EMDR THERAPY IN MICHIGAN

Space to heal. Room to be human.

Therapy for people carrying the weight of trauma, racialized stress, and caring for everyone else.

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I work with high achieving women navigating the effects of racism

—both systemic and personal—while also facing the ordinary, messy experiences that come with being human.

In therapy, we make space for both the pain of trauma and the practice of self-care.

My clients are often individuals who care for others . . . think healthcare workers, other therapists, healing practitioners and facilitators, attorneys, parents/ people in parent roles, or caregivers.

Empathetic human beings need someone to lean on, too.

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In therapy, I’ll help you to . . .

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  1. Exploring soul wounds and injuries to the ‘self’ that occurred as a result of traumatic experiences; power, control, and violation; and systems of harm.

  2. Remembering that your body is trustworthy by helping you foster a sense of safety/ feeling ‘safe enough’ to face the hard stuff.

  3. Learning how trauma shapes your brain and body. This often leads to greater self-compassion regarding why it’s so hard to work through the muck of healing from hurt or disregard.

  4. Releasing trauma stuck in the nervous system and becoming more aware of the internal resources, inner wisdom, and capacity for healing that you already have.

  5. Adaptively integrate your experiences so that you can become more responsive instead of reactive in moments and/ or periods of dis/stress.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Helps you to get unstuck from intense feelings and emotions. It is a comprehensive approach that activates the brains natural ability to heal through neuroplasticity. As a result, painful memories and experiences that unconsciously influence clients' lives are brought to resolution or closer to manageable resolution. We examine the relationship between adult experiences and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This modality relies on weekly therapy appointments.

Holistic Therapy

Helps you have “aha moments” that yield greater insight and greater somatic awareness of your and your body’s emotional needs. Drawing on practices like mindfulness, breathwork, Reiki, and NADA ear acudetox, we make room for your nervous system to settle and for the wisdom your body already holds to come forward. Through a blend of talk therapy and somatic therapy, we improve your symptoms through weekly or biweekly appointments.

“Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.”

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“Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.”
Healing starts when you offer yourself the same grace you so freely give to everyone else.
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YOUR THERAPIST

Hi there Beautiful Human, I’m Violeta!

Violeta Donawa, LMSW-C, MA
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
NADA Ear Acudetox Specialist
Reiki III Practitioner

I’m a Clinical Social Worker and Trauma Therapist with a research & holistic health background. I’m the type of therapist who knows the value of insisting on your dignity.

I enjoy supporting individuals explore the root causes of intergenerational trauma, healing for themselves and the lives they touch thereafter. Because of my approach to this work, I maintain a limited caseload to maximize my ability to be my best self when supporting you while offering unique, individualized care.

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At Notice That! Therapy PLLC, we notice that:

  • Our society is facing a democratic crisis which in many ways is hurting the mental well-being of society members, as well as infringing on the civil liberties & human rights of civilians - U.S. born, documented and undocumented alike.

  • We acknowledge that we are living in real time where a genocide is occurring in Gaza, which is violating the human rights of siblings in Palestine with the unfortunate support of U.S. taxpayer dollars.

  • We believe in the dignity of Black and African-descendant personhood, life, joy, mental wellness and culture.

  • We believe in the dignity and personhood of multicultural/ racial, bicultural/ racial, & second generation individuals balancing identities that live outside of U.S. black-white racial dichotomies.

  • We believe in the dignity and personhood of SGL, LGBT+, and queer folx and communities.

  • We acknowledge that the private practice known as Notice That! Therapy PLLC is an entity registered to the state of Michigan which exists on ancestral Anishinaabe land.