EMDR Therapy

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach.  The mind often can heal itself, just as the body does.  Most of the time, your mind/body manages new information and experiences without your awareness.  However, if you are repeatedly subjected to distress or something out of the ordinary occurs, perhaps traumatizing and overwhelming, one’s own natural coping mechanisms can be overloaded. When this occurs, the distressing and disturbing event or experiences remain unprocessed or ‘frozen’ in the limbic system of your brain. Often the memory is long forgotten, but the feelings such as panic, anxiety, anger, etc. are repeatedly triggered in present encounters. EMDR focuses on creating connections in your brain’s memory networks, allowing the brain to process the traumatic experience in a natural way. During EMDR treatments, YOU remain in control, fully alert and awake.  You are able to stop the process at any time.