Your Future Is Unwritten
Therapy Specializing in EMDR for Acute & Past Trauma,
Relationship Recovery, & Performance Enhancement
Based in De Pere and Available Online Throughout Wisconsin
Sarah feels helpless. It all started one day last fall. It was the championship game for her son’s baseball team, and he was up at bat. Two strikes, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, all eyes on him. Her heart broke for him as he swung and missed, and the opposing team rushed the field in celebration.
Ever since, something has changed in him. Six months later, he’s lost his excitement for the game he once loved. Despite Sarah’s best efforts to provide reassurance and encouragement, his confidence and self-esteem seem irreparably damaged. She feels powerless to help and is so worried about his future.
Adam can’t move on. It was a day like any other; he was driving back from work, minding his business. And the next thing he remembers, he was being pulled from his crumpled vehicle by paramedics. He still doesn’t know the details; all he knows is it was bad.
Since then, everything is different. He feels scared all the time, especially if he has to get into a car. He can’t sleep at night with constant flashbacks. And even though he knows he should be thankful and move on with his life, he just can’t stop thinking about it. Nothing he tries helps, and he wonders if he’ll ever again be the person he was before the accident.
Kate feels lost. She’d always vowed never to get divorced, but she had no other option. Her husband seemed perfect at first, and she felt lucky to have found him. But over the years, he changed. He became controlling, cruel, and manipulative. Kate did everything she could to save the marriage, but it wasn’t enough. She wonders how she could have let this happen and why she always seems to choose the wrong person.
The future brings a whole new set of problems, from co-parenting with her toxic ex to relearning how to live on her own. She feels alone, confused, and unsure where to turn.
Ted is exhausted. No matter how hard he tries, he can never live up to the impossibly high standards he sets for himself. He is determined to make everyone around him happy and never let anyone down, but he neglects his own needs in the process. The truth is, he’s not even sure what his own needs are.
Growing up, he learned early on that his father’s love was conditional and had to be constantly earned. Only by being perfect could he avoid the relentless verbal abuse and mistreatment. So, he still lives that way. Always striving for some achievement that will make him feel “good enough,” but it never comes.
*These are fictitious names and scenarios used only to illustrate real-life situations.
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Hi, I’m Melissa.
Melissa Rukamp, LPC
Here’s an unpopular opinion: I may be a therapist, but I don’t like therapy. Unfortunately, I’ve seen too many people go through the therapy process and have little to show for it.
Sitting for countless hours, talking in circles without any sort of plan. When it comes to THAT kind of therapy, I am decidedly not a fan.
However, there is another way. Another approach. Therapy that is results-driven, time-sensitive, and effective.
With short-term specific goals and the use of the EMDR therapy modality, we are able to get to the root of the problem and create a plan that allows you to experience the benefits of therapy immediately.
I have worked with countless clients who’ve experienced relief from their symptoms after only one session.
This safe and effective method uses the brain’s natural healing power to reprocess old memories and remove their associated distress.
Experience the peace and freedom of living life unburdened from your past and fully present for yourself and those who matter most.
Don’t waste another day. Call me to schedule your free consultation now.
Sarah
Sarah called me to arrange her first consultation and was beyond relieved when her son began to show improvement after only our first session. Together, using EMDR, we identified the positive beliefs he still held onto and worked to reinforce them on a neurological level.
Now, her son can’t wait for the new baseball season to begin, and Sarah feels confident knowing he has the tools to realize his full potential.
Adam
Adam reached out to me, unsure why he couldn’t just move on.
In our very first session, he was able to understand that it was because he was suffering from Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). This revelation, coupled with learning that it was a treatable condition, gave Adam a feeling he hadn’t experienced since the accident: hope. Now, he’s feeling better every day and is optimistic about the future.
Kate
Kate contacted me, and we set to work breaking her unhealthy relationship patterns. We soon discovered that the self-critical beliefs she formed early in life were still with her, dictating every interaction.
We worked to help her begin loving herself again and realize that she deserves a partner who honors, respects, and loves her for the extraordinary person she is.
Ted
Ted and I began working together, and not a moment too soon. He was on the verge of collapse when we started examining where his perfectionism came from.
Using EMDR and other trauma modalities, we helped him silence his father’s critical voice in his head and shed the burden of his past. He now has the confidence to set firmer boundaries, knowing that he’s as deserving of time and care as anyone else. And he is more present for those that matter most to him.
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You are not alone.
I helped Sarah, Adam, Kate, and Ted find healing for themselves and their loved ones. I can help you, too.
Call me now to schedule your free consultation, and take the next step on your healing journey today.