EMDR is a set of standardized procedures and tools that is integrated into a client’s overall treatment of traumatic memories.

Research on EMDR has been focused on the treatment of trauma. This includes:

• Single-Incident or shock trauma
  • car accident
  • physical injury
  • sudden death of loved one
  • witnessing something traumatic
• Complex or developmental trauma
  • growing up in an abusive home
  • marriage with domestic violence
  • going through significant, long-term medical treatments
  • living with a serious illness

EMDR can also be effective in helping:

• Anxiety, panic attacks and phobias
• Depression
• People who feel out of control of their emotions
• Complicated grief

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Clients are asked to recall distressing images while engaging in one of three forms of bilateral (left side – right side) sensory input. The input may involve moving the eyes side to side, hearing a soft tone in one ear and then the other through headphones, or feeling a gentle tap in one hand and then the other. The research has not been able to identify one specific reason why EMDR seems to be effective but it appears to help the brain finish processing traumatic material that has been stuck in time. Common client feedback is that they are no longer as significantly bothered by their traumatic memories or other triggers.

For additional information on EMDR feel free to look at: https://www.emdria.org