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I often hear clients say, "Well it wasn't that bad," or "It could have been worse." While there may be truth to those statements at times, we are all subject to our nervous systems being overwhelmed...and that can be experienced as trauma.
We are resilient, yes. But we are also allowed to experience life in big ways.
Trauma is not the event.
It is what happened in the nervous system during and after the event.
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and is a process that allows you to live in the present rather than the past.
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Informally speaking, it is a type of therapy that allows us to take what we “know” in our logical brain, and the make connections in our whole system so that we REALLY KNOW. For example, have you ever said something similar to, “I know I’m enough” but your daily thoughts and actions are contradictory to that logical belief? EMDR may be helpful for you, if so.
My clients have often referred to EMDR as “magic” because something that they have worked so hard to accept, suddenly happens. Now let me be honest. EMDR is not magic. But it can truly help to reduce your symptoms and let you settle past trauma that you may not have even known impacts you today. It is especially helpful for trauma, and can also be helpful for anxiety, panic, depression, phobias, OCD, grief and loss, and dissociative disorders.
Why EMDR?
Why EMDR?
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Because it RESOLVES the trauma and distress. It is proven to be effective.
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I invested in getting trained in EMDR because I was tired of telling my clients to continue reminding themselves "I am safe" or "I am enough." When I learned about EMDR and what it does I knew that it was just what I needed as a clinician, and just what my clients needed, as well.
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I consistently see the process of EMDR change people and relationships in a way that years of talk therapy cannot do. To clarify, talk therapy is wonderful! However, in utilizing EMDR you will KNOW that you are enough, rather than just cognitively knowing your are enough. You will KNOW you are safe, rather than having to remind yourself that you are safe.
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