy and EMDR together, where psychodynamic therapy maps the origin of a pattern and EMDR works at the storage level. Other approaches like ACT, CBT, and somatic work are woven in when helpful. The frame is always relational, focusing on two people working together.