Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
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EMDR is a highly structured form of treatment that encourages the patient to focus briefly on one targeted trauma memory at a time while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements).
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Eye movements are associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories.
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EMDR therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms.
What can I expect?
By providing relationally-focused EMDR treatment, along with advanced psychotherapy methods (e.g. complex developmental trauma, attachment theory, & CBT, etc.), we partner to:
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Discover the origins of limiting beliefs while altering old narratives about yourself, capacities, and what you deserve.
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Alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms through a positive, growth-oriented process grounded in the philosophy that everyone has the capacity to heal.
Treatment Model
There are eight phases to EMDR therapy: initial history discovery and treatment planning, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and reevaluation.
Research in support of EMDR
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Twenty-four randomized controlled trials support the positive effects of EMDR therapy in the treatment of emotional trauma and other adverse life experiences relevant to clinical practice.
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Seven of 10 studies reported EMDR therapy to be more rapid and/or more effective than trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Twelve randomized studies of the eye movement component noted rapid decreases in negative emotions and/or vividness of disturbing images, with an additional 8 reporting a variety of other memory effects.
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Numerous other evaluations document that EMDR therapy provides relief from a variety of somatic complaints.
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EMDR is nationally recognized as an effective treatment for PTSD
