EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has proven on a neurological level to desensitize the effects of traumatic events, removing the negative, limiting belief systems as a result of negative experiences or messages we received in a way that traditional talk therapy has not allowed clients to do in the past. This may be a negative belief such as "I'm unsafe", "I'm not good enough", "I'm damaged" or "I don't deserve". These beliefs often sit with us even when we're not conscious of them and they dictate our thoughts and behaviors, blocking us from being our truest selves, living in our most authentic vibrance.

The negative beliefs we carry around are those dark thoughts that if our trusted people heard us say aloud, would argue don't match what they see as our reality. The EMDR process connects those negative beliefs we hold about ourselves or the world along side memories, associated emotions, and physical feelings surrounding the belief. Bilateral stimulation of the brain (eye movements or vibrating hand paddles) allows us to grieve those situations fully in the here and now whereas we may have not had the luxury of time, awareness or safety to do so when the incidents were happening. As a result they stay active, just below our surface. Stuck, but waiting patiently...or not so patiently to move on.

EMDR allows our more primitive brain the opportunity to talk and reflect. Eventually, we can hold those old experiences and negative beliefs against reality in the here and now, becoming more clear and solid to move around them and forward.

What EMDR can address:

assault trauma
traumatic loss
accident trauma
illness trauma
reproductive trauma (pregnancy, abortion)
birthing trauma
underlying issues setting boundaries
underlying motivations for overworking/ exhausting ourselves

athletic or professional performance enhancement
public speaking
decrease travel anxiety
decrease imposter syndrome