EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based psychotherapy that helps you process and overcome distressing memories and emotions.
EMDR can provide rapid relief by:
- Reducing or eliminating emotional distress related to past events
- Alleviating anxiety, panic, grief and phobias
- Improving self-esteem and confidence
EMDR can be effective both in person or over video.
EMDR is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. This can be done without talking in great detail about the distressing memory, EMDR allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.
The human brain has a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events which involves communication between the amygdala, the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. When the brain gets stuck EMDR can help get that healing process moving again.
How Does it Work?
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.
