Is EMDR for me?

Do you find yourself experiencing emotions or physical sensations that even to you feel highly reactive?

At the root of many difficult moments do you resort to a negative belief about yourself?

Or find that you can experience the same amount of disturbance today when thinking of an earlier event?

EMDR is commonly known to help treat people who have experienced physical, verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse. Other common populations include: veterans, survivors of domestic violence, refugees, and people who have experienced complicated grief.

If you are still unsure, take a moment to complete the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 for more information.

take a ptsd assessment

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that is designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories.

As clients follow the left and right eye movements, they begin to experience feelings of calm in their body. This stabilization and sense of safety helps clients recall other details of the event. Other details could include: safe people, objects, bright lights, or even acceptance that the event is over now.

The majority of EMDR is client led. However, when clients become stuck, a therapist will ask questions that challenge the category of vulnerability (safety, belonging/connection, responsibility). For example, if a client continues to express responsibility towards what an adult did to them as a child, the therapist may ask, "who was the adult?" and resume eye movements.

Once clients are able to report experiencing low disturbance when recalling the event in the present moment, the therapist begins to integrate and solidify the positive core belief.

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