EMDR

EMDR is a relatively new psychotherapeutic treatment tool, which I am pleased to offer to my clients. Developed just a couple of decades ago, it is now practiced in every country in the world with the exception of Antarctica. It was discovered quite by accident by Dr. Francine Shapiro, who, while taking a walk in a park one day, noticed that some very disturbing trauma-related thoughts she was having were quickly dispersed as her eyes moved rapidly and spontaneously from left to right. She investigated this occurrence and went on to devote her life to the research, development and dissemination of what is today known as EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, an incredibly valuable treatment method of processing out traumatic experiences which become trapped in the body, mind and psyche.

The definition of what constitutes a "trauma" varies among individuals, ranging from experiences such as war combat on one end of the spectrum, to seemingly minor experiences which are nonetheless problematically stored, such as, say, the time you were in fourth grade and forgot your lines in the school play and felt humiliated, inept, or not good enough.

The EMDR technique, which is simple, safe and yields rapid results, involves bilateral stimulation of the left and right brain hemispheres via either eye movements from left to right, tapping on hands or knees alternating from left to right, or via sounds played through headphones and alternated from left to right ear.

EMDR has helped clients’ to achieve, in relatively short term treatment, results which could not be matched often by years of traditional talk therapy.

For more information on EMDR, visit the Official EMDR Website