Sonya Peretti-Hull
EMDR Certified Therapist
I help overwhelmed adults complete the healing their nervous systems have been trying to do—creating a safe space where trauma, stress, and unresolved pain can finally move through and out. I work with clients to find rapid relief from anxiety, dissociation, and overwhelming emotions—not by talking endlessly about the past, but by rewiring how your brain and body remember it.
Why I Do This Work
After 25 years practicing therapy, I discovered something radical during my own EMDR treatment: Healing doesn’t have to take decades.
When COVID left me parenting solo while caring for aging parents, I realized my "fake it till you make it" coping had limits. EMDR gave me what years of traditional therapy couldn’t—clarity, space, and agency in just weeks. After having taken time off from practicing to raise my kids and run a family business, it was that transformative experience that brought me back to practice with one mission: to help others find freedom from suffering faster.
How I Work Differently
My approach blends cutting-edge modalities to address trauma at all levels:
1. EMDR for Rapid Change
Targets disturbing memories directly (often with noticeable relief in weeks)
Works with both single-event traumas (accidents, assaults) and complex PTSD
2. Polyvagal-Informed Safety
We’ll track your body’s signals like:
🔴 Overactivation (anxiety, panic)
🔵 Shutdown (numbness, dissociation)
🟢 Return to Safety (calm connection)
"You’ll learn to recognize these states—and how to guide yourself back."
Together, we’ll gently notice what your breath, posture, or voice tone reveals—bringing subconscious patterns into conscious awareness.
3. IFS + Somatic Awareness
Helps depersonalize overwhelming feelings as "parts" needing attention
Develops your interoceptive skills (noticing breath, tension, heart rate)
Reveals where you’ve been overriding your system to cope
What Healing Looks Like Here
You’ll know it’s working when you:
✅ Feel lighter carrying what once overwhelmed you
✅ Notice triggers without being hijacked by them
✅ Experience "aha moments" where mind and body finally align
*"The best part of my work? Watching clients move from rigid survival modes into joyful flexibility—that moment when laughter returns and they realize, ‘I get to choose how I respond now.’"
Your Next Step
If you’re ready to:
Reduce symptoms quickly with evidence-based tools
Understand your reactions without shame
Recalibrate your nervous system for lasting resilience