Online EMDR Therapy in Ann ARbor
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. First developed by Francine Shapiro in 1989, it has been around for 35 years and there is an abundance of scientific research to support its clinical effectiveness.
An 8-step protocol, EMDR identifies core beliefs that keep you stuck. Bringing a painful memory or experience to mind, an event from the past, a current situation, or a future concern, we’ll explore any negative thoughts, beliefs, and physical sensations associated with it and choose a new, positive belief that you want to connect to the memory or experience instead.
“Changing the memories that form the way we see ourselves also changes the way we view others. Therefore, our relationships, job performance, what we are willing to do or are able to resist, all move in a positive direction.” ― Francine Shapiro
EMDR therapy Might be The right step for you if You…
Experience anxiety, panic, feel frozen or paralyzed
Feel “stuck” in an endless loop depression, grief, or something else you just can’t shake
Have experienced a sudden or unexpected loss and find yourself in a state of shock, disorientation, confusion, or surreality, like “did this really happen?”
Have experienced a single-incident trauma (accident, death, natural disaster, health scare)
If old wounds feel triggered in your current relationships, whether family, romantic, or professional
How does EMDR therapy Work?
As with any therapeutic assessment, EMDR assess for your past experiences, current concerns, and future goals and identifies memories and experiences you want to target during EMDR processing. EMDR may not be right for everyone.
Bringing a memory or experience you identified to mind and its associated thoughts, beliefs, and physical sensations, you’ll choose a new, positive belief that you want to connect to the event instead.
Next, you’ll engage in rapid eye movement OR alternate tapping, typically the shoulders. During this phase, you are attending to the memory and your newly identified belief and eye movement/tapping, this is dual attention, which helps to reduce the intensity of the memory or event.
During this phase in the session, bilateral stimulation is done for periods of 15-20 seconds with breaks in between to check in with you and what you’re noticing now. Over time, the intensity of the memory or experience reduces while the new positive belief starts to take hold.
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