EMDR

I am certified in EMDR, which means that I've spent a lot of time and training learning this therapy modality! EMDR is especially effective for intrusive thoughts, memories, flashbacks, and nightmares, and I've seen clients have amazing moments of healing when using EMDR. I'm happy to discuss with each client the benefits and drawbacks to using EMDR on their specific symptoms and how EMDR could work for them.

EMDR therapy facilitates the accessing and processing of traumatic memories and other adverse life experience to bring these to an adaptive resolution and improved functioning. Overwhelming, negative emotions and beliefs are reformulated, thereby freeing a person to be the best and fullest expression of themselves. Your experience of trauma can truly be something of the past.

EMDR is one therapeutic modality to help individuals work through impacts of past trauma. I find this method particularly helpful as clients do not need to share intimate details of their traumatic experiences while utilizing EMDR. Change also continues to occur between sessions and positive beliefs about the self can be enhanced more quickly through EMDR.

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reproccessing. This process uses something called Billateral Stimulation (essentially your eyes follow an object moving back and forth). This process helps intergrate trauma into your memories instead of laying stuck in your body and brain. Reesearch shows that EMDR helps prevent the fight/flight/freeze responses from activiating when one expereinces a sensation that resembles the trauma event.

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma/anxiety memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms.

I am fully trained in EMDR through EMDRIA since 2022 and am currently undergoing supervision for certification. While highly effective in processing trauma, EMDR can also be beneficial for other issues such as anxiety, phobias, and addiction. I find that EMDR integrates well with my trauma training in art therapy and am committed to using this powerful tool to help my clients find relief and improve their overall well-being.

I am currently providing EMDR while in training and seeking consultation with an EMDRIA approved consultant.

I am trained in EMDR, having completed training from an EMDRIA approved training site. EMDR helps address trauma, PTSD, grief, abuse, depression, stress, and anxiety. Together we will work through any experiences that elicit uncomfortable or painful memories, so that they may be reprocessed in a much more healthy and complete manner - without re-traumatizing yourself.

I was trained in EMDR in 2016 and I have used it with almost clients I've seen since that time. It's an incredibly powerful treatment; it can do things that regular talk therapy simply can't do, and at a much faster pace. I've seen lives changed by EMDR and I truly believe it is one of the most effective therapies out there for those living with trauma and other types of "stuckness" (and the research supports this, too!).

I'm a certified EMDR specialist with years of experience using EMDR with clients who've experienced significant traumas. Time and time again, I have seen EMDR therapy change the lives of my clients suffering with traumatic memories, flashbacks, nightmares, PTSD, and more. When used by an experienced practitioner, EMDR can relieve and reduce traumas symptoms incredibly quickly. Often my clients report significant improvements in just a few sessions.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a fairly new, nontraditional type of psychotherapy. It's growing in popularity, particularly for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD often occurs after experiences such as military combat, physical assault, rape, or car accidents.

EMDR trained practitioner since 2022.

I have received training and continuing education credits in EMDR from EMDR Professional Training

I have a huge passion for helping people "get past their past". In my experience, the fastest and most effective way to do this is through EMDR therapy. I will take the time needed to prepare you for this sometimes intense therapy and help guide you through the maladaptive memory networks that have developed in your mind and body. Once you are on the other side, I look forward to helping you prepare for a glorious future no longer saturated with triggers to the past.

EMDR therapy helps heal trauma by reprocessing distressing memories with bilateral stimulation. It reduces the emotional charge associated with trauma, offering hope for a better quality of life. EMDR has been successful in treating various forms of trauma, such as combat-related trauma, childhood abuse, accidents, and natural disasters. It is also effective for individuals struggling with other issues, including anxiety, phobias, and grief, as unresolved trauma often underlies these problems.

EMDR, like parts work, has a place and role in treatment depending on the nature of the trauma. Having various tools in the toolbox is important to me to be able to address your unique needs based on your experiences.

I have completed EMDR training through the EMDR International Association in order to be able to provide this life changing treatment to my clients who are having difficulty moving on from negative past experiences. EMDR is best known as a treatment for trauma, and can be used to treat symptoms of PTSD, but it can also help reduce distress associated with any negative past experience and can help people begin to see themselves in a more neutral or positive light.