What is emdr?

EMDR involves eye movements, desensitizing to stress, and reprocessing maladaptively stored memories in the nervous system.

Why Use Eye Movements?

How the idea was born

How it works: bilateral stimulation (BLS)

Other forms of BLS

Are We Getting rid of memories?

Learning how to build a less stressed relationship with your memories

Is EMDR like hypnotherapy?

Trance like state vs. dual awareness

What does the EMDR process look like?

History taking, treatment planning (Phase 1), and preparation (Phase 2)

Phases 3-8 (More details in attachments below)

How do You know EMDR is working?

Notice how you relate to the past, how you experience the present, and if you are achieving future goals

Who Have I Used EMDR With?

  • PTSD and Other stressor disorders

  • Anxiety disorders

  • OCD

  • Family of origin (FOO) trauma

  • Maladaptive belief patterns (ex: people pleasing, approval seeking, defectiveness)

  • Sexual assault

  • Car accidents

  • Grief

  • Cultural trauma

  • Shame

  • Marriage issues (ex: infidelity, jealousy)

Do We have to go back to childhood?

Our memory consists of a network, and past experiences can get stuck behind more recent ones

What is Adjunct EMDR?

  • You and I focus only on EMDR

  • It happens in tandem with your primary therapist

  • Our treatment is temporary/short term

What doing only EMDR can look like

What in tandem can look like

What short-term can look like