Mariah Sylvia, LPC

Mariah Sylvia is a trauma-informed EMDR therapist specializing in anxiety, trauma, grief, disordered eating, and body image concerns for older teens and adults. She works with individuals who experience persistent anxiety, unresolved trauma, intrusive memories, or negative core beliefs that impact confidence, relationships, and daily functioning.

Mariah specializes in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR therapy, an evidence-based treatment for trauma and anxiety. EMDR helps the brain reprocess distressing experiences so they no longer feel as intense, reactive, or intrusive. This approach can be especially helpful for those navigating childhood trauma, relationship wounds, grief, or persistent negative beliefs about themselves.

Her work also addresses anxiety that feels constant or hard to explain, disordered eating patterns rooted in control or coping, and body image concerns shaped by past experiences. By integrating EMDR with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and Solution-Focused techniques, Mariah helps clients reduce symptoms while building emotional regulation, self-trust, and resilience.

Many clients come to therapy during seasons of transition such as starting college, ending relationships, grieving a loss, or feeling disconnected from their identity. Therapy with Mariah is steady, structured, and compassionate. She creates a space where clients can process trauma, work through anxiety, heal their relationship with food and body image, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Her goal is to help teens and adults feel less stuck in survival patterns and more grounded, empowered, and aligned with who they truly are.

EMDR Therapy at Kellen Mental Health 

Sometimes talking about the past isn’t enough to help you move forward. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process distressing experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional intensity. Mariah specializes in using EMDR to help teens and adults heal from trauma, reduce anxiety, process grief, and move beyond the experiences that keep them feeling stuck.

EMDR can be effective for more than major traumatic events. Many clients seek treatment for childhood wounds, relationship pain, persistent anxiety, negative core beliefs, body image concerns, or disordered eating patterns that developed as ways of coping. Mariah combines EMDR with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to help clients build emotional resilience, strengthen self-trust, and create lasting change.

To learn more about our EMDR Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Anxiety Counseling, and Eating Disorder Counseling services, explore the pages throughout our website. When you’re ready to take the next step, you can schedule your first appointment.