New Mercies Counseling and Wellness (NMC&W) is a private practice located in Chesapeake, VA established in November 2021. The owner Melanie Mosbarger, LPC, CTTS is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist that specializes in treating individuals with trauma related disorders. She is a clinical supervisor and an EMDR Consultant in Training (CIT). The practice welcomes individuals ages 4 and up, couples and family. The practices has an emphasis on treating individuals with trauma but is also not limited to:

 

• Autism spectrum and their caregivers

• Active military and military spouse

• First Responders

• Betrayal Trauma

• Marital issues

• Perinatal mental health

• Faith based spiritually integrated therapy

• Life transitions

• Self esteem issues

• Early childhood attachment wounds

 

Clinicians at NMC&W practice evidence-based approaches from EMDR, CBT, TF-CBT among others. You will find EMDR is a common approach used in therapy by our clinicians to treat various issues. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. It is based on an Adaptative Information Processing (AIP) model that suggests most of the psychological distress is due to maladaptive encoding and /or incomplete processing of traumatic experiences. Then creating a challenge for an individual to integrate these experiences in an adaptive manner. It consists of eight phases broken down into a three-pronged model- past experiences, present triggers, and future potential challenges, resulting in the alleviation of symptoms, decrease in distress and disturbance of memories.

 

EMDR can be used in an hourly week to week session, however, Melanie Mosbarger, LPC also offers EMDR intensives.

 

EMDR Intensives

 

As described above EMDR is your brain’s way of healing itself from various levels of trauma. Through EMDR the brain rewires the stinking thinking or negative beliefs to where you no longer believe “I’m unworthy, unlovable, stupid, or not enough” or any other negative beliefs. In traditional week to week appointments healing can occur over the course of weeks, months, or years. However, with an EMDR intensive you have the ability to process the information faster and heal quicker. If you have experienced a recent trauma or have  childhood wounds you can clear these negative beliefs from the traumas through a 1-3 day intensive.

 

Reasons to Consider and EMDR intensive

 

• You have a busy schedule and would like to find fast results

• It is cost effective if you calculate the total costs of therapy over the course of months to years.

• Have tried other modalities and are still experiencing the same symptoms

• Are ready for transformative change in your life and tired of things getting worse before they get better!

 

Our mission:

Empower, educate, and equip individuals impacted by all aspects of trauma to find healing, growth and peace.

 

Our vision:

Provide holistic and trauma informed care that promote healing for the whole person mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. To offer trauma treatment from evidence based practices through a Biblical lens.

 

For more information about the practice and our providers please visit on our website at https://newmerciescounselingvb.com/ and you can also find us on Facebook at New Mercies Counseling and Wellness.