EMDR therapy · Delray Beach · secure video
Online EMDR therapy in Delray Beach
For nurses after a hard shift, first responders after a bad call, and anyone whose past keeps intruding on the present. EMDR is a trauma-focused therapy you can do by secure video from Delray Beach with Achieve Growth Therapy.
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The practical details
- Sessions by secure video for people located in Florida
- Provider: Achieve Growth Therapy, an Orlando practice led by Artie Gately, LMHC
- No Delray Beach office, telehealth only from here
- Start with a free 15-minute consultation
- Accepting new clients
Checked against the practice’s public website on November 8, 2026.
When the past keeps showing up at work and at home
Some experiences don’t stay in the past. A patient you couldn’t save, a crash scene, an assault, a sudden loss: weeks or years later, a sound or a smell can put you right back there. People often describe sleeping badly, snapping at the people they love, avoiding reminders, or feeling numb when they expected to feel something.
Achieve Growth Therapy lists EMDR among its services. Artie Gately is EMDR-trained and works with children, teens and adults, including professionals such as healthcare workers and first responders. If that sounds like you, EMDR is worth understanding.
In his words: “I use EMDR to help with trauma and PTSD (including single-incident and complex or childhood trauma), anxiety and panic, depression, phobias, grief and loss, distressing memories, and performance or self-esteem issues tied to past experiences.” PTSD has the strongest research base for EMDR; other uses are explored together in the consultation, without a promised result.
Healthcare workers
Cumulative exposure to suffering, critical incidents and moral distress can leave memories that replay long after the shift ends.
First responders
Repeated calls involving danger or loss can build into hypervigilance, irritability, poor sleep and a short fuse at home.
Anyone after a hard experience
You don’t need a uniform or a “big enough” event. If a memory still has a grip on you, that’s reason enough to ask.
How EMDR differs from talking it through
In EMDR you briefly bring a memory to mind while following a back-and-forth rhythm, eye movements, tones or taps, and notice what shifts. According to the American Psychological Association, EMDR doesn’t rely on extended exposure, detailed descriptions of the trauma, challenging your thoughts or homework. The VA notes that in most cases you won’t be asked to talk through the details of what happened.
That makes EMDR appealing to people who are tired of retelling the story, or who simply don’t want to. It is still real work: you will think about difficult memories in session, and it can feel uncomfortable for a while. See what online sessions are actually like.
When anxiety and past experiences overlap
Some people search for EMDR because anxiety returns around reminders of a difficult experience. Others want help with depression as well as trauma. Artie’s EMDR work covers those areas among the common uses listed above. Fit still depends on assessment; this is outpatient telehealth, not a crisis or intensive program.
Already working with a therapist?
Tell the practice during the consultation. Adjunct EMDR, where another therapist continues your broader care, needs an agreed plan and coordination. We have not confirmed that the practice accepts adjunct or intensive arrangements. Standard individual sessions are the format described on its public EMDR page.
Accepting new clients. Use the free consult to check timing and whether video EMDR fits.
The person providing care
Artie is EMDR-trained and works with children, teens and adults. Check what else to ask.
Your clinicianThe cost before you start
$150 per hour self-pay, plus the insurance plans he accepts.
Fees and coverageWho the practice sees
Care is provided by Artie Gately, LMHC, an EMDR-trained counselor at Achieve Growth Therapy. He sees children, teens and adults, one person at a time, and has openings for new clients.
Trauma and PTSD
Single events such as an accident or assault, and complex or childhood trauma.
Anxiety, panic and phobias
Including fears that trace back to a specific experience. See EMDR for anxiety.
Depression, grief and loss
Low mood linked to painful experiences. See EMDR for depression.
Self-esteem and performance
Old experiences that still shape confidence at work, school or sport.
When EMDR isn’t the right fit, the practice also offers CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy and Schema Therapy.
Common questions from Delray Beach
What does a session cost?
$150 per hour if you pay privately. With insurance, you pay your plan’s share after any deductible. Details are on the fees page.
Which insurance plans are accepted?
UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Florida Blue, Oscar, Optum, Oxford and Carelon Behavioral Health. Check your exact plan and benefits with the practice before you start.
Who shouldn’t start with EMDR?
Memory processing is usually postponed for someone in active crisis, someone still in a dangerous situation, or someone whose substance use or dissociation needs attention first. In those cases the early work focuses on safety and coping, and EMDR may come later. The trauma therapy comparison covers other proven options.
Is EMDR better than CBT?
Neither is better for everyone. For PTSD, both trauma-focused CBT approaches and EMDR are recommended in major guidelines. For many other problems CBT has the larger research base. Read how CBT compares.
Is there a Delray Beach office?
No. Achieve Growth Therapy’s office is in Orlando, and sessions for Delray Beach residents are online while you are in Florida. See what online EMDR is like.
Starting from Delray Beach
Achieve Growth Therapy is based in Orlando and offers secure telehealth to people located in Florida; its EMDR page says EMDR is available online. From Delray Beach, that means no commute, just a private room, a laptop or tablet, and a reliable connection. You need to be in Florida at the time of each session, which matters if you spend part of the year elsewhere.
If in-person care is important to you, Orlando is a long drive from southern Palm Beach County. Your insurer’s directory or the 211 Helpline Palm Beach and Treasure Coast (opens in a new tab) can help you find local options instead.
Three steps to begin
- Get oriented. Compare EMDR with other trauma therapies so you know what you’re choosing.
- Book a free consult. The button opens the practice’s contact page, where you can pick a time or leave a short note.
- Decide together. In 15 minutes, you’ll hear whether the practice thinks it can help, and if not, it says it will point you toward someone who can.
See if online EMDR is the right next step
Accepting new clients. Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page to talk about EMDR by telehealth, fit and next steps.
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