Effective Trauma Healing Through EMDR

What is EMDR Therapy?

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms.
A therapist performs bilateral stimulation during an EMDR session with a client. Text reads, EMDR Effectiveness in TRAUMA THERAPY.

Experiencing EMDR Therapy

After the therapist and client agree that EMDR therapy is a good fit, the client will work through the eight phases of EMDR therapy with their therapist.

Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, emotion, and body sensation related to this event, and then to a positive belief that would indicate the issue was resolved. A typical EMDR therapy session lasts from 60 to 90 minutes. EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as an adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment all by itself.

EMDR therapy can help with

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression
  • Phobias
  • Grief and loss
  • Childhood trauma
  • Sexual assault trauma
  • Combat-related trauma
  • Panic attacks
  •  Performance anxiety
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