What is Talk Therapy?

It has only been in the past 10+ years that researchers have discovered that our “experiences” changes the way neurons fire in our brains. Positive healing experiences can restore our bodies to emotional and physical health. Through therapy, as a result of new emotional experiences, behaviors and understandings, clients can make substantial changes in their feelings, moods, and behaviors.

What is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method of psychotherapy that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.

EMDR is also effective to use as a treatment for adverse life experiences, which means any experience that was overwhelming at the time that it happened. Current negative emotions, feelings, and behaviors are frequently caused by these overwhelming earlier experiences in life. In EMDR therapy we will make a map of your current dissatisfying experiences and identify the earlier experiences they are associated with.  These “experiences” become “targets” for processing. The processing activates the brain’s natural healing process, allowing the memory to be properly stored. Once a memory is properly stored in the brain you will no longer experience the disturbing thoughts, beliefs, and emotions that were associated with it.  This naturally creates changes in behavior and experience.

A substantial body of research shows that adverse life experiences contribute to both psychological and biomedical pathology over a person’s lifespan.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a proven method to address trauma and challenging life events. Recognizing the repercussions of these events is crucial, as they can lead to long-term stress responses, resulting in psychological and physiological alterations.

Alarmingly, if these issues remain unresolved, individuals may face heightened risks for mental and physical ailments in the future. Ignoring these challenges doesn’t make them disappear; in fact, they can amplify as individuals try to suppress them or resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms, exacerbating the situation.