Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is a psychotherapy approach that helps your brain process and integrate distressing memories, so they no longer feel as emotionally overwhelming or continue to shape your present. It uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, alternating tactile tapping, or sounds to support your brain's natural ability to heal.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR doesn't require you to repeatedly tell or relive every detail of your experiences. Instead, while staying grounded in the present, we gently access memories that your nervous system has been unable to fully process. Together, we'll identify the experiences that seem to be your brain's "sticking points": the memories that continue to fuel unhelpful beliefs, emotional reactions, or patterns in your daily life.

These memories don't have to be what many people think of as "big" or "Capital T" traumas. EMDR can be helpful for attachment wounds, painful life experiences, chronic stress, difficult relationships, and other experiences that continue to impact how you see yourself, others, or the world.

As these memories become more adaptively processed, many clients notice that old triggers lose their intensity, distress decreases, and they feel more able to respond from who they are today rather than from the pain of the past. The goal isn't to erase your memories, it's to help them become part of your story without continuing to control your present.