EMDR

​​EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured psychotherapy approach that supports healing from symptoms caused by disturbing life experiences. 

 

When we experience a traumatic event that overwhelms us, our brain can stores these memories away in ways that do not allow for the natural process of healing to happen. Because these memories haven't had the chance to heal, our brain doesn't receive the message that the danger is now over. When you undergo EMDR, you access memories of a trauma event in very specific ways that allow for healing to happen. Combined with eye movements and guided instructions, accessing those memories helps you reprocess what you remember from the negative event. This reprocessing helps to heal the traumatic memory so it can be stored in a different way in the brain. Remembering what happened to you will no longer feel like reliving it, and the related feelings will be much more manageable.

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This approach is especially helpful in treating symptoms associated with:

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Anxiety Disorders

• Depression Disorders

• Dissociative Disorders

• Eating Disorders

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To read more about the research base, visit this page.

 

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