What is Trauma?
Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event/s that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel the full range of feelings.
Emotional and psychological trauma can be cause by:
One-time events, such as an accident, injury, or a violent attack.
Ongoing, relentless stress, such as living with an active addict, ongoing betrayals by a loved one, constant gaslighting, emotional abuse or experiencing traumatic evens that occur repeatedly, such as bullying, domestic violence, or childhood neglect.
Commonly overlooked causes, such as major surgery, the sudden death of someone close, the breakup of a significant relationship or a humiliating or deeply disappointing experience, especially if someone was deliberately cruel.
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychotherapy approach that has helped over an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological distress.
The mind can often help heal itself naturally, in the same way as the body does. Much of this natural coping mechanism occurs during sleep, particularly during rapid eye movement (REM sleep). Francine Shapiro developed EMDR in 1987, utilizing this natural process in order to successfully treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Since then, EMDR has been used effectively to treat a wide range of mental health problems.
What is an EMDR session like?
EMDR utilizes the natural healing ability of your body. After thorough assessment, you will be asked specific questions about a particular disturbing memory. Eye movements, similar to those during REM sleep, will be recreated simply by asking you to hold gentle vibrating "tappers" in your hands that alternate a vibration from left to right.
The eye movements will last for a short while and then stop. You will then be asked to report back on the experience/thoughts/feelings or images that you had during each of these sets.
What kinds of problems can EMDR treat?
Anxiety/panic attacks
PTSD
Betrayal trauma
Stress Reduction
Addictions
Sexual/physical abuse
Depression
To learn more, visit EMDR International Associations's website at www.emdria.org
Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event/s that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel the full range of feelings.
Emotional and psychological trauma can be cause by:
One-time events, such as an accident, injury, or a violent attack.
Ongoing, relentless stress, such as living with an active addict, ongoing betrayals by a loved one, constant gaslighting, emotional abuse or experiencing traumatic evens that occur repeatedly, such as bullying, domestic violence, or childhood neglect.
Commonly overlooked causes, such as major surgery, the sudden death of someone close, the breakup of a significant relationship or a humiliating or deeply disappointing experience, especially if someone was deliberately cruel.
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychotherapy approach that has helped over an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological distress.
The mind can often help heal itself naturally, in the same way as the body does. Much of this natural coping mechanism occurs during sleep, particularly during rapid eye movement (REM sleep). Francine Shapiro developed EMDR in 1987, utilizing this natural process in order to successfully treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Since then, EMDR has been used effectively to treat a wide range of mental health problems.
What is an EMDR session like?
EMDR utilizes the natural healing ability of your body. After thorough assessment, you will be asked specific questions about a particular disturbing memory. Eye movements, similar to those during REM sleep, will be recreated simply by asking you to hold gentle vibrating "tappers" in your hands that alternate a vibration from left to right.
The eye movements will last for a short while and then stop. You will then be asked to report back on the experience/thoughts/feelings or images that you had during each of these sets.
What kinds of problems can EMDR treat?
Anxiety/panic attacks
PTSD
Betrayal trauma
Stress Reduction
Addictions
Sexual/physical abuse
Depression
To learn more, visit EMDR International Associations's website at www.emdria.org