You’ve gotten really good at holding it together.
But you’re exhausted.
And some part of you knows that pushing it down isn’t working anymore.
Trauma-informed therapy and EMDR intensives for adults in Oklahoma who are ready to stop managing - and actually heal.
Serving Edmond, Oklahoma City, and surrounding areas.
Individual Therapy, EMDR Intensives & Couples Intensives for adults in Oklahoma
You don’t know why you can’t just feel okay
Nothing is technically wrong. You have the life you were supposed to want. People around you have it so much harder. So you tell yourself it's in the past, that you should be over it by now, that it really shouldn't bother you anymore.
But it won't go away.
It creeps into your relationships. In the 2am thoughts you can't push away. In the way you never feel fully settled or at peace like everyone else seems to feel. No matter how hard you try or how much you accomplish.
You've gotten good at functioning through it. Staying busy. Staying in control. Convincing yourself and everyone around you that you're fine.
Some of the people I work with have specific wounds they've carried for years — things that happened that never fully healed. Others aren't sure their pain even counts as trauma. It just feels like a thousand small things that added up, and somehow they can't shake any of it.
Both are real. Both deserve real healing.
There's a part of you that's been waiting a long time to actually feel okay — not just look it.
That's who I work with.
Here's why it won't go away.
The memories and feelings from painful and traumatic experiences don't just fade with time. They get frozen — in your brain, in your nervous system — and they stay stuck at the surface, waiting to be understood and worked through.
That's why you can know something is in the past and still feel it like it's happening now. That's why talking about it only goes so far. And that's why the coping strategies that have gotten you here — staying busy, staying in control, pushing it down — can manage it but can't move it.
To actually heal, we have to work at the level where it's stored. That's what EMDR, parts work, and somatic approaches do. Not talking around the pain — working directly with the brain and nervous system where the pain actually lives.
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Hi, I’m Kristen Callaway
Licensed Therapist | EMDR Certified | Law Enforcement Spouse
I work with people who are good at holding things together — and who are ready to actually put them down.
A lot of my clients come in unsure if what they’re carrying is “bad enough” to deserve help. They’ve spent so long being the capable one that asking for support feels uncomfortable, even foreign.
You can be surrounded by friends and family and deeply lonely. You can be told you’re loved and still feel afraid. And those experiences — the ones that don’t show up on the outside — are often at the root of the most invisible pain.
I start by building trust and getting a well-rounded picture of who you are — your past, your present, what feels doable and what feels overwhelming. We move at your pace.
My approach integrates:
EMDR Therapy
Parts Work (IFS-informed)
Polyvagal & Somatic Techniques
Attachment-Based & Experiential Therapy
The goal is to get to the root of the pain — not just manage it. So you can leave the past in the past and actually move forward.
Lasting change is possible — not because it’s a comforting thing to say, but because I’ve watched it happen hundreds of times.
My Specialties
These are the people and struggles I work with best.
If you don’t see yourself here but still feel drawn to the work, you’re always welcome to reach out.
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You’re trained to stay composed in chaos, to push through exhaustion, and to carry what others can’t. Over time, that strength can turn into emotional weight — hypervigilance, irritability, sleep disruption, disconnection, and unprocessed trauma.
I offer specialized, trauma-informed care for first responders, military members, and their families to help calm the nervous system, process what still lingers, and restore a sense of steadiness both internally and at home.
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Trauma doesn’t just live in the memory — it settles into the body, the nervous system, and the way you relate to yourself and others. You may feel stuck in survival mode, disconnected from your emotions, or haunted by the past in ways that don’t make logical sense.
Through EMDR, parts work, and somatic approaches, we gently work with the experiences that still carry charge — so they no longer run your present.
This is not about reliving the past.
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You may appear calm on the outside while your mind never stops — overanalyzing, catastrophizing, checking, preparing, and bracing for what’s next. No matter how much you “logic” your thoughts, your body still feels on edge.
In our work together, we don’t just manage symptoms — we address the underlying nervous system patterns that keep anxiety and obsessions locked in place.
This is support for people who are tired of white-knuckling through life and want real internal quiet again.
EMDR Intensives
Deeper healing in less time.
Most of the people I work with don't want to be in therapy indefinitely. They want to actually get somewhere.
EMDR Intensives are designed for people who are ready to go deep — without stretching it across months of weekly appointments. Instead of 50 minutes once a week, we work in focused, extended sessions that create real momentum.
We identify what you want to work on — whether that's a specific event, a relationship or phase of life, or deeply ingrained patterns you haven't been able to change. Then we get to work, using EMDR, parts work, and somatic techniques to get to the root of it.
This tends to be a good fit if:
There's something specific that feels stuck, no matter what you've tried
Weekly therapy hasn't moved the needle the way you hoped
Your schedule doesn't allow for consistent weekly sessions
You're ready to commit to real change in a shorter window of time
Intensives aren't a shortcut. They're a different format — one that works exceptionally well for the right person at the right time.
Couples Intensives
Intentional work for couples who don't want to wait.
Some couples come in feeling distant. Others keep hitting the same conflicts no matter how hard they try. Most know they love each other — they just can't seem to find their way back to each other.
Couples Intensives are designed for partners who want to do meaningful work together without committing to months of weekly sessions.
We start with the Prepare and Enrich assessment — a research-based tool that quickly identifies your strengths as a couple and the areas where you don't quite align. That gives us a clear, personalized roadmap from the start.
From there we work on two levels. Building real communication and conflict skills — practical tools you'll actually use. We also go deeper, working with the parts of each of you that have felt hurt or alone in the relationship, to bring healing and genuine reconnection.
This tends to be a good fit for:
Couples who feel disconnected and want to find their way back
Partners navigating a major life transition — new baby, career change, loss
Premarital couples who want to go in clear-eyed and prepared
Relationships that aren't in crisis, but want to go deeper
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
— C.S. Lewis
From Chaos to Calm Starts with One Step
You don’t have to keep pushing through alone.
Support is allowed. Rest is allowed. Change is allowed.
Licensure Supervision for MFT Candidates
If you’re a Marital and Family Therapist Candidate in Oklahoma, I offer clinical supervision that’s honest, reflective, and deeply grounded.
This isn’t about checking boxes — it’s about becoming the clinician you want to be.
Supervision with me is:
Thoughtful, not performative
Grounded, not rigid
Relational, not robotic
We’ll sit with real cases, real questions, and the heart of this work — while protecting your humanity in the process.