EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to heal trauma and other distressing life experiences. EMDR is effective at resolving a wide range of concerns. A few of these include:

• Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Anxiety, panic, and phobias

• Depression

• Dissociative Disorders

• Grief and loss

Thankfully, EMDR does not require talking in detail about the traumatic event(s), and homework between sessions is not required for progress. EMDR also helps clients achieve symptom resolution efficiently.

Our brains have a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events. This process involves communication between the amygdala (the alarm signal for stressful events), the hippocampus (which assists with learning, including memories about safety and danger), and the prefrontal cortex (which analyzes and controls behavior and emotion). While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help. (emdria.org)

Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved. (emdria.org)

Visit https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/ to learn more.