EMDR Trauma Therapy (coming soon)

 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a highly-effective, evidence-based trauma therapy that focuses briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements). This bilateral stimulation is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. EMDR therapy is an extensively researched method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. You can read more about this therapy technique here.

All EMDR sessions are a minimum of 60 minutes long. EMDR sessions are highly structured and I will walk you through the different phases of treatment before we get started. We will first work on your distress tolerance so that treatment can feel as comfortable as possible. You will then be asked to focus on a specific event, as I begin the bilateral stimulation, typically through hand movements. This bilateral stimulation can lead to a notable shift in the emotions, thoughts, and beliefs that you associate with the upsetting event. This process will be repeated till the level of distress associated with the event, markedly reduces. You will always have the ability to stop the process at any point if needed.

EMDR can be helpful to treat the following concerns:

• Anxiety, panic attacks, phobias
• Chronic illness and disability
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• PTSD (and other trauma-related symptoms)
• Violence and abuse
• Childhood trauma
• Substance abuse and addiction

If you would like to ask questions directly, or learn more about my EMDR practice,  please schedule a consult here.