Abrah Sprung, PhD

With over 30 years of clinical experience and advanced credentials - including dual EMDRIA certifications as an EMDR Therapist & Approved Consultant (clinical supervisor-level expertise) - you’ll be working with someone who brings both depth of training and genuine understanding to this work. As an Approved Consultant, I provide training & guidance to other clinicians in developing their EMDR skills, which means I’m continually engaged in deepening my own expertise in this approach. Combining doctoral level training and continued study in the latest advances in EMDR, IFS, somatic, and relational approaches, I tailor the work to you - your history, your nervous system, your goals.

Our professional relationship is a foundation of this work. I will always make space for your questions and feedback so that I can help you as much as possible.

I highly value being both professional and relational in my work, meaning I’ll share things I’ve learned in my life experiences, such as how I really do understand that so many things are much easier said than done, and that just because something hard or terrible that’s happened might be over and behind you, it doesn’t mean you will automatically move on to feeling relieved and grateful.

I find so many times that the people I work with are comforted and reassured by learning that not only are they not alone in their struggles, but that a therapist has also struggled and found a way to move forward and live life with her hands on the wheel - rather than with anxiety and trauma as the driver.

If one of your personal goals is to become more compassionate and human with yourself and in your relationships, you’ll find a living, breathing, working model of that here.

My early exposure to the power of EMDR was with 9/11 survivors who came to work with me still suffering lingering symptoms of trauma years later despite the passage of time, good support, and plenty of other types of mostly traditional talk therapy. It’s what hooked me, and led me to pursue advanced training and ultimately certification status as an EMDR therapist and consultant.

As a survivor of trauma myself, I can also personally attest to the strength of EMDR to truly deeply heal emotional distress, especially when blended with the integrative approaches I use in my practice. It’s not theoretical for me - I’ve done this work from the inside.

I'm also a dedicated learner, committed to continually expanding my knowledge of the latest advances in the field so I can bring them into my work with my clients. Other things to know about me: my family means the world to me, I love to sing, and I am a big fan of Pilates.