EMDR
"Avoiding your triggers isn't healing. Healing happens when you are triggered and you are able to move through the pain, the pattern, and the story - and walk your way to a different ending". Vienna Pharaon
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an interactive psychotherapy technique used to revisit psychological stress. EMDR is a recommended treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is also extremely beneficial to work through phobias, anxiety and depression. PTSD often occurs after experiences such as military combat, physical assault, rape, car accidents etc. Your experiences are explored in a confidential and relational space.
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What to expect from EMDR?
A EMDR session can last up to 90 minutes but may be completed in less time depending on the process. It does not rely on talk therapy, however, after the initial consultation your therapist will ask you to recall a traumatic event, which may be visual or emotions held in your body, and using a rapid eye movement process where you will follow a moving object or move your eyes to a sound combined with their gentle guidance allows a therapeutic process of change to occur without the emotionally charged memories of past traumatic events.
The number of sessions required will depend on the traumatic experiences you would like to revisit and reprocess.
