EMDR

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) relies on a client's own rapid, rhythmic eye movements, and is founded on the belief that these eye movements can weaken the intensity of emotionally charged memories. EMDR is most often used to treat PTSD or other traumas, but is also sometimes used for panic attacks, eating disorders, addictions, and anxiety. EMDR sessions can last up to 90 minutes, and usually starts with a client rating their level of distress. A therapist then typically moves their fingers in front of your face (or sometimes toe tapping or musical tones), asking you to follow along with your eyes, while you recall a traumatic event and all the sensations that come with it. You will gradually be guided by the therapist to shift thoughts from the traumatic experience to a more comforting one. The goal of EMDR is to make disturbing memories less immobilizing. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s EMDR specialists today.

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Our EMDR-certified therapists have undergone extensive training, appropriate certification, and have acquired the necessary skills to guide clients through the EMDR process. EMDR-certified therapists continue to engage in regular training and education to stay updated with the latest advancements in EMDR therapy. To ensure the efficacy and appropriateness of EMDR treatment, the specialist carefully screens clients before initiating therapy.

— AMR Therapy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA

EMDR is one of the most wonderful therapy tools I have practiced professionally. It offers a resolution to big and small traumas and its application is endless. I am a EMDRIA certified therapist as well as a EMDR Consultant in Training (CIT).

— Lila Sideras, Licensed Professional Counselor in Tucson, AZ
 

In my practice, I utilize EMDR to help clients process traumatic memories and reduce the emotional distress they cause. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, to help desensitize the emotional impact of painful memories and reprocess them in a more adaptive way. This approach is particularly effective for clients dealing with PTSD and trauma, helping them move toward healing without the need to retell their traumatic experiences in great detail.

— Francesca Wehr, Clinical Social Worker in Hoboken, NJ

EMDR is my specialty and I am an EMDR Certified Therapist and an Approved Consultant.

— Meghan Gilliland, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in ,
 

EMDR is an evidence based treatment for many different issues such as PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression and panic attacks. EMDR helps your brain reprocess traumatic and/or uncomfortable events in your life that keep coming up that prevent you from healing. When looking for an EMDR therapist, it is important to find a therapist that has been EMDRIA trained for EMDR.

— Rachel Boyle, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Henderson, NV

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy approach that helps individuals process distressing memories and experiences. It involves bilateral stimulation through eye movements, sounds, or taps while focusing on traumatic memories. This process aims to help the brain reprocess these memories in a way that reduces their negative impact and helps the individual develop more adaptive coping mechanisms.

— Danielle Fazio, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wilmington, NC
 

If you find yourself constantly troubled by past life events or traumas which create heightened distress, then I implore you to consider EMDR as an avenue you can walk down to resolve those traumatic experiences. By attending to how the past affects the present, you will learn how to view yourself in new ways despite the gargantuan challenges you have trudged through in your life. EMDR will help unlock those feelings and sensations which have been suppressed for so long, allowing you to thrive!

— Dylan Daugherty, Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX

I have received training in EMDR and use it as a somatic modality w/ my clients. It has helped to not only process but to regulate emotions, specifically anxiety.

— Lacee Lovely Lawson, Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX
 

I have been trained in Attachment-Focused EMDR therapy. It is an amazing modality that helps process trauma, and reintegrate emotions, body sensations, and self-beliefs in powerfully healing ways. It is a modality that is helpful for a myriad of issues, including trauma, depression, phobias, anxiety, family issues, and many more.

— Mariah HallBilsback, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference.

— Cristy Connolly, Counselor in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
 

EMDR is becoming widely used to treat trauma. This method helps the body reveal what has long since been hidden from our consciousness related to past trauma or painful events. This can keep us feeling stuck, anxious & depressed in a every day. Chronic overwhelming feelings often indicate the body is working hard to manage outward stress/experiences while managing inward fears from the past. It is possible to feel more safe & at ease in your body as well as move forward in your life.

— Kathleen Thompson, Licensed Professional Counselor in Portland, OR

EMDR is focused on reprocessing past memories related to trauma or adversity. Every single therapist and intern on our team is trained in EMDR and multiple of our therapists are credentialed as EMDR consultants. EMDR is the most frequently provided therapy at our center. We also offer EMDR individual intensives.

— Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Media, PA
 

EMDR is an optional part of the therapy with me. Please know that while it can be incorporated in our work together, it is not required. I tend to blend EMDR with IFS when it fits your needs. EMDR is more than just processing distressing events and trauma. It can also be a way to bring more grounding into your life so you can live more in the present moment.

— Crystalyn Jass Kirkpatrick, Licensed Professional Counselor in San Antonio, TX

I use EMDR (eye movement desensitization and repossessing) both individually and with couples both in a weekly or intensive format to help rapidly shift clients out of distress and back into a position where connection is possible to achieve and maintain.

— Darya McClure, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Mesa, AZ
 

EMDR has an 80% success rate with PTSD. Trauma can be big moments or small painful moments that have occurred over and over again. Both are painful and both leave lasting effects on a person. Trauma is the message a person takes from an experience such as "I am not safe" or "I am not worthy of love". EMDR helps reprocess painful experiences so that the message is one that is more adaptive for that person.

— Isabel Otanez-Ortiz, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pleasant Grove, UT

Completed EMDR training at the Maiberger Institute.

— Kerry Jessup, Licensed Professional Counselor in Denver, CO
 

I have completed both Part 1 and Part 2 of EMDR training and have my certificate of completion. In my practice, I have found EMDR to be an effective protocol for many of the issues that clients experience, even outside of the realm of Trauma and Performance. If you are interested, please feel free to call or email to ask questions.

— Jan Anderson, Licensed Professional Counselor in Cedar Park, TX

I was trained specifically in Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR. This differs from the standard model because of my focus on the somatic symptoms of your trauma as well as the attachment wounding that created the trauma response. I also focus on how your current reaction profile seems to keep you safe and connected so that together we do not challenge your "Answer", or set of defenses that help you manage distress and prevent abandonment.

— Matthew Taylor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New Smyrna Beach, FL
 

EMDR's transformative nature lies in its capacity to reprocess traumatic memories, shift negative beliefs, enhance emotional regulation, and promote positive changes in various aspects of an individual's life. It represents a powerful therapeutic tool for those seeking to overcome the lingering effects of life's distressing events and move towards healing and growth. EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that heals at the speed of thought by taking the past out of the present.

— Allison Glorioso, Mental Health Counselor in Fort Myers, FL