EMDR

EMDR uses a structured protocol and bilateral stimulation to help you process trauma out of your body.  Bilateral stimulation is thought to mimic a REM sleep cycle, opening up your limbic system, and helping you let go of painful memories or experiences.  Bilateral stimulation can be chosen in numerous ways including: following your therapists fingers moving back and forth, headphones that make light beeping noises back and forth, small paddles that vibrate back and forth to be held in your hands or put under your legs, and your therapist to tap back and forth on your hands.  It is up to you to decide which method will work best for you and can be changed throughout the process.

EMDR helps you process the trauma out of your body by opening up your limbic system and teaching your brain to fire in new ways.  The result is a ‘neutral’ feeling about the incident and a way to let go and move forward.  It is a very powerful technique that has the potential to help you work through your trauma in, what can be, a short amount of time.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987 to help people process through traumatic and unresolved life experiences.  EMDR uses a three-pronged approach in order to target negative memories from the past, how they currently impact you, and what associated worries you have in the future. 

EMDR uses a structured protocol and bilateral stiumlation to help you process trauma out of your body.  Bilateral stimulation is thought to mimic a REM sleep cycle, opening up your limbic system, and helping you let go of painful memories or experiences.  Bilateral stimulation can be chosen in numerous ways including: following your therapists fingers moving back and forth, headphones that make light beeping noises back and forth, small paddles that vibrate back and forth to be held in your hands or put under your legs, and your therapist to tap back and forth on your hands.  It is up to you to decide which method will work best for you and can be changed throughout the process.