Keeley Teemsma(She/Her/Hers)

Keeley works with adults whose symptoms are rooted in unresolved trauma, chronic stress, or experiences that overwhelmed their nervous system over time. Many of her clients are women who function well externally but live with persistent anxiety, intrusive thoughts, emotional reactivity, or a sense of being “stuck” despite years of insight-oriented work. They often come to therapy knowing why they feel the way they do, yet find that understanding alone has not led to meaningful relief.

Her clinical work is primarily grounded in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Keeley uses EMDR to target both acute and cumulative trauma, including relational trauma, workplace trauma, and long-standing patterns shaped by instability, pressure, or emotional unpredictability. Treatment focuses on how past experiences are stored in the nervous system and how those memory networks continue to drive present-day responses, even when circumstances have changed. EMDR is used to reduce physiological reactivity, loosen entrenched beliefs, and restore a felt sense of safety and self-trust.

While EMDR is the foundation of her work, Keeley integrates psychodynamic, attachment-based, ACT, CBT, and REBT-informed approaches to support cognitive integration, behavioral shifts, and meaning-making. This allows therapy to move efficiently—helping clients understand what changed internally as trauma is processed and how to apply that change in daily life. Sessions are active and intentional, designed for clients who want depth without endless exploration.

Keeley has over 15 years of experience in psychotherapy, research, and clinical leadership, with specialized experience working with trauma, OCD, neurodivergence, and high-achieving adults. She brings a steady, direct style to the work and is known for helping clients feel oriented, grounded, and less reactive rather than emotionally managed.

She offers in-person sessions in Brooklyn and virtual therapy for clients located in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida.