EMDR
(Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing)

Trauma can come from many experiences.

Most everyone recognizes Big ‘T’ trauma, usually the result of rape, war, severe accident, or witnessing a violent act, as examples. These experiences can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or hypervigilance to prevent another life-threatening event.

Little ‘t’ traumas arise from many experiences. Examples are job loss, divorce, unexpected medical diagnosis, and bullying. These events can cause extended grief, anxiety, depression, or other deep feelings.

Even if you can identify the trauma affecting your well-being, just talking about it isn’t always enough.

How can you talk about what you don’t recognize?

Often, you can’t identify the “trauma” that helped shape your beliefs and feelings about yourself and the world, making talking about it impossible.

From deep-seated negative beliefs about yourself to the debilitating fight, flight, avoidance, and intrusive thoughts of full-blown PTSD, EMDR is a highly effective treatment.

The most important first step is for the client to desire to heal from the traumatic event, overcome a specific problem, or learn to handle a continuing aspect of life.

People often avoid traditional talk therapy when addressing trauma because “rehashing” the trauma is just “too painful.” EMDR doesn’t require that you “keep talking about the trauma.”

How an EMDR session is conducted…

EMDR sessions follow specific steps and use bilateral stimulation, such as tapping, to help the client process unresolved memories from scary and traumatic experiences.

EMDR’s original purpose was to treat post-traumatic stress; it is a helpful technique for treating many different adverse life experiences and negative beliefs.

EMDR is a way to move from dysfunctional to functional. When one’s natural healing system becomes disrupted by trauma, EMDR helps one move naturally toward healing and wholeness.

I will train you to use tapping resources needed for bilateral stimulation. The tapping aims to help bring the deep trauma memory to the forefront and then reprocess that traumatic memory into something more positive. This process helps the impact of the memory become less, eventually placing that memory in the past.

Let’s work together to help you move forward from the trauma in your life.

Without help, your traumatic memory remains locked in your mind, keeping you from moving forward

EMDR is a proven approach that helps treat the impacts of trauma and life experiences. In my practice, I have seen the positive effects of this method. I know if you are willing, together we can help you reprocess what keeps causing you mental and physical pain.

Call me at (707) 339-8235, and let’s schedule an appointment to figure out how to help you regain the life you want and deserve.