EMDR Therapy Florida

What Is EMDR Trauma Therapy?

EMDR therapy stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Though it’s been around for a couple of decades, it has been growing more and more 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, it uses your brain’s natural healing abilities to lessen the negative memory. EMDR is based on utilizing both the right and left brain to process a negative memory 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.

What Does EMDR Trauma Therapy Help With?

The effectiveness of EMDR has been studied through approximately 20 studies. It has shown to be effective for many issues. In my practice, I use EMDR to help people heal from the following:

• Childhood abuse/trauma

• Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias

• Depression

• Grief and loss

• Performance anxiety

• PTSD and other trauma and stress-related issues

• Sexual assault

• Sleep disturbance

• Violence and abuse

How Do I Know EMDR Could Be Helpful For Me?

EMDR may be beneficial for you if you’ve:

• Experienced 1 or more traumatic events in your lifetime that have never been addressed.

• Tried traditional “talk therapy” with little to no success.

• Struggle with your emotions and are easily set off.

• Feel angry often and don't know why.

• Struggle in your relationships with others.

• Find that you are being triggered in your current life and can’t seem to control it.

• Struggle with chronic anxiety and/or depression.

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