Trauma therapy in Memphis
Therapy for what illness and treatment left behind
Individual therapy for adults who live with a long illness, or who are still carrying a diagnosis, a procedure or a long hospital stay. EMDR and somatic work, at the pace your body can keep. In Memphis and by video across Tennessee.
Who this is for
For adults whose illness or treatment is still with them
Individual sessions for adults only. Yvette does not prescribe, diagnose a medical condition or advise on treatment, and she does not see children or teens.
Hard news that stayed
A diagnosis changed the shape of your days, and the fear did not leave when the appointment ended.
Treatment that echoes
Scans, infusions, procedures or a hospital stay come back as dread, as a racing body or as sleepless nights.
A body you no longer trust
You are living with a long illness, and you feel at war with your own body or go numb to get through care.
Care that did not feel like yours
You were rushed, doubted or talked over by the people treating you, and it still weighs on you.
The work
Three ways in, at the pace your body can keep
Most people begin with talking. EMDR and somatic work are added only if you want them, and each is explained before you try it.
Individual therapy
One to one, in Memphis or by video. We talk about what happened and what your days are like now, and we agree what to work on each time.
Read moreEMDR
A structured method for memories that stay vivid. Preparation comes first, and you can stop at any moment.
Read moreSomatic work
Attention to breath, posture and sensation, with no touch, to help you notice what your body is telling you and settle it.
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Beside your medical team
Your doctors and your therapist, on the same page, only if you want that
With your signed consent, Yvette can speak with your doctor, nurse or care coordinator, so that your therapy and your treatment plan are not working against each other.
A release you sign names each person and what may be shared
You read what is sent before it goes
You can end the release at any time
Nothing is shared without your consent, except in the few cases the law requires, which Yvette explains in the first session
Your clinician
Yvette Bradford, licensed clinical social worker
Her practice is built for people whose illness is not behind them: ongoing treatment, check-ups that bring the fear back, a body that does not feel safe.
She works one to one with adults, in the office on Madison Avenue or by video anywhere in Tennessee. She will not hurry you toward moving on. You set the pace, and she keeps to it.
Licensed in Tennessee
Adults, one to one
EMDR and somatic work, when you want them
A schedule that bends
A calendar that moves when your treatment does
Infusion days, scans, flares and hospital stays do not keep to a schedule. These rules are written so you do not have to explain yourself each time.
A session can move to video the same day if you cannot travel
Shorter sessions when a full one is too much
Early and evening times by arrangement
A session missed for a medical reason is never charged
Pause for a hospital stay and pick up when you are ready
Book a time
Choose a time around your treatment calendar
Pick a time on Yvette's calendar. If your treatment days are hard to predict, write instead and you will find a time together.
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Saturday – SundayToday
- Closed
How fees work
What most people ask before a first session, answered once, with no figures to decode.
Insurance we work with
Vestige does not bill insurance. Sessions are self-pay, and the monthly receipt below lets you ask a plan that reimburses out-of-network care to pay part of it back. Medicare and Medicaid are not accepted. If you would rather see someone who bills your plan, Yvette will give you the names of colleagues.
Self-pay, with a receipt
No Medicare or Medicaid
If you pay yourself
What sets the fee is the length of the session: a standard session is 50 minutes, and a shorter one is offered when a full session is too much for the day. You pay by card at the end of each session, and HSA and FSA cards work. A small number of reduced-fee spots are held for people on a fixed income or with high medical costs; ask when you write. Your fee is given to you in writing before you start.
Receipts for reimbursement
At the end of each month you receive an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates and the kind of session, which a plan that covers out-of-network care may reimburse in part. It carries a diagnosis code, and your insurer will see it. Whether a plan pays anything is up to the plan, so ask it before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start. You get yours in writing before the first session. If a bill comes to $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. An estimate is not a contract.
Your rights, at cms.gov/nosurprisesChecking your benefits
Because Vestige does not bill your plan, no one checks your benefits for you. If you want to claim part of the cost back, call your plan before the first session and ask about out-of-network outpatient mental health benefits.
By video
By video, from anywhere in Tennessee
Yvette is licensed in Tennessee, and you must be in Tennessee during the session. The office is in Midtown Memphis.
- Memphis
- Germantown
- Collierville
- Bartlett
- Jackson
- Cordova
- Millington
- Lakeland
If you are outside Tennessee during a session, Yvette cannot see you yet. She will help you find someone licensed where you live.
Questions
What people ask before they write
Will you talk to my doctors?
Only if you want that. You sign a release that names each person and what may be shared, and you can end it whenever you like. The page on working beside your medical team explains each step.
What if I cannot make a session because of my health?
Move it, switch to video the same day or shorten it. A session missed for a medical reason is never charged, and you do not need to bring a note.
Do you take insurance?
No. Sessions are self-pay. A monthly receipt (a superbill) may let you claim part of the cost from a plan that covers out-of-network care; the plan decides. Medicare and Medicaid are not accepted.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to a written estimate of your costs before you start. If a bill comes to $400 or more above it, you can dispute the bill.
What happens in the first session?
You and Yvette talk about what you want from therapy, how privacy works and what to do in a crisis. You do not have to tell the whole story, and you decide afterward whether to continue.
Is this a place for a crisis?
No. Messages are not read right away. If you are in crisis, call or text 988. In an emergency, call 911.
Questions before you write?
Two pages answer what people ask first: what a first session is like, and how paying works.
Write to Yvette
Tell us how you would like to start
Say how and when you would like to be reached, and Yvette answers that way. Treatment days are hard to predict, so any time you name is a suggestion, not a promise.
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Saturday – SundayToday
- Closed