EDMR

(Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)

When you can’t hold it in, push it down, or drown it out any longer

Trauma is, quite literally, the worst thing in life. We all have some, and you might have a lot. Traumatic memory is not like our typical memories of the past, because it is somehow still happening in your nervous system to this day  – the same emotions and physical sensations you felt then, you feel now, even if it is hard to place where they came from.

Denial, self-hatred, substances and distractions might have worked… kind of… for a while… but now your system is rejecting these defenses and demanding real healing. The good news is you already know how this works, because you do it every day with memories that aren’t as overwhelming.

Learn how to access your mind and body’s natural capacity to release and heal.

Through EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy, you can experience relief from your distress. Mind-body practices often work more quickly than talk therapy alone. Healing and recovery from painful memories and negative beliefs is possible – and I want to show you how.

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First, we work through a preparation process where I teach mindfulness and grounding techniques that can be used in moments of distress. We'll also pinpoint the specific areas of your experience that you're finding the most troubling.

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As we move forward, we'll focus on decreasing the intensity of these experiences by briefly bringing them to mind and using bilateral stimulation (body-based techniques like tapping or eye movement) to help reprocess and reorganize the memory.

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We'll then collaborate on the integration of your future life vision with more helpful and positive perspectives. It's not magic - but it might feel like it. It's the use of your body's own ability to heal so that you can become unstuck and your memories become manageable.