EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a psychotherapy technique used to treat anxiety and PTSD.
About the Treatment
EMDR therapy is a phased, focused approach to treating traumatic and other painful symptoms by reconnecting the client in a safe and measured way to the images, self-thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with a trauma, and allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move toward adaptive resolution.
What to Expect
- 1Careful preparation and resource building
- 2Using rhythmic left-right stimulation (eye movements or taps)
- 3Focusing on the most distressing parts of a memory
- 4Allowing spontaneous insights and associations to emerge
- 5Closing sessions with grounding and re-orientation
Key Benefits
- Effective and often rapid treatment for PTSD
- Reduction in intensity of distressing memories
- Development of more positive self-beliefs
- No detailed description of the trauma required
- Lasting results without long-term talk therapy
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