Jennifer Upchurch, LCSW, PLLC
Wilmington NC and Telehealth
Welcome
I offer compassionate, client-centered therapy and EMDR consultation rooted in respect, collaboration, and curiosity. My approach is grounded in the latest best practices, with a deep commitment to providing the highest standard of care.
Whether you're beginning your personal healing journey or seeking professional consultation, our work together is a true partnership in growth and transformation.
If you're ready to take the next step, I would be honored to connect with you.
1:1 Counseling with Adults
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
Therapy is tailored to meet your specific needs with a collaborative and compassionate focus. Areas of treatment include:TraumaComplex Trauma
Dissociation
PTSD
AnxietyLife stress/Work StressDepression and Mood Disorders
Interpersonal RelationshipsSelf-EsteemShameEarly Childhood AbuseWomen’s Issues (infertility, Pregnancy, Pregnancy loss, and Postpartum)ParentingCo-DependencyDivorce/SeparationLoss and Grief
Therapy Models:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Ego States therapy including IFS informed EMDR, Structural Dissociation model informed, Polyvagal Theory Informed, Supportive and Strengths Based therapies.
Insurances accepted: BCBS, Aetna, and Aetna SHP (CPP provider $0 copay)
Self pay: $155 per session
Jennifer Upchurch, LCSW
Welcome
Therapy offers a powerful opportunity to move forward on the journey of self-acceptance. My goal is to support you as you move toward healing, connection, and inner peace. I believe we all possess a profound capacity for growth and transformation. Together, we will build skills and resources that strengthen your ability to tune into your needs and create meaningful change. I deeply value the creative and personal nature of the healing process, and it is a true honor to walk alongside you on this path.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified EMDR Therapist
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
I am passionate about working with individuals navigating attachment wounds, trauma, complex trauma, and experiences of grief and loss. I also find meaning in helping clients explore current life and relationship patterns that contribute to distress, anxiety, depression, and codependency.
Supporting fellow therapists, educators, and helpers in our community is especially important to me. In addition to providing therapy, I offer consultation for clinicians who are new to the field or pursuing EMDR certification—a part of my work I deeply value.
I am committed to inclusivity across all identities, bodies, and abilities. I actively support body positivity, self-compassion, and work from an antiracist framework in both my personal and professional life. I also strive to be a dedicated ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Click below to learn more about my background and approach.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a best practice therapy modality used to treat post traumatic stress disorder. There is also evidence to indicate its use with painful memories connected to anxiety and depression as well as interpersonal relationship struggles. How does it work?
EMDR utilizes dual attention through tactile, visual or auditory senses. The dual attention lowers distress level (desensitization) and allows for reprocessing of traumatic material. Our brains are neuroplastic (constantly changing or adapting as new information is received) and will naturally heal much like our body will naturally heal from an injury. However, when there is an injury, our brain can sometimes lock this information in our nervous system and continue to signal to us that anything representing any part of this material is dangerous. EMDR enables us to move this “stuck” material through our nervous systems where it can be adaptively stored. Strategies for strengthening the benefits: Attachment resourcing, IFS informed techniques and Dialetical Behavioral skills are used before beginning desensitization, as well as throughout the EMDR processing, to ensure that there are skills such as distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotional regulation and compassion strategies necessary for healing. The therapy process ultimately will allow us to create more awareness, compassion, connectedness and peace in our personal lives and our system as a whole. Insurances accepted: BCBS, Aetna and Aetna SHP (CPP provider $0 copay)
Self pay $155
Consultation/Supervision
In addition to providing therapy, I also love consulting with new therapists in the field. I am an approved EMDR Consultant through EMDRIA which enables me to to provide consultation to clinicians seeking certification in EMDR. I was originally trained in EMDR by Roger Solomon and received specialized training in Attachment Focused EMDR by Laurel Parnell. I also am a NASW Certified Clinical Supervisor. If you are ready to begin working towards certification in EMDR or you are interested in general supervision or consultation please send me a message and let's learn and grow together!
Consulting and Supervision
In person or virtual visit (50 minute sessions.)
$150
“Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence, a Self that is confident, curious, and calm, a Self that has been sheltered from destruction by the various protectors that have emerged in their efforts to ensure survival. Once those protectors trust that it is safe to separate, the Self will spontaneously emerge, and the parts can be enlisted in the healing process”
Below are a listing of my trainings:DBT Skills Training by Clive RobinsDialetical Behavioral Therapy by Cathy MoonshineChanges in Attitude, Changes in Latitude: Challenges and Possibilities in the Treatment of Addictive Disorders by Paul NagyReconsidering Trauma: Treatment Advances, Relational Issues and Mindfulness in Integrated Trauma Therapy by John BriereAF-EMDR Level 3 at The Parnell Institute by Laurel ParnellClinical Spirituality by Jeff GeorgiCoping with Chronic Pain: Comprehensive Pain Management by James CogginsEating Disorders and Substance Abuse by Kelly BroadwaterTreating Eating Disorders by Kelly Broadwater and Kayj Nash OkineBrain Trauma, Concussion and Dementia by Richard ColemanThe Psychobiology of Hope by Lisa GoehlerHelping the Hero: A closer Look at Mental Health Issues in the Military Population by Jim BaxendaleAnger, Forgiveness, and the Healing Process by Dennis MarikisWhy We Worry: Understanding and Treating Anxiety DisordersShyness and Social Anxiety: Evidence-based techniques by Martin AnthonyThe Habits of Stress Resilient People by Brian KingBecoming Known-A Relational Model for Parts/Ego State Work in EMDR Andrew SeubertMemory Reconsolidation, The Flash Technique and EMDR by Philip ManfieldEasy Ego States by Robin ShapiroEMDR Therapy Equine-Assisted by Amanda MartinEMDR 2.0 with Complex Trauma by Jongh and MatthiissenEquine Assisted Interventions for Returning Veterans and Their Loved Ones by Greg KerstenEquine Assisted-EMDR Equilateral protocol using a structural dissociation lens by Sarah JenkinsIFS for EMDR Therapists by Bruce HerseyIFS-Informed EMDR: The Internal Family Systems Interweave by Bruce HerseyAttachment-Focused EMDR with LGBTQIA+ Clients by Laurel ParnellDiscovery: IFS-Informed EMDR with Blended Protectors by Bruce HerseyThe Coherent Self and System: IFS and Memory Reconsolidation by Bruce HerseyHealing the Whole Self: Treating Dissociation In Harmony With EMDR Therapy (Structural Dissociation Theory) by Sarah Jenkins
And many more
Contact me
I hope to see you soon! The office address is 7741 Market St. Ste A Wilmington NC.
