11/10/2023
EMDR (Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a highly researched therapy and has been found to be effective in treating trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety and fears.
EMDR is the primary model of therapy I use in my practice because it's so effective (supported by research), provides relief for my clients (often more quickly than traditional talk therapy), AND for many other reasons:
✅EMDR therapy can reach trauma wounds in ways that words/talking can't (trauma is stored in the body).
✅EMDR allows your own brain to do the healing. Your nervous system, your mind and body lead the way.
✅EMDR addresses the emotional and physical symptoms of trauma.
✅You don't have to re-experience or describe your trauma in detail. EMDR is a very internal process.
✅EMDR doesn't just focus on the past; EMDR also helps address issues in the present, as well as preparing you for future scenarios you may face.
Many traumas can be resolved without any help. But some traumatic experiences can interfere with our brain’s natural ability to recover. When the stress of an event continues to cause you to feel overwhelmed with flight, fight or freeze responses, or if reminders of the events create the feeling that it’s happening all over again, EMDR can help to process through and decrease the distress associated with the memory-to return your body and mind back to a sense of safety and calm.
EMDR can help heal the traumatizing effects of:
✅Childhood Abuse and Neglect
✅Sexual Assault
✅Intimate Partner Abuse
✅Perinatal trauma (including infertility, pregnancy loss/miscarriage, stillbirths, birth trauma, NICU stays, Postpartum PTSD)
✅Death of a baby
✅Medical Trauma
✅Pandemic related traumas
✅Vicarious Traumas (witnessing or learning about a traumatic event)
✅Single incident traumas (car accidents, etc.)
✅Natural Disasters (fires, earthquakes, etc.)
If you think EMDR might be right for you, visit EMDRIA.org to learn more about EMDR or to find a therapist through their online directory.
