EMDR Therapy
Sometimes an experience is over, but your mind and body continue to respond as though it’s still happening.
You may know logically that you’re safe now, yet still feel anxious, on edge, overwhelmed by certain triggers, or pulled into old beliefs about yourself. EMDR can help your brain and body process what happened so the past can begin to feel like the past.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
People Seek EMDR For…
Childhood trauma or difficult early experiences
A specific traumatic experience
Anxiety, panic, or emotional overwhelm
Triggers that feel more intense than the current situation
Feeling numb, disconnected, or on edge
Painful beliefs about yourself that are difficult to change
What is EMDR
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a research-backed approach to trauma therapy that helps the brain process difficult experiences that may not have been fully processed when they happened.
During EMDR, we work with memories, emotions, beliefs, and sensations connected to an experience while using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping.
You Don’t have to Relive It to Heal It
One of the things I appreciate about EMDR is that healing doesn’t require you to tell me every detail of what happened for the therapy to be effective. Just enough information so that we’re both on the same page is plenty. EMDR offers a way to heal that respects both your story and your nervous system.
First, we’ll spend time making a plan of what we’re going to work on together. Next we’ll proceed one step at a time making sure we go at a pace that feels manageable.
