Could You Benefit from EMDR? 

EMDR is most frequently used with people who are suffering from the following conditions: 

• Chronic and persistent personal negative beliefs

• Present day trauma

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Anxiety and panic attacks

• Depression

• Phobias

• Complicated grief

• Disturbing memories

• Low self-esteem

• Stress reduction

• Addictions

• Performance Anxiety

• Sexual/physical/emotional abuse ongoing and/or in your past

How Does EMDR Work?

Based on neurobiological research, we know that when you get very upset, your brain cannot process process information as it does ordinarily. A moment can become "frozen" in time and remembering a trauma may feel as bad as going through it the first time because the images, sounds, smells and feelings have not changed. Such memories have a lasting effect that interferes with the way you may see the world and the way you relate to other people. EMDR has a direct effect on the way that your brain processes information. Therefore, EMDR can be thought of as a physiologically based therapy that helps you see disturbing material in a new and less distressing way. 

What to expect during EMDR session.

A typical EMDR session begins with the therapist gently guiding the client to pinpoint a problem or event that will be the target of the treatment. As the thoughts and feelings come to the surface, the therapist and client work together to re-direct the eye movements that accompany the briefly recalled experience. As the eye movements are re-directed, the accompanying emotions are released. The patterns of eye movements continue until the emotions are neutralized and the event is re-associated with positive thoughts and feelings about oneself, such as" I realize now that it wasn't my fault".