​The Back Story:

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About 15 years ago, I found myself with a client who was not responding to CBT for Trauma. He was working on trauma-related issues but we just weren't making the progress I usually had with clients.

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Feeling rather stuck I headed to the World Health Organization (WHO) website to search for best and new practices for trauma therapy tools. Guess what came up? EMDR Therapy!

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I won't lie to you. I rolled my eyes. Yes, actually!

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You see around that time EMDR Therapy was new and when it first came out the idea of waving my hand across someone's face to make them feel better and reprocess memories sounded ridiculous - and definitely not professional!

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Well...apparently I wasn't the only one. Francine Shapiro, who created EMDR Therapy, had recently allowed EMDR to be tested and researched extensively.

 

The result? Well... it was smack in front of me!

 

Hands down World Health Organization clearly recommends EMDR Therapy for not only trauma but many other mental health treatments (Anxiety, Depression, Grief etc.)

 

I decided to learn EMDR Therapy from one of the best of the best EMDR therapists and trainers in the world. 

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I'll never forget that first day of training.

 

Mostly because I embarrassed myself a bit.

 

Kathy Martin, world-renowned trainer, asked if anyone had doubts or had not tried EMDR Therapy...my hand popped up, no way was I going to ask something of a client I wouldn't do myself.

 

So of course she picked me for a demo and proved to me how powerful this therapeutic tool is.

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And the rest..is EMDR therapy history!

 

My learning journey led me to become trained, then certified, then a consultant to other clinicians.

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EMDR Therapy is incredibly powerful and is regulated by EMDR-International Association - it is generally provided by experienced advanced clinicians.

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When looking for an EMDR Therapy provider be sure that they are registered with EMDRIA so their credentials and training are up to date!

 

SO what exactly is EMDR Therapy? 

 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of various types of trauma and other causes of distress.

 

EMDR Therapy reprocesses how a memory is stored and functioning so that your maladaptive memories are stored in a more adaptive way.

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This means that EMDR Therapy helps you to resolve memories so they are not intrusive - uninvited or influencing you in ways you don't want to be. 

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You do not lose access to your memories.

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EMDR Therapy is different from talk therapy. EDMR sessions have less talking and more focus on you working through carefully selected images in your mind with a highly trained therapist so that you yourself are doing the healing and the therapist is simply there as a guide to support you.

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Many patients prefer EMDR Therapy because it does not require you to repeat the traumatic story or describe graphic details. This is especially beneficial because repeating or writing down a traumatic story can in fact re-traumatize you since it comes from a different part of the brain!

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EMDR is frequently used to treat mild to severe trauma including PTSD - however, it is also proven to be effective for depression, anxiety, attachment, grief, high-performance situations such as in social situations, athletics, child birthing, job interviews, presentations & other workplace circumstances.

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