EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a mode of therapy, a tool we use to process all types of trauma or negative responses you may have to particular times or events that cause you to experience negative reactions in your mind and body.Using bilateral stimulation (like gentle vibrations in your hands, music that alternates between ears, or guided eye movements), we help your brain reprocess trauma. Research shows it doesn’t matter how we stimulate both sides of the brain — what matters is that we do. This bilateral process helps move the memory from the part of your brain that feels like the trauma is still happening into the part that recognizes it as something that happened in the past. That shift alone can bring immense relief.
It is rather amazing how many times the negative sensations you experience will dissipate quickly once we process together in a safe, nonviolent place and way. The past doesn’t need to hold pain; once it is processed this way, it becomes less traumatic and more a part of the fabric of the past.
Check out these posts on our blog for more information:
Recent Blog Posts: EMDR
What Are the Four Horsemen in Relationships — And Why Do They Matter?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are four destructive communication patterns — criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling — identified...
Healing in Relationship: How EMDR Can Support Couples
I’m back this week with the third and final installment of our series on EMDR. If this form of therapy is new to you, start here. Last week,...
What Does EMDR Look Like in Session?
Last week, we kicked off a three-part series on a form of therapy called EMDR (read more about that here), and you might have some questions....