Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of therapy that helps alleviate the disturbance and distress associated with stressful and traumatic events. EMDR is helpful for processing past events, as well as generating coping strategies to use for future challenges. EMDR uses "bilateral stimulation," usually in the form of eye movements or gentle vibrations to the hands, to help you stay calm and feel soothed as you remember and cope with the difficult experiences of the past. EMDR is generally a short-term type of therapy and can bring about relief very quickly. Issues that may take years of just talking about might be resolved in a single session of EMDR.
EMDR is based on the theory that our minds have the capacity to heal just as our bodies do. There may be a block or imbalance causing "stuckness" in recovery, but once that block is removed, the brain knows how to adaptively process information and facilitate its own healing. EMDR is the tool we use in therapy to keep you calm and present, so that you can turn towards your trauma or stress with a clear mind and let it do its own work.
EMDR is based on the theory that our minds have the capacity to heal just as our bodies do. There may be a block or imbalance causing "stuckness" in recovery, but once that block is removed, the brain knows how to adaptively process information and facilitate its own healing. EMDR is the tool we use in therapy to keep you calm and present, so that you can turn towards your trauma or stress with a clear mind and let it do its own work.