Tara Sorenson, LCPC, LAC (MT), LPC (AZ) | EMDR Therapy MT & AZ
Preferred Name: Tara
About Me
EMDR Therapy in Billings, Montana & Online Throughout MT and AZ
You may be capable, dependable, and used to being the person who handles things. But lately, something isn't working the way it used to.
Maybe you can't shut your mind off. You replay things that happened, overthink conversations, have trouble sleeping, or feel like you're always waiting for the next thing to go wrong. You may feel more irritable, anxious, disconnected, or on edge—even when everything around you seems fine.
Sometimes you know exactly what changed you. It may have been a traumatic experience, a loss, an accident, something that happened at work, or something from your past that still affects you today. Other times, there wasn't one event. It was years of things piling up.
Maybe you've already talked about it. You understand why you feel the way you do. You've learned coping skills, tried to push through, stayed busy, or told yourself you should be over it by now.
But knowing why you feel this way doesn't always make you feel differently.
I specialize in EMDR therapy for adults experiencing PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, and the lasting impact of difficult or overwhelming experiences. I help people work through experiences that still feel unresolved so the past doesn't continue showing up in your sleep, relationships, emotions, reactions, or the way you see yourself.
For Those Who Spend Their Careers Taking Care of Others
If you're a first responder, healthcare professional, therapist, educator, or work in another high-stress helping profession, what you're carrying may look different.
You know how to stay calm when things aren't calm. You make difficult decisions, respond when people are in crisis, witness things other people don't see, and keep going because people are depending on you.
But sometimes the things you see, hear, experience, or have to do don't stay at work.
Maybe there's a call you can't stop thinking about. A patient or client you still remember. Something you couldn't prevent. A decision you had to make. A death or loss that hit differently. Or maybe there isn't one particular event—you've simply seen and carried too much for too long.
Sometimes what stays with you isn't only what happened. It may be what you couldn't prevent, what you wish you could have done differently, being asked to do something that went against what you believed was right, or feeling let down by the people or organization that should have supported you. These experiences are sometimes described as moral injury.
You may still be doing your job, taking care of your family, showing up for other people, and getting through each day. You don't have to wait until you're falling apart to get help.
EMDR can help you work through what happened—or what has built up over time—so you don't have to keep relying on pushing it down, staying busy, compartmentalizing, or trying harder not to think about it.
Therapy can be about more than getting better at coping. My goal is to help you feel calmer, sleep better, be more present and connected with the people you care about, trust yourself again, and feel more like yourself.
Now accepting new clients for online EMDR therapy throughout Montana and Arizona. In-person EMDR therapy in Billings coming soon.
Education & Experience
With over 20 years of experience in behavioral health, including correctional and community mental health settings, crisis intervention, critical incident response, addiction treatment, and private practice, I bring a depth of experience working with trauma, stress, and complex life experiences.
I am an EMDR Certified Therapist and EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training and have completed extensive advanced training in EMDR and trauma therapy with respected leaders in the EMDR field. My advanced training includes using EMDR with complex trauma, childhood and relationship experiences, addictions, recent traumatic events, and trauma or stressful situations that are still happening or have continued over a long period of time. I also have advanced training in using EMDR approaches with individuals and groups, including approaches that allow people to work through difficult experiences privately without having to share the details of what they are processing.
My approach to EMDR is flexible and individualized. Depending on what is helpful for you, I may incorporate mindfulness, body-based approaches, DBT skills, positive psychology, and elements of yoga to help you feel grounded, manage difficult emotions, and feel more connected to yourself and your body throughout the process.
As an experienced EMDR and trauma therapist, I work with adults who have been through difficult experiences that continue to affect them today—whether it was something that happened recently, childhood trauma, a single overwhelming event, or years of painful or stressful experiences that have built up over time.
I also work with first responders, healthcare professionals, therapists, educators, and others in demanding roles who may spend their careers responding to crises, caring for others, witnessing trauma and loss, or carrying experiences that aren't always easy to leave at work.
I offer traditional EMDR therapy as well as EMDR Intensives, which provide longer sessions and dedicated time to focus on the experiences you want to work through.
EMDR Consultation for Therapists
I also provide individual and small-group EMDR consultation for EMDR-trained therapists. If you've ever left an EMDR session wondering, “Where do I go from here?”—maybe you're unsure where to start with a complex trauma history, whether your client is ready to begin processing, which memory to work on first, or what to do when EMDR seems to get stuck—consultation provides a space to slow down, talk through the case, and work through those questions.
My approach to consultation is collaborative and practical. We can explore what's happening in the work, consider different ways to move forward, and strengthen your understanding of EMDR along the way. My goal is to help you feel more confident and supported using EMDR with the real-world clients you see in practice—including clients whose histories or needs don't always fit neatly into a textbook or protocol.
Individual and small-group EMDR consultation available online nationwide.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Owner & Psychotherapist
Wise Way Counseling & Consulting, LLC
EMDR Certified Therapist & Consultant-in-Training
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Contracted Clinician – Critical Incident Response
Rapport1st
Contracted Therapist
Phoenix Therapists Hub, Phoenix, Arizona
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Addictions
- Alcohol/Substance Abuse
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Moral Injury
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sleep Disorders
- Somatic Issues
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adults
- First Responders
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Medicaid
- UnitedHealth
Accepts most major insurance plans for Montana clients. Coverage varies by plan; please contact Wise Way Counseling & Consulting, LLC to verify benefits.
