EMDR Therapy
Allows the brain to desensitize painful memories and rewire negative internalized beliefs from traumatic experiences
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
is highly effective for working with and treating trauma. This modality is grounded in neuroscience and is currently the most researched trauma therapy that exists.
EMDR can treat PTSD from a single incident trauma, such as a car accident or instance of sexual abuse, as well as developmental trauma. Developmental trauma, also known as complex trauma (CPTSD), is trauma that spans over the course of childhood from experiences such as neglect, parental divorce, or not having our emotional needs attuned to and met.
Much like how physical therapy helps the body heal from physical traumas, EMDR helps the mind heal from psychological trauma. This type of therapy works by helping to create new neural pathways in the brain so that traumatic memories are moved into long-term memory. By truly feeling like the past is over, the body no longer has to relieve the trauma when triggered, feeling like it’s happening all over again in the present moment.
As a result, while you will continue to have the memories of what happened, they will no longer have the same impact on your nervous system. Instead of feeling like you are in danger, your system will start to feel more safe. You will no longer be overrun by overwhelming fear or debilitating emotional pain, allowing your body to stay in a more neutral place instead of going into fight, flight, or freeze. The negative internalized beliefs you developed about yourself because of the trauma will be reframed into a more positive, supportive self-narrative.
If this sounds like a type of therapy you might benefit from, please reach out. I would love to connect to see if we might be a good fit to work together.
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