The most common kinds of trauma are PTSD and childhood/domestic abuse. Trauma and its resulting stress can have a lasting impact, and when not dealt with, can cause significant harm to ourselves and others. Learning to recognize, address, and work through these...
There are always a million reasons why you shouldn’t do something, but just one reason is good enough to do it. Thousands of people around the world have found therapy with EMDR successful in reducing their overall stress levels, and in turn have gone on to live...
EMDR takes place over the course of eight steps called “phases,” each of which are dedicated to specific part of the healing process. (It will help to remember that the phases are not strictly limited to a single therapy session.) This post will explain a little about...
Depression Patients with depression can benefit from EMDR treatment, too. Significant traumas from the past, when gone unresolved, often continue to intrude into people’s daily lives, causing depression and depressive episodes. EMDR treatment can help process those...
Trauma and the Brain In order to understand how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) builds new brain circuitry, it helps to understand how trauma is stored in the brain in the first place. During a dangerous or traumatic episode, such as a moment of...
Background Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a kind of psychotherapy that is designed to help people find healing from their memories of past trauma. An unconventional form of therapy, EMDR has the patient focus on traumatic memories while the...
