About EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a highly effective form of therapy that has helped countless people overcome a wide range of emotional challenges, including anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, and much more. If you have been struggling with difficult emotions or past experiences that seem to stick with you despite your best efforts, EMDR may be the gentle yet powerful therapy you need. Emdr can help you process and release negative beliefs and painful emotions in a safe and supported environment. Many people report significant improvements within just a few sessions, making EMDR a highly efficient method of achieving greater emotional wellness.
What are the steps to get started with EMDR?
After the therapist and client agree that EMDR therapy is a good fit, the beginning sessions will involve discussing what the client wants to work on and improving the client’s ability to manage distress.
When ready for the next phases of EMDR therapy, the client will be asked to focus on a specific event. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, emotion, and body feeling related to this event and then to a positive belief indicating the issue was resolved.
While the client focuses on the upsetting event, the therapist will begin sets of side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or taps. The client will be guided to notice what comes to mind after each set. They may experience shifts in insight or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs regarding the event.
The client has complete control to stop the therapist at any point if needed. The sets of eye movements, sounds, or taps are repeated until the event becomes less disturbing.
