Summer Healing: Why This Season Is the Perfect Time for EMDR & Art Therapy
There’s something about summer… there are the longer days, warm breezes, and the scent of sunscreen and possibility in the air. While many people think of summer as a time for vacations and fun, it can also be a surprisingly powerful season for deep healing, especially if you’re navigating trauma. I don’t know about you but summer brings so much joy for me - just sitting in the sun early in the morning and listening to the birds brings so much healing to me.
Whether you're considering EMDR therapy, art therapy, or both, summer might be the gentle nudge you need to finally give yourself space to process, release, and grow.
Why Summer?
Trauma healing takes time, and just like plants need sunlight to grow, we need safety, space, and energy to heal. Summer naturally offers more of all three:
Longer days mean more light—literally and emotionally. That extra daylight can lift your mood and give you more capacity to face difficult memories.
Schedules slow down. With school breaks, vacations, and a more relaxed pace, summer can offer the breathing room you need to start the work.
Nature helps regulate. Grounding in the outdoors—whether you're sketching under a tree or taking a mindful walk after EMDR—supports nervous system regulation and emotional clarity.
How Art Therapy Helps
Sometimes words aren’t enough—or just feel too hard. Art therapy gives your inner world a voice, even when you’re not sure what you’re feeling. Through color, texture, and image, your mind can begin to process trauma gently, symbolically, and safely. You don’t have to be “an artist.” You just need a willingness to explore.
How EMDR Helps
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based approach that helps your brain reprocess traumatic memories so they no longer feel like live wires. Paired with the calm of summer, EMDR can help you access stuck memories with more safety and move through them toward relief.
A Season for You
This summer, instead of pushing everything down or putting everyone else first, what if you gave yourself the gift of healing? There’s no “perfect” time to start therapy—but summer might just be the kindest.
You’re allowed to heal in sunlight. You’re allowed to grow on your own timeline. And you don’t have to do it alone.
If this feels like the season to begin your healing journey—or deepen the one you’re already on—I’d be honored to walk alongside you. When you're ready, I’m here.
