EMDR & Trauma Therapy in Cape Coral, FL
For the Woman That
Wants Herself Back
The one who existed before she became everything to everyone. Not a new you. The real you. The one who got buried under all the bullshit. She's still in there. Let's go find her. Deep, focused trauma work at your pace, your process, all the way through.
In-person in Cape Coral + Telehealth across Florida.
F*ck burnout.
F*ck doing everything alone.
You deserve a system that feels safe.
You’ve Talked About Your Past Enough. It’s Time to Process It
You’ve done the work. You’ve read the self-help books, you’ve tried to "breathe through it," and you’ve journaled until your hands hurt. But the truth is, you still feel like you’re failing even when you’re doing the most. You aren’t looking for more "coping skills" or a therapist to just nod at you for an hour while you vent. You’re looking to stop circling the pain and finally get to the root of it.
You might be in the right place if:
You feel stuck even when life looks stable on the outside.
You’re the one who holds everything together for everyone else.
You carry unresolved childhood trauma or emotional neglect that still feels loud.
You have done therapy before but still feel like something deeper hasn’t moved.
You experience anxiety, shutdown, or overwhelm that just won’t quit.
You notice the same relationship patterns repeating themselves.
You want to stop "managing" the symptoms and actually start healing.
DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT
Here's What Happens When You Finally Go All In.
"Almost like my old self was speaking to my new self, telling me that I wasn't that old person anymore."
I've waited a long time to give a review on what this therapy really has done for me. I've gone to counselors my whole life for a lot of different situations that I've really had to unpack and thought that I had. I am now 58, moved to Florida, and have more money than I could've ever hoped for, a wonderful relationship, and I'm blessed on many levels, but could not seem to find my joy. The worry and the conflict in my brain was overwhelming at times and clear to my partner and my entire family.
My doctor recommended Jessica to me and I went without doing any research because I wanted to have an open mind. After meeting with her, she made me feel very comfortable. Also being brutally honest with yourself is a very difficult situation so you must be with a person that's not your husband, wife or partner to be able to trust those feelings with. The only way that I can describe what happened that day is that I feel like I was present in the situation, but that my mind was taking me back in time to see things that I had forgotten, conversations and experiences I had and brought them to light and in certain moments, almost like my old self was speaking to my new self, telling me that I wasn't that old person anymore. Out of all the counseling that I've ever had or in any Bible stories that I've ever had, this by far is the most impactful therapy compared to all others.
I left exhausted, put in the work, was able to talk to my husband about what I feel had happened. After months now, the changes in me have been on a colossal scale. Not only have I had more confidence in myself, and the things that I say without guilt of past situations that made me feel like I couldn't move forward, I haven't had a nightmare since doing EMDR therapy. I was a 1 to 3 nightmare person a night, and I could remember everything in those dreams but now they have disappeared. I've become more productive in work, been able to love harder, especially myself, and I will be forever grateful to Jessica and this EMDR Intensive therapy for returning all the things through the years that I felt I had lost that I really liked about myself.
Also, if I ever feel like I am blowing in the wind again I will go back and have another session. I will say that I was brutally honest with myself and in front of Jessica there was no judgment, just complete understanding and total forgiveness. I wish you all the same kind of experience that I've had with this EMDR Therapy with Jessica.
— K.S., 1 DAY EMDR INTENSIVE CLIENT
HI I’M
Jessica Brooks!
Trauma therapist. EMDR Certified. Former (ish) Hyper-Independent Fixer.
I didn't learn this from a textbook. I lived it first. Every messy, hard, impossible part of it.
I was a single mom at 19, loved people who weren't safe to love, and lived in worlds that were too rough and rooms that were too polished, never quite fitting in either one. I built a whole life before I ever sat in this chair. None of it was clean, linear, or easy. If I'm going to learn something, it's going to be the hard way.
I sat in the client's seat for years and did EMDR before sitting in the therapist chair was even on my radar. Therapy wasn't a professional interest for me. It was a lifeline that turned into my life's passion.
"I didn't just learn about trauma. I had to untangle my own before I ever sat in the therapist chair."
That's what you get when you work with me. Not just techniques or frameworks, but someone who has been in the shit, clawed her way through it, and knows without a shadow of a doubt that you are not broken.
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Chronic tension and exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix
Gut issues or physical symptoms with no clear medical cause
Emotional numbness or zoning out when things get hard
Trouble sleeping even when you're bone tired
Trauma Isn't Just in Your Head, It Lives In Your Body
Here’s how trauma shows up in your everyday life:
Feeling 'on edge' or jumpy for no obvious reason
Over-apologizing or making yourself smaller to avoid conflict
Constantly pushing through without asking for help because it feels safer to do it alone
The urge to escape even when nothing's technically wrong
Trauma Therapy That Gets to the Root
Most of the women who reach out for EMDR Therapy in Cape Coral are not in a crisis. Their lives look stable on the outside. They are successful, responsible, and often the person everyone else depends on. But underneath that, something still feels stuck. Old patterns keep showing up. Anxiety doesn't fully settle. Relationships replay familiar dynamics. Or there is a constant sense of pushing through life rather than actually feeling present in it.
If you’ve been holding everything together for years, it makes sense that part of you is exhausted AF. Wanting something different doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It often means you’re finally ready to stop just surviving and start healing.
Why the Therapy Intensive Format Works:
Weekly therapy has its place, but for many women, the traditional 50-minute hour feels like just as soon as you "get into it," the timer goes off and you have to pack it all back up and get back to life.
I specialize in Accelerated EMDR Intensives because they provide a dedicated, uninterrupted space to stay in the processing work. By removing the "start and stop" of the weekly grind, we create the momentum needed for deep reprocessing.
Dedicated Time and Space:
An intensive provides the "container" needed to go deep without the distraction of your phone, your job, your life responsibilities or your to-do list waiting for you 50 minutes later.
Rapid Momentum:
Without the weekly "re-entry" and catch-up, we can focus entirely on the root of the trauma. My clients often share that they move of their trauma in a single 3-hour intensive than they did in years of traditional talk therapy.
Somatic Relief:
Staying in the process longer allows your nervous system to actually drop into a state of safety. This makes it possible to process the "stuck" memories that are usually too heavy to touch in a standard session.
Break Free of the BS Holding You Back
Not ready to jump in yet? No Problem! Start with my Feral AF Email Club. This is where I share weekly therapy truths and trauma healing. No fluff, no shame. Just real, raw insights delivered straight to your inbox.
Ready to Stop Performing and Finally Start Feeling Like Yourself?
If you are tired of showing up for everyone else while feeling like you’re constantly running on fumes, it is time for a different approach.
You don’t have to wait for a total meltdown to decide that you deserve to feel like you can finally exhale without waiting for the next shoe to drop. Trauma therapy with me isn’t about more to-do’s or coping skills. It is about doing the deep work so you can stop performing and start actually living your life.
I offer two ways to work together. Weekly sessions for steady, ongoing support, and EMDR Intensives for deep, focused work designed to create real movement faster. Both are focused. Both are real. The difference is pace and structure, and we will figure out together what fits your life.
Not the right fit right now? No hard feelings. I have put together a list of trusted local providers and low-cost resources for people who need something different.
My Therapist Peeps in SWFL has you covered.
Wherever you start, just know: You deserve support. You deserve healing. You deserve to feel like YOU again.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Untamed Therapy & Consulting is an OUT-OF-NETWORK provider.
This means you pay for services upfront and if your insurance plan includes out-of-network benefits, we'll help you submit for reimbursement through a service called Thrizer. Not sure if you have out-of-network coverage? It's worth checking here.
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I specialize in trauma-focused therapy using EMDR, inner child work, parts work, and nervous system healing. My clients are mostly hyper-independent, burnt-out women who’ve carried everything for everyone else far too long and are finally ready to drop the damn emotional backpack.
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No therapy should be just sitting on a couch and venting but it definitely isn’t EMDR. EMDR is a powerful brain-based approach that helps you process and release trauma at the root level. Think of it like a deep-clean for your nervous system, not just a surface wipe-down. Talk therapy can absolutely be helpful, but if you feel like you’ve talked your trauma to into the ground and still feel stuck, EMDR might be your next step.
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If you’re hyper-independent, emotionally exhausted, and secretly wondering if you’re too broken to be helped…Hi, I see you! I work best with women who are ready to dig deep, drop the perfection mask, and do the messy but life-changing work. If you want someone soft-spoken and sugarcoated, I’m probably not your chick. But if you want honest, real, and wildly compassionate support, we’ll most likely vibe just fine! Learn more about me here
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No. I only work with adults (18+) one-on-one. I stay in my lane and do what I do best: helping women untangle trauma, drop their hyper-independence armor, and rebuild from the inside out.
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I’m based in Cape Coral, Florida and offer both in-person and virtual therapy sessions. Regardless of session type you must be located in Florida at time of your session.
For EMDR Intensives, I also offer in-person sessions for those traveling in.
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If you’re interested in working together whether weekly sessions or EMDR Intensives you can book your consultation here. I look forward to connecting with you.
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EMDR & TRAUMA THERAPY IN CAPE CORAL, FL
In-person + Telehealth across Florida
Office Directions:
3321 Del Prado Blvd S. Ste 12
Cape Coral, FL 33904
Untamed Therapy office is UNIT #12 which is the last small unit next to the Chiropractor office in the one story plaza.
You’re not broken. You’re burnt the f*ck out from carrying everything alone. Together, we’ll untangle the survival patterns, soothe your nervous system, and guide you back to the real you underneath all that noise.
