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What does EMDR treat? A common question is what does EMDR treat—and the short answer is that EMDR can help with trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, and patterns that stay stuck when the nervous system is ready for processing. Reference: APA overview of EMDR. What does EMDR treat? Clinicians originally developed EMDR as a trauma therapy because […]

EMDR and PTSD often get discussed together for a reason. PTSD is often described in terms of symptoms. Flashbacks. Hypervigilance. Avoidance. Emotional numbing. Reactivity that feels sudden or overwhelming. What those descriptions miss is what PTSD actually reflects at a system level. PTSD is not a failure to cope, but is the nervous system continuing […]

Why People Ask “Can Therapy Really Help Me?” Can therapy really help me? Therapy is one of those things that people fear but seem to have little to no reason to support that fear. On one end, people generally think they will be deemed crazy and are afraid to tell anyone else what their true […]

What is EMDR? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a trauma-focused therapy that helps the brain process experiences that did not fully resolve when they happened. Quick EMDR overview (in plain language) First, EMDR helps you focus on a specific memory while you stay grounded in the present. Next, you notice […]