EMDR

Service Description

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a trauma-focused therapy that helps people process distressing memories. It combines recalling traumatic events with guided bilateral stimulation—such as side-to-side eye movements, taps, or sounds—to reduce the emotional intensity and change how the memory is stored in the brain. It’s like taking a memory that’s stuck in “high-alert mode” and moving it into the “properly filed, not dangerous” section of your brain’s library. (Think of it as "emotional digestion" for the brain.) Why it’s used: PTSD and complex trauma Anxiety and panic attacks Depression Phobias Grief Stress-related issues Numerous studies support EMDR’s effectiveness for trauma, with some guidelines placing it alongside CBT as a first-line PTSD treatment.