EMDR sessions

EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is one of the most effective tools used to reduce trauma response and allow one to function better in life. If you do not present with one traumatic event, we usually do a timeline of events to help select targets to set up for processing with EMDR. One of the most appealing aspects of EMDR is that it doesn’t entail rehashing all of the details and events related to a traumatic memory. There is usually a reduction of symptoms even after one session, with the goal being to remove all activation from recalling an event. An example: you had a car accident when it was raining and now can’t drive when it rains because you have a panic attack or are too anxious to attempt the drive because you tell yourself “I am in danger.” EMDR can help reduce the body’s activation to a memory and allow you to carry on in a functional way. It doesn’t erase memories but certainly diminishes them where they are less crisp and scary in nature when you bring them up post EMDR processing.