Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy approach designed for working with distressing or traumatic memories. The theory behind EMDR is that many psychological difficulties are the result of distressing life experiences that have not been stored in memory properly and are said to be unprocessed or blocked. These traumatic memories often need help to become processed.
For many clients, signs of trauma will diminish or disappear once EMDR therapy is complete. I have seen how amazing EMDR Therapy is for clients and want the same for you! After EMDR Therapy, clients often report the following:
They don’t think about the trauma anymore unless it is brought up.
When they think of the trauma and if fully processed, it doesn’t bother them anymore - it was a bad time in their lives but is not upsetting now.
Feel more freedom, lightness in their body, clearheaded, symptoms go away
Feel more confident and competent
Enjoy life more, have more flexibility in their thinking, functioning and behaving in new ways
If fully processed, symptoms don’t come back
More resilient in future events and less likely to get PTSD
National and International Organizations (among many others) that recognize EMDR Therapy as an effective Treatment:
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs/Dept of Defense
U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
The Cochrane Databse of Systematic Reviews
World Health Organization
