Understanding EMDR Therapy: Reprocessing Memories, Creating Hope and Optimism EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a powerful trauma therapy that helps your brain reprocess memories tied to difficult or traumatic events. It works to change how...
EMDR results are faster than traditional counseling. Believe me, EMDR results are much faster than the methods used in traditional counseling. I was in traditional counseling for most of my life. In fact, I went to the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis for years....
EMDR releases anxiety by calming our central nervous system. And to answer the question of what EMDR feels like is hard because it's probably different for everyone. For me, it's a very relaxing experience. I feel more centered and mindful. This sense of mindfulness...
EMDR is for anyone who wants to heal Helping our brain process information so we can heal and move on EMDR helps anyone experiencing the effects of trauma to heal. Throughout our life we may experience an event that happens so quickly or unexpectedly that our brain...
Preparing for EMDR: Trust Yourself. Trust the Process. In preparing for EMDR, you really have to trust yourself. You also have to trust your EMDR therapist and the entire process. if you want, you can start preparing for your very first session by thinking about your...
My EMDR Journey, Phase by Phase: A Personal Look at Healing and Rewiring My Brain People often ask me about EMDR therapy and how it actually works. It's a structured journey, designed to help your brain heal, almost like a carefully guided deep dive. And while...
The Day I Decided to Give EMDR Therapy a Try "I can't live like this anymore. How can I change? Fast?" An exasperated sigh escapes me. My bad decisions are compounding. "Your boundaries are eroded." John's frankness comes from decades of knowing me. "You need...
Entering the Rock Garden with a Sense of Adventure and Leaving with Shame I was working at REI when a group of us went whitewater rafting. It was one of those crisp, sun-drenched days and we were ready for adventure. The water was fierce, swollen with spring melt....
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