“Hello, I’m Julie Kyle, founder of The Chicago EMDR Center (Chicago EMDR). I am an EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and serve as a Training Facilitator and Logistics Producer for the EMDR Institute. I offer EMDR therapy in Chicago and throughout Illinois via telehealth, providing care that is grounded in both evidence-based practice and genuine human connection.
Alongside traditional EMDR therapy, I integrate relational and attachment-informed approaches to support deeper healing, safety, and connection. While EMDR is highly effective in treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression, I also use it to help clients work through limiting beliefs, strengthen self-understanding, and create more meaningful and fulfilling lives and relationships.
At the heart of my work is a belief in transformation—supporting clients as they move through painful experiences toward greater resilience, clarity, and possibility.
I also deeply value supporting other clinicians in their growth. Through consultation, I work with both new and experienced EMDR therapists to help them build confidence, deepen their clinical work, and feel supported in their professional journey.
I welcome the opportunity to connect and explore how we can work together in support of your healing or professional goals.”
Julie Kyle, LCSW (she/her)
Founder | Certified EMDR Therapist | Approved EMDRIA Consultant | EMDR Institute Training Facilitator and Logistics Producer
In Network with BCBS PPO
Julie Kyle, LCSW (she/her)
Founder | Certified EMDR Therapist | Approved EMDRIA Consultant | EMDR Institute Training Facilitator and Logistics Producer
In Network with BCBS PPO
Julie@ChicagoEMDR.com
312.339.8604
About Julie Kyle, LCSW | EMDR Therapist and Consultant
Julie Kyle, LCSW, is the founder of The Chicago EMDR Center and an EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is a licensed clinical social worker in both Illinois and California and holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan.
Julie specializes in EMDR therapy in Chicago, using an attachment-informed, integrative approach to support adults in the treatment of complex trauma, PTSD, and deeply rooted negative beliefs. Her work focuses on helping clients heal emotional wounds, regulate the nervous system, and create lasting psychological change through evidence-based trauma therapy.
EMDR Consultation, Training, and Professional Leadership
In addition to her clinical practice, Julie Kyle is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and serves as an EMDR Training Facilitator and Logistics Producer with the EMDR Institute, the organization founded by Dr. Francine Shapiro. Through this work, she contributes to the training and development of EMDR therapists nationwide.
She is also a Registered Continuing Education Sponsor for Social Workers in Illinois, supporting ongoing professional education for clinicians.
Julie is recognized as a thought leader in EMDR therapy and trauma treatment, having collaborated with leading clinicians in the field and contributing to the advancement of EMDR practice through teaching, consultation, and mentorship. She is committed to supporting EMDR therapists at all stages of development, from foundational training through advanced consultation.
Trauma Therapy for Adults and Therapists
Julie works with adults seeking therapy for trauma, anxiety, relational challenges, and long-standing negative beliefs. She also specializes in working with therapists and other healthcare professionals seeking deeper personal healing and professional growth.
Her approach integrates relational, attachment-based EMDR therapy with evidence-based clinical practices to support meaningful and sustained psychological change.
Approach to EMDR Therapy
Julie’s clinical work emphasizes the integration of mind, body, and relational experience to support deep and lasting healing. Through EMDR therapy, clients are guided in processing traumatic experiences, reducing emotional distress, and developing greater resilience, connection, and wellbeing.
Her goal is to help clients move beyond trauma, fear, and limiting beliefs into a more grounded, connected, and fulfilling life.