EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a tool we can use in therapy to help you find relief from the impacts of trauma and toxic stress. After a traumatic event or history of ongoing toxic stress, some clients experience:

• increased anxiety
• difficulty with relationships and intimacy
• flashbacks or nightmares
• feeling the need to avoid specific triggers such as places or events
• insomnia or disrupted sleep
• memory problems
• difficulty focusing or making decisions

EMDR Therapy helps people heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences.

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019). – EMDRIA