EMDR Therapy Coral Springs FL

About EMDR Therapy in Coral Springs

EMDR therapy stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Though it's been around for a couple of decades, this type of therapy has grown increasingly in popularity in recent years. EMDR uses brain science to heal people from the trauma they've experienced.

EMDR is different from regular talk therapy. You are not required to talk about the distressing events you have experienced. Instead, EMDR works by using your brain's natural healing abilities to lessen the negative memory. EMDR is based on utilizing both the right and left brain to process traumatic memories more healthily.

Though the memory cannot be changed, the effects of the traumatic event can be decreased. We can reduce emotions, beliefs, sensations, and triggers so that you feel more free.

Benefits of EMDR Treatment

EMDR sessions help to decrease the intensity of distressing emotions, sensations, and triggers connected to traumatic life events. Even traumatic events from years and years ago can be reprocessed in your brain and body, allowing for improved emotional well-being.

EMDR cannot erase memories from bad life experiences. Still, it can help your brain and body reprocess the event so that it feels much less bothersome when you think about it. Even those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex trauma can find healing through EMDR therapy work.

Through these therapeutic approaches, clients find themselves less reactive and able to experience more peace and joy in life. As you feel less triggered and calmer internally, you will notice that your relationships will improve as well.

EMDR sessions are an effective treatment for eliminating triggers that tend to haunt us from our traumatic memories. Even those with post-traumatic stress disorder and complex trauma can find healing through trauma therapy. Through the core of EMDR treatment, bilateral stimulation techniques, your body is able to release trapped emotions and sensations that connect to past traumatic life events. Through this therapeutic process, your brain is given the chance to process distressing memories, allowing them to be stored in your brain in a healthier way.

EMDR treatment is also helpful for life's challenges like:

• Self-esteem issues

• Stress management

• Panic attacks

• Anxiety disorders

• Eating disorders

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Mood disorders

• Panic disorders

• Chronic pain

• Relationship issues

• Life transitions

• and more

Finding the Right EMDR Therapist in Coral Springs, FL

Qualifications to Look For

The EMDR certification process requires that the therapist meet with an approved EMDR supervisor (referred to as an EMDR consultant) for 20 hours and complete at least 50 hours of EMDR sessions. In addition, therapists must complete 12 hours of continuing education credits.

Certification ensures the therapist knows how to properly deliver EMDR to clients with traumatic experiences, including clients with post-traumatic stress disorder and complex trauma. Certification also ensures that the therapist keeps their skills sharp by requiring certified therapists to complete 12 continuing education credits and renew their certification every two years.

I highly recommend finding an EMDR-certified therapist instead of just one who has undergone basic EMDR training. The difference in the skill level is vast. I speak of this from my experience as a trained and now certified EMDR therapist in the state of Florida.

Questions to Ask Potential EMDR Therapists

When you speak to a mental health professional that you are interested in working with, you may want to ask them any or all of the following questions to figure out if they're the right therapist for you:

• When did they receive their basic EMDR training?

• Are they an EMDR certified therapist?

• How many years of experience do they have as a therapist?

• How much of their practice involves EMDR treatment?

• Are they familiar with dissociative disorders?

• What traumas do they specialize in treating?

• What issues or traumas do they not treat?

• How would they describe their approach to trauma therapy?

• Do they use other approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Cost and Insurance Information

I do not accept insurance coverage at my therapy practice. In order for major insurance to cover therapy, a diagnosis is necessary. This diagnosis becomes a part of your permanent health record, which could have negative consequences. Requiring a diagnosis may keep some individuals from seeking treatment. When you go through insurance, the insurance company also dictates how many sessions you have, how long the sessions are, and how long you'll receive treatment.

By not working through insurance, I am able to provide clients with customized and private care. The initial cost for a 90-minute session is $300. After that, 60-minute sessions are $200, 90-minute sessions are $300, and 120-minute sessions are $400.

I accept debit and credit cards as well as Health Savings Accounts. I can also provide a specialized insurance "receipt," called a Superbill. You may be able to use this bill for reimbursement through your insurance plan.

What to Expect During EMDR Sessions

Duration and Frequency of Therapy

The frequency of EMDR trauma therapy is typically weekly to start. The longer the time between sessions, the longer it takes to complete the healing process.

Weekly therapy sessions require a significant commitment from the client. Like any therapy, EMDR treatment is an investment in yourself. Sessions may be weekly at first but can move to every other week, depending on your specific needs. The therapist and client will work together to decide on the best treatment approach for the client.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy can take roughly 8-10 sessions to address a single traumatic event. This can vary from client to client. Many traumatic events are similar, and therefore, once you resolve one, the other traumatic memories lessen in their emotional intensity.

In my experience, six months is the average time needed to complete a basic EMDR treatment plan. However, if you are someone who has more complex trauma or a dissociative disorder, you will want to plan for more time. Again, this can vary from client to client, as well as your overall treatment goals.

How to Get Started with EMDR Therapy in Coral Springs, FL

Take the first step and fill out the form below. I'll reach out to schedule a time to chat and make sure I'm the best fit for you and your concerns.

Our first session is 90 minutes. After that, regular online therapy sessions are 60/90/120 minutes depending on what you prefer. Our first few sessions are very much about building rapport and trust and getting to know your current situation and history. We discuss what you want to get out of therapy; what your goals are. I start where you want to start. You do not have to share anything that you are not yet ready to share. We always go at a pace that is comfortable with you.

If you wanting to do deeper work, then we work together to identify areas where you have been wounded or experienced trauma. We come up with a plan for our time together.

Therapy is an investment in yourself so that you can live the life you were created to live. I utilize structured, brain-based approaches, including EMDR and Ego State Therapy. My holistic approach uses attachment science and somatic healing principles. My goal is to help you find the support and healing you desire.