Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a therapeutic technique that allows your brain to reprocess a negative event, memory, or situation that has occurred in your life and gives you the ability to think about the event in a more adaptive way.
Sometimes when an event like that occurs, the brain gets stuck with the original picture of the event, and the thoughts, feelings, sounds, sights, and even bodily sensations that happened originally can get locked in our brains. Through bilateral stimulation (eye movements back and forth, alternating tapping, or even alternating tones), we are able to stimulate that information and allow the brain to reprocess the experience. This is similar to what occurs in REM sleep when your brain naturally processes what happened during the day.
One of the best parts about EMDR is that you are in control! Your brain is doing its own healing, which gives you a sense of power! EMDR is effective with all kinds of mental health issues and could be the technique that allows you to finally feel healthy and whole again.
Interested in learning more about EMDR Therapy? Contact us.
About Jack Fox:
Jack graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.S. in Psychology and recently finished his graduate work at Regent University with a M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Throughout his studies, Jack has seen and worked with many clients, both adolescents and adults, struggling with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment issues, and even people with a desire to get to know themselves just a little bit better! The more Jack has worked with people, the more a simple truth has come to light: You are not alone!
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