Are you Looking for A Form of Psychotherapy
That Promotes Deep Healing of Trauma and Facilitates Posttraumatic Growth?
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) may be a fit for you.
What is EMDR? Our amazing nervous systems are able to adaptively process and integrate an incredible amount of new information and experiences without our even realizing it. However, sometimes a disturbing experience or trauma can be so overwhelming that our nervous system is unable to digest and integrate it properly. Because it’s not fully processed, current situations can trigger intense physical and emotional sensations related to the past disturbing experience or trauma. When triggered in this way, we end up responding as if the past experience is happening or about to happen. This interferes with our ability to intentionally respond to what’s actually happening in the present moment.
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to access our nervous system’s natural healing processes. These processes create adaptive connections between memory networks so that the brain is able to integrate the disturbing experience and understand it as having happened in the past. As a result, these disturbing experiences are less likely to be triggered by current situations, allowing us to live and respond more fully in the present moment.
EMDR has been successfully used for the treatment of:
- Depression
- Complex trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Insomnia and sleep disturbance
- Complicated grief
- Addictions
- Phobias
- Chronic pain
If you’re curious about how EMDR therapy might benefit you, give me a call and we can explore the possibilities together.
