WHAT IS EMDR?

EMDR therapy is an extensively researched method that helps people recover from trauma symptoms. EMDR is also demonstrating to be very effective when applied to anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and other distressing experiences. EMDR treatment can relieve emotional distress, reduce physiological arousal, and support more adaptive thoughts- this can lead to things like improved self-esteem, greater sense of empowerment, elimination of toxic shame or self-blame, and resolution of anger issues.

HOW DOES EMDR WORK?

It is consistently demonstrated through the application of EMDR that the brain naturally moves toward healing (adaptive processing) just like the body naturally moves towards healing. Because of the way EMDR facilitates the healing process from the bottom up and inside out, when this healing occurs, it tends to be permanent. Imagine looking in the mirror at yourself and telling yourself something you WANT to believe. How many times will you have to tell yourself before you actually start to believe it? I often hear clients say, “Well, I logically KNOW _______ is true, but it doesn’t FEEL true.” No matter how much they try to “logic” themselves into knowing/believing something, it just doesn’t fully translate into their felt self. Now imagine if you could know the thing both logically AND in your felt self! No more arguments with yourself—you just…KNOW!

EMDR treatment helps resolve the “stuck” places!