EMDR Therapy

Why can’t I stop the cycle?

There’s always a reason why we do the things we do and feel the way we feel, but it’s not always clear what that reason is. As a Certified EMDR therapist, I will help you discover what we call “target memories,” and help you process them with the EMDR method.

When we go through difficult times in our lives, especially when we are young, our brain is designed to “grab a hold of fears” that keep us from ever getting hurt in the same way again. These fears may have helped us back then, but they sometimes affect our happiness going forward in life now.

Going to the heart of the matter

Once we process the memories with EMDR, my clients begin to let go of the fears that hold them back in life, while still maintaining the wisdom they learned from those struggles. They are then able to live better lives because they are no longer affected negatively by their past struggles.

EMDR can be understood as similar to a “medical procedure” because it’s designed to process our past struggles in a healthy way and to complete what neuroscientists call “proper memory integration.” You can find more information about this process at Brain Science.

“EMDR helped me find greater healing from my experiences of sexual assault. I’ve noticed a significant improvement with a few things that had been triggers for my entire adult life.” – anonymous client

Change happens when you find your courage.

The length of treatment usually depends on how long the client was exposed to trauma. I’ve seen a person get over a lifelong phobia in one session because it was one isolated traumatic event that caused the phobia.

On the other hand, if a person went through years of physical, sexual, or verbal abuse, it can take several months or longer. Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Poor Self-esteem, Procrastination, Phobias, and many other symptoms can be addressed effectively using EMDR.

I would be happy to offer a 20-minute free consultation by phone or in person.

Call me today at (616) 460-4824 to discuss if EMDR Therapy is the right method to help you.