You know what you want to do.

Let’s clear what’s in the way.

Lucy Strand on the beach

You want to…

Write the book

and you’re tired of…

putting it off.

I’m Lucy, an EMDR coach with over a decade of experience as a licensed therapist. I help ambitious women shift the patterns that make them tense up, overthink, or hold back in the moments that matter, so they can do the thing they’ve been dreaming about and feel like themselves as they do it.

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You’re at Your Expansion Edge™

  1. You’ve got a vision

    Your mind says, “Do it!”

    There’s something you want to do, create, or step into. You can picture it clearly.

  2. The Expansion Edge™

    But something in your body tenses up.

    You’ve hit what I call your Expansion Edge™. The moment you want to do something, but a protective pattern holds you back.

  3. What’s happening

    It’s a protective pattern.

    An automatic response when part of you senses risk in the next step.

    • fear
    • self-doubt
    • overthinking
    • perfectionism
    • procrastination
    • freezing
    • avoidance

    These aren’t weaknesses that need more bravery, just old ways your body learned to protect you.

  4. What we do

    We dissolve the roadblock.

    Using EMDR, we work with the pattern at the root. As your response begins to shift, you can take action and feel like yourself while you do it.

Get the dream job.●​Go on the podcast.●​Apply for a TED Talk.●​Start dating again.●​Make the business happen.●​Speak up in the meeting.●​Ask for the promotion.

Who I work with

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Hi, I'm Lucy

Lucy writing in a journal on a window seat

I do this work because I know what it’s like to feel clear about what you want to do and still struggle to actually do it.

For the longest time, I wondered, Why are some things so hard for me when they seem so easy for other people?

This showed up in different parts of my life.

  • In dating, I had a hard time saying what was true for me because I was afraid of hurting the other person.
  • In my work, I was scared to put myself out there and be seen because I thought I might “get it wrong” and be rejected.
  • When I wanted to make a career shift, I kept putting off the next steps, even though I knew what I wanted.
  • In big groups, I’d hold back from speaking because I was afraid I’d sound dumb or wouldn’t be able to articulate myself well enough.

I felt like I was always on the edge of my potential. I could picture the version of myself who would speak truthfully, take action, and trust herself deeply, but I couldn’t always access her when I wanted to most.

Finding EMDR helped me shift the protective patterns that showed up in those moments. As I did the work, it became so much easier to speak honestly, put myself out there, and take steps toward what I wanted.

That experience shapes how I work with women today. I’m a licensed therapist and EMDR-informed coach with over a decade of experience helping women shift long-standing patterns, access the confidence they already have, and move toward what they really want.

If this resonates, I’d love to connect.

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How EMDR Coaching Works

  1. Step 1

    What you want to do

    First, we get really clear on what you want to be able to do, create, or step into.

  2. Step 2

    What happens when you try

    Then we look at the patterns that tend to show up when it’s time to act, things like fear, overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, avoidance, self-doubt, or shrinking.

  3. Step 3

    How you want to show up

    From there we work to shift those at the root, and we practice rehearsing the situations you’re facing, so that the next time you hit your Expansion Edge™ you respond with more capacity, self-trust, and calm.

EMDR-informed coaching may use bilateral stimulation, such as back-and-forth eye movements, as part of working through the response that comes up when you move toward your goal.

How we’ll work together

Build the nervous system capacity to expand in your career, creative projects, or relationships.

My approach combines intuitive coaching, nervous system tools, and EMDR-informed work to help you address what’s happening beneath the surface and respond differently in those Expansion Edge™ moments.

This work is action-oriented,
so you can go DO the thing.

Over time those moments carry less charge, the things you want to do start to feel easier to do instead of overwhelming, and you have more capacity to speak up, lead, and be seen with ease.

Expansion Edge™ Coaching

12 private sessions over 4 months

  • Three 60-minute virtual sessions, plus one week off for integration, each month
  • A personal assessment and goal-setting process to start
  • EMDR-informed coaching and bilateral stimulation
  • Real-life prep for future scenarios
  • Personal exercises, handouts, and integration practices
  • Ongoing accountability and action steps

$4,000

Four months of focused work on the pattern that keeps getting in your way.

Monthly payment plans available, and I hold a few sliding scale spots.

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Need faster support? Intensive options available, too.

If this resonates, let’s talk.

Book a free call. I’d love to hear about the thing you’ve been wanting to do, and what’s been getting in your way.

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