EMDR

I recently achieved the “certified” status of EMDR training. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

EMDR started in the 1980's as a way to help clients who have been affected by trauma, but it is also effective at treating anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, self esteem issues, anger, and stress, just to name a few.

EMDR therapists help clients with disturbing, traumatic, or dysfunctional memories by desensitizing them through a series of rapid eye movements, which speeds up the healing process in the client's brain. The memories do not go away, but they are less impactful, less disturbing. Negative cognitions, emotions, and body sensations are also addressed. The reprocessing part of EMDR instills positive cognitions about the client and the target memory.

Some of the benefits of EMDR include: the ability to help a wide variety of clients, often clients experience a faster improvement over traditional talk therapy alone, and through the EMDR process clients may discover new areas to work on they previously did not know needed work. Clients also play a collaborative, active role in their therapy with EMDR.

If this is something you or someone you know might benefit from, please give me a call today to learn more about EMDR.