FAQs

  • EMDR Overview:

    • Stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

    • Involves bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, sounds).

    • Helps the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

    • Aims to reduce the emotional impact of traumatic experiences.

    • Originally developed to treat trauma.

    Target Population:

    • Designed for both children and adults.

    • EMDR involves a combination of bilateral stimulation, memory reprocessing, emotional desensitization, cognitive restructuring, somatic processing, and neurobiological changes. This structured approach leads to reduced emotional distress, healthier beliefs, and lasting emotional healing, allowing individuals to move forward in their lives.

  • Key benefits of EMDR therapy:

    • Effective Treatment for Trauma

    • Rapid Symptom Relief

    • Reduction of Flashbacks and Nightmares

    • Improved Emotional Regulation (increased resilience and mood stability)

    • Cognitive Restructuring (transforms negative self-beliefs related to trauma to more adaptative beliefs)

    • Holistic Healing (promotes comprehensive sense of wellbeing)

    • Empowerment and Self-Efficacy (greater sense of control and empowerment enhancing overall self-esteem)

    • Neurobiological Changes

    • Adaptable for Various Issues (anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, etc)

    • No Extensive Talking (EMDR does not require clients to recount the traumatic event in detail, which can be less distressing for many individuals)

    • Focus on Trauma - specifically designed to address and process traumatic memories.

    • Bilateral Stimulation – to facilitate rapid memory processing

    • Structured Protocol – structured eight-phase treatment providing clear treatment framework

    • Memory Processing – targets and processes traumatic memories in a less distressing way

    • Coping with Distress – allows for trauma work without needing to recount details

    • Speed of Treatment – rapid symptom relief

    • Neuroscientific Basis – promotes neurobiological change

    • Integration of Body Awareness – processes emotional and physical sensations related to trauma allowing holistic healing

    • Adaptability – effective for a wide range of issues beyond trauma

    • EMDR Intensive Therapy offers a powerful and efficient approach to trauma healing, enabling clients to achieve significant therapeutic gains in a condensed timeframe while ensuring a supportive and safe therapeutic environment.

    • RI-EMDR is an advanced form of EMDR which offers a comprehensive, integrative approach to healing trauma, particularly when it involves complex layers of attachment issues and generational trauma. This blend of neuroscience, body-based practices, mindfulness, and relational healing provides a powerful path toward emotional recovery and relationship transformation.