Healing with EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidenced based therapy proven to provide relief and help people recover from distressing experiences.

EMDR follows a protocol that involves bringing to mind a memory or experience, while simultaneously doing sets of repetitive back and forth movements in the form of visual eye movements, tactile self-tapping or hand-held buzzers, and/or auditory sounds.

Personalized, just for you.

EMDR is a structured and customizable therapy that is used to change the way past experiences are stored in the brain.

After EMDR however, the memories will become far less upsetting. EMDR also allows us to connect with more positive beliefs about ourselves and/or the world. In doing so, shame and other difficulties related to past experiences are much less intense, if not resolved completely.

  • Relationship issues

    Imposter Syndrome

    Parenting Anxiety

    Birth Trauma

    Accidents

    Grief and Loss

    Perfectionism

    Health Anxiety

    Depression

    Guilt

    Low confidence

    Difficulty saying no

    Addiction Cravings/Urges

    Disordered Eating

    Abuse history

  • Free consultation - 20 minutes

    First we will talk in a free 20 minute phone call or video session to get your questions answered and determine if we are a good fit to work together.

    If we decide to work together we can move forward with scheduling.

    We will determine the format that works best for you:

    Weekly/biweekly ongoing 50-80 minute sessions

    or

    Intensives which are longer sessions (2-4 hours) with both weekday and weekend scheduling options. Read more about Intensives here.

    During your initial session(s) we will identify your needs and goals, introduce eye movements & tapping options, practice skills for reducing distress levels, & review more about EMDR.

    Preparation is personalized and will increase your confidence moving forward with the reprocessing.

    Reprocessing is typically where the majority of the healing with EMDR takes place. During this time we address the disturbing experiences or stuck points while using Bilateral Stimulation.

    At the end of a reprocessing session we will establish a plan for communicating about how you are doing. For example, a phone call to check in and offer support as needed.

  • Adjunct EMDR is a short-term therapy supplement that utilizes Intensives to address specific goals.

    Adjunct EMDR maybe a good option for you if you already have a therapist you like and…

    • You have a stuck point or have reached a plateau that could be shifted with EMDR.

    • You don’t want to replay the past each weekly session but would be willing to address it briefly.

    • You are working on separate goals with your primary therapist and want to address another issue simultaneously

    • Your primary therapist does not use EMDR (and they want to stay with their primary therapist)

Wondering if EMDR is right for you? Let’s talk.

Hear more about EMDR

Watch this video about EMDR below courtesy of EMDR International Association.