Reprocessing

Healing

EMDR therapy

ABOUT

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help the brain process and resolve stuck, distressing memories. It uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, audio tones, or physical tapping, to reduce the emotional intensity and symptoms associated with trauma.

Intentional Processing

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Increased Safety

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Gentle Acceptance

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Intentional Processing · Increased Safety · Gentle Acceptance ·

The Process

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    Plan with Purpose

    Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.

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    Collaborate Openly

    We’ll discuss the ins and outs of the EMDR therapy process. We’ll address concerns and questions as we prepare coping techniques.

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    Identify Targets

    We’ll identify the event to reprocess, including images, beliefs, feelings, and sensations, before reprocessing

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    Engaging with Memories

    Begin BLS* while engaging with chosen material with a focus on decreasing discomfort.

    *BLS: bilateral stimulation

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    Strengthen Beliefs

    Create positive beliefs to associate with the memories.

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    Reflection

    Process any lingering disturbance within the body.

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    Closure

    We will return to a calm place after every session to ensure regulation.

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    Evaluation

    At the beginning of each new session, we will evaluate progress and possible directions for future sessions.

WHAT SETS EMDR APART

Intentionally engaging traumatic memories allows the brain to digest difficult content and, as a result, they lose their emotional charge, your body stops reacting to old triggers, and daily functioning becomes easier.

Work that shows.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • An interactive psychotherapy designed to alleviate psychological stress associated with traumatic memories. It utilizes guided "bilateral stimulation" to help the brain safely reprocess.

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  • No. However, EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories. It helps jumpstart the brain's natural processing, allowing these memories to be effectively digested so that you can remember the experience without triggering the original distress or survival response.

  • In an EMDR session, you are guided to briefly focus on a traumatic memory while following side-to-side eye movements, audio tones, or hand-tappings. This process helps your brain naturally reprocess the memory, so it loses its emotional charge and no longer triggers distress.

  • EMDR is deliberate work that can often be tiring. It unlocks and reprocesses distressing memories, keeping your brain and nervous system actively working to reorganize, heal, and make sense of pent-up trauma. Experiences symptoms even after your session has ended is normal.

  • EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages. Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges:

    • Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias

    • Depression and bipolar disorders

    • Dissociative disorders

    • Eating disorders

    • Grief and loss

    • Performance anxiety

    • Personality disorders

    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues

    • Sexual assault

    • Substance abuse and addiction

    • Violence and abuse

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Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes; all wounds deserve care.

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