EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an effective psychotherapy approach that has helped people experience relief from psychological distress. EMDR has been designated as an effective treatment by the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

EMDR is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and demonstrated to be effective for the treatment of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Clinicians in the mental health field have reported successful treatment for other conditions including panic attacks, disturbing memories, sexual and/or physical abuse, addictions, complicated grief, stress reduction, performance anxiety and more. EMDR enables people to heal from symptoms of psychological trauma and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. 

EMDR therapy is an eight-phase treatment. Directional eye movements (or other dual attention stimulation) are used in one phase of the treatment. Using detailed protocols and procedures, clinicians help clients activate their natural healing processes. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. When EMDR is successfully implemented, psychological wounds are not just stopped, they are transformed.