Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Services

Discover new paths to healing, clarity, and personal growth. At Nashville Neurocare Therapy, we offer individual psychotherapy to help you navigate life’s challenges, manage difficult emotions, and foster lasting well-being.

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy or counseling, is a collaborative process in which you work with a trained therapist to explore your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and experiences. Through evidence-based techniques and compassionate support, psychotherapy can help you:

Build resilience and emotional strength
Improve self-esteem and self-awareness
Process and heal from past trauma and loss
Navigate major life changes and transitions
Enhance coping strategies for stress and anxiety
Foster healthier relationships
Promote personal growth and a greater sense of purpose

No two journeys are alike, and your therapy experience is tailored to your unique needs and goals.

Specialized Therapies: Brainspotting and EMDR

In addition to traditional psychotherapy techniques, we offer specialized trauma-informed therapies that can accelerate healing and foster deeper emotional resolution.

Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a therapy that utilizes eye positions to access and process difficult emotions and experiences, leveraging the connection between the eyes, brain, and body. It uses a person’s field of vision to help them process trauma and other challenging emotions or experiences.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR therapy is a well-researched, evidence-based treatment that helps individuals process and reduce the emotional impact of traumatic experiences. It utilizes guided eye movements and other forms of bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess distressing memories, enabling you to integrate them in a healthier manner.

While EMDR and Brainspotting are distinct therapeutic approaches, both can be highly effective in helping individuals struggling with:

Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Other emotional and physical pain

Meet Your Therapist: Julie Whitaker, LCSW

Accepting New Patients

At Nashville Neurocare Therapy, our psychotherapy services are led by Julie Whitaker, LCSW, a highly skilled and compassionate therapist. Julie brings 20+ years of healthcare experience and 10 years of clinical therapy practice to her work.

She is specially trained in both Brainspotting and EMDR. She integrates these modalities alongside other evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and attachment-based approaches.

Julie believes deeply in the capacity for healing and growth in every person. She strives to create a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can explore your inner world and move toward lasting well-being.

If you’re ready to explore how psychotherapy can help you lead a more fulfilling life, we invite you to contact us today to get started.

Julie Whitaker, LCSW

How it Works:

Brainspots: The core concept is that specific eye positions, or “brainspots,” are connected to areas in the brain where we store emotional experiences and trauma.
Focused Gaze: Instead of rapidly moving the eyes like in EMDR, Brainspotting involves holding the gaze on a particular brainspot.
Processing: By focusing on that spot, the client can access and process the emotions and memories linked to it.
Mind-Body Connection: Brainspotting emphasizes the connection between eye position, brain activity, and physical sensations in the body.

What to Expect in a Session:

Identifying the Brainspot: The therapist will help you identify a topic or emotion you want to work on. They may then guide you to move your eyes slowly across your field of vision, observing your reactions and physical sensations.
Focusing on the Spot: Once a brainspot is identified (a point where you feel a strong emotion or physical sensation), you’ll hold your gaze there.
Processing: You’ll then focus on what you’re experiencing in your body and mind while maintaining your gaze. The therapist will provide support and guidance.

Payment & Rates

Julie Whitaker’s psychotherapy services are offered on a private-pay basis and are not billed through insurance. The session rate is $125 per hour. Payment is due at the time of service. If you have questions about private pay or how therapy may fit within your budget, we are happy to discuss this with you.