EMDR

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What does EMDR help?

EMDR had been originally established as helpful for PTSD, although it’s been proven useful for treatment in the following conditions:

Panic Attacks

Complicated Grief

Dissociative Orders

Disturbing Memories

Phobias

Pain Disorders

Performance Anxiety

Addictions

Stress Reduction

Sexual and/or Physical Abuse

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Suicidal Ideation

Suicidal Bereavement

Chronic Pain Management

How does EMDR work?

EMDR therapy is an integrative psychotherapy and uses a technique called bilateral stimulation to repeatedly activate opposite sides of the brain. Therapists often use eye movements to facilitate the bilateral stimulation. These eye movements mimic the period of sleep referred to as rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and this portion of sleep is frequently considered to be the time when the mind processes the recent events in the person’s life.

EMDR seems to help the brain reprocess the trapped memories is such a way that normal information processing is resumed. Therapists often use EMDR to help clients uncover and process beliefs that developed as the result of relational traumas, or childhood abuse and/or neglect. For a more detailed explanation please visit EMDR Institute, Inc.

 

None of the above symptoms or experiences fit you?

Do you experience distressing emotions that appear to you, and perhaps to others, to be excessive given the current situation? Do you tend to be highly reactive to certain triggers? Is there one or more dysfunctional belief that you believe about yourself that on an intellectual level you know is not true?

If so, you may still be a good candidate for EMDR therapy.

In these circumstances, the support, guidance, and assistance of a therapist is fundamental to healing from trauma.

Research has proven psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Most commonly, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) are used in treating trauma.

If you or someone you know matches the trauma symptoms listed above, I am confident that I can help and invite you to contact me today for a free consultation.

Weekday Rates

$ 150 Hourly
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Unlimited Text and Email
  • In-Home or In-Office Sessions

Weekend Rates

$ 200 Per Hour
  • Convenient Hours
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Unlimited Text and Email
  • In-Home or In-Office Sessions