EMDR
(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for Adults, Children and Adolescents
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for Individuals
MDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress resulting from disturbing life experiences, i.e. trauma. Trauma results in the information processing system in the brain to be blocked or imbalanced. The blocked system increases emotional distress. The wound festers, and suffering increases. This festering results in symptoms such as anxiety, OCD, depression, panic attacks, and others. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. The detailed EMDR protocols help remove the blocks and activate the body’s natural healing process by utilizing bi-lateral stimulation.
EMDR has been studied extensively, and the results have shown that 84%-90% of sing trauma victims no longer have post-traumatic stress symptoms after only 3-90 minute sessions. In another study, 77% of combat veterans were free of PTSD in 12 sessions. EMDR is a recognized form of trauma treatment and other disturbing experiences by the American Psychiatric Society, the World Health Organization and the Department of Defence. (cited from the EMDRIA Website on 11.30.2020).
Our trained EMDR Therpists utilize the standard protocol as well as an attachment-based protocol. Attachment-focused EMDR uses the relationship between the therapist and the client to support healing. Resourcing and positive beliefs are strengthened to support individuals as they process long-standing trauma. Our qualified therapists use this therapy to help all clients. They find it especially useful when working with sexual assault victims, childhood sexual abuse, childhood physical and emotional abuse, and neglect. To find out more about how this type of therapy can support your healing, contact us at inquiry@turningpointcounsellingcentre.ca
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for Children and Adolescents
When we have distressing things that happen to us, we have many mixed-up feelings and many mixed-up thoughts. We do not feel good in our minds, bodies, and hearts. It is like carrying bags of mixed-up stuff. When we are so busy carrying all these bags, we do not have space in our hearts, minds, and bodies for the good feelings and thoughts. EMDR can help kids by making those bags smaller or even get rid of them so kids will have space for the good feelings and the good thoughts. When kids receive EMDR, one of the things they do is move their eyes from one side to another while they think about the distressing things that happened to them. Most kids don’t know this, but they actually do this every night during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. EMDR therapists can also use other types of Bilateral Stimulations such as tapping your hands or knees back and forth or they can use sounds or music that move from one ear to the other.
When distressing things happen, the brain has a hard time putting all the pieces together and as a result, things that people say or do or things that kids see, hear, smell or touch can trigger those distressing memories, the mixed-up thoughts, feelings and body feelings connected to those things. EMDR helps the brain put all the pieces together so the difficult stuff can leave us and the good stuff or the things we learned from it can stay so we get stronger. Then, the brain can chew up and digest all the mixed-up feelings and thoughts as well as the stressful feelings we may have in the body.
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