09/06/2024
Waking up in a cold sweat, paralyzed with the fear that danger is around every corner, or turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms? —these can all be signs of unresolved trauma. If this sounds familiar, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy might be the thing to help you get your life back.
EMDR helps your brain process painful events that happened in your past so that they no longer control your present. By using bilateral stimulation and your brain’s ability to heal itself, EMDR allows you to move past your trauma and create new neural pathways for hope and resiliency.
As an EMDR client you can expect the first few sessions to focus on building trust with your therapist and learning emotional regulation techniques. You will then work with your therapist to choose the memory you want to process. The therapist will guide you through eye movements, sounds, or tactile input while you recall the memory. The dual focus protects your brain from being flooded with the memory and you become more aware of your unconscious experience. Over time, your distress lowers, and you grow new ways of understanding and experiencing yourself, the world around you, and your future.
While EMDR can feel emotionally intense at times, you as the client, are in charge of the direction of the exploration, the pace of the therapy, and the amount you disclose. The therapist is there as support for you and your brain as you both work to make sense of your experience/s and avoid causing you more harm. If you are looking for an EMDR therapist in Phoenix, we would count it an honor to work with you. We also do traditional trauma therapy as well.
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