EMDR Therapy for Trauma, Anxiety, and Somatic Pain.
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EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences. EMDR therapy has even been shown to be superior to Prozac in trauma treatment according to Van der Kolk in his book, The Body Keeps the Score. Shapiro and Forrest share that more than 7 million people have been treated successfully by 110,000 therapists in 130 countries since 2016. Jessica Joslin, MS, LMHC is our EMDR trained therapist. You can request an appointment with her on our portal. |