Welcome to the Awakened Heart Therapy
With 24 years of professional experience and extensive training in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Taana Abbitt, LCSW, helps adults (18+) overcome anxiety, panic, phobias, insecurities, and trauma responses.
If you are tired of letting that inner critical voice and fear run your life, Taana can help you build self-trust, internal calm, and recognize the value and worth of your authentic self.
“Taana is one of the most talented therapists I’ve known in my career. She’s results-oriented but always leads with empathy. I highly recommend her to both new and seasoned therapy clients.” — Debra S., Clinical Psychologist
“I have been working with Taana for several years and the impacts have been paramount. I have tried a variety of different healing modalities and therapies over the years in attempt to overcome complex trauma, and EMDR has been the most effective. What I appreciate and love about Taana is that in addition to a longstanding career as a licensed therapist, she is continually learning and evolving in her practice. This has been so fruitful as her client because I can tell she is always observing my needs and adjusting her approach accordingly. She shows up to each session with full presence, keen awareness, and unwavering commitment to my healing process. I always leave feeling like I got a brain and heart hug all in one. I am forever grateful to Taana and the impact she continues to make in my journey.”
“After EMDR with Taana, when I leave, it feels like my brain got cleaned. I’m usually swirling in stuff. I feel like my brain got a shower.”
“Taana’s compassion and skills have impacted my life in ways I did not think were possible. EMDR with her has changed my life far more than I ever thought possible. Complex PTSD that haunted me daily for decades has been resolved. I am so grateful to have found her!“
“EMDR therapy with Taana was a critical step in my journey. I struggled with complex childhood trauma causing me to carry grief, shame, and pain throughout my adult life. After six months with Taana I feel lighter. The anxiety and depression that had once consumed me has quieted, and I look forward to what each day brings!”
“I received about three months of EMDR therapy from Taana. The best way to describe the therapy is guided meditation in which Taana allows you to build a safe personal mental space in which to process experiences and feelings within your own life. I had such a positive experience with Taana! I never felt disconnected from the therapy process and I always felt safe and comfortable to share moments and milestones in my life with Taana.”
“Since I’ve been working with Taana, now I can look at something objectively, I understand how I should respond and how I should think about things. I’m not second guessing myself as much. The agency I feel is the biggest difference.”
“I have a better grasp of my needs, the techniques I need to use. If I get thrown off, I know how to come back from it. The panic attacks, the anxiety attacks, I understand now that it’s a natural response to things I’m not used to. I shouldn’t try to run from them, I should embrace them.“
“Our last session cleared my mental looping up right away, that was phenomenal.”
“Before I started working with Taana, I didn’t direct my life the way I do now.”
“When I leave a session with Taana, it’s like magic, I feel better.“
“I’m in such a healthier, more grounded place. I get to see myself, it’s not about anyone else, I get to look at myself. It feels like I accept myself now.
I see my own magic.”
“I have known and worked with Taana as both her supervisor and a colleague since 2015. She continually amazes me with insight, empathy, and compassion for all those she works with. Her vast range of experience in many different environments of care sets her apart from other clinicians by giving her a perspective that is unique and comprehensive. I am also always struck by Taana’s desire to continue to learn and grow as a clinician and that knowledge combined with her innate instincts make her one of the most talented clinicians that I have ever worked with. I would not hesitate to refer the people I care most about in the world to her for care and treatment.”
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