Is EMDR therapy right for you?
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was created by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. in the late 1980’s to help people heal from trauma. EMDR involves less talking about the traumatic event than traditional therapy. EMDR is a structured protocol with eight phases. One of the goals of EMDR is to reduce the distress caused by traumatic events. With the guidance of a trained EMDR therapist, distress reduction is accomplished by focusing on the traumatic event for brief periods of time and combining bilateral stimulation (in the form of eye movements, light bars, gentle hand pulsers, etc).
To learn more, please visit EMDR International Association.
“Feel the feeling but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it.”
-Crystal Andrus
The bilateral stimulation in EMDR can be achieved a number of ways, including with pulsers, which send gentle stimulation to the palms of your hands, pictured here. —>
Other forms of bilateral stimulation include eye movements, light bars, audio stimulation, and tapping. I primarily utilize pulsers.
