What does EMDR stand for?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is a powerful psychotherapy tool that enables people to heal from the symptoms of emotional distress (trauma) that are a result of disturbing life experiences.
What is trauma?
A psychological trauma can occur as a result of a severely distressing event. It may be as a result of a single incident or an enduring or repeating event or events. In general, it is an experience that overwhelms your ability to cope or integrate the thoughts and emotions that result from the incident.
Since not all people who experience a potentially traumatic event will be psychologically traumatized, it is impossible to give an exact definition of cause.
Is EMDR for me?
EMDR can be used for what we term "small" traumas or "big" traumas. The defining criteria are that you have defined this event to be significant in your life and are seeking relief from the effects of that event (intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, feeling stuck, body memories ...).
Small and Big Trauma examples may include:
EMDR does not require that you re-tell your story in all its details. For some people, re-telling their story is overwhelming, destabilizing and re-traumatizing.
For more information on EMDR, please visit www.emdr.com or contact me directly for more information.