EMDR Therapy (or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) is an integrative therapy that helps people heal from traumatic events, as well as other disturbing experiences. When people are experiencing distress in their lives and can’t find a way to fix it on their own EMDR can be an extremely effective option.
Discovered by Dr. Francine Shapiro, EMDR has gotten worldwide attention for helping millions of people heal from PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) caused from trauma, such as natural disasters, childhood abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, auto accidents, or combat. EMDR can also help people who feel distress in their lives to heal and feel more whole after events that have been disturbing such as divorce, life transitions, grief, anxiety, and much more.
Stress events such as these can become an unprocessed memory and get "stuck" in the brain and nervous system creating symptoms that are uncomfortable. Physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, and images associated with the event may lead to distressing symptoms and behaviors that can disrupt normal functioning in life and relationships.
EMDR therapy is designed to help a person identify and process these stuck pieces so that the symptoms can decrease and one can feel more empowered, whole, and less distressed. EMDR therapy helps facilitate the activation of the brain’s inherent system to process and integrate the information that got stored or stuck in order to heal. EMDR will not erase the memory; rather you will be able to remember the story without all the emotional charge that was distressing before the treatment.
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