Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a highly effective psychotherapy treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This evidence-based practice helps clients recover from the devastating effects of trauma, including flashbacks, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks.
EMDR has been endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, among other national and international organizations, for the treatment of PTSD and C-PTSD.
EMDR targets distressing memories, and uses bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, or tapping) to help the brain access these traumatic memories for reprocessing.
Sessions are offered as part of traditional weekly therapy, and as intensives. They can be held online or in-person.
EMDR intensives are longer sessions (3 hours), allowing for accelerated relief from trauma-related symptoms. If you’re already in therapy, EMDR intensives can be done in concert with that work as a time-limited, additional part of your healing path. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
What is EMDR?
The following video provides a brief introduction to EMDR therapy (Courtesy of EMDR International Association):