EMDR Intensives
2 hours or more
 

EMDR is a therapeutic approach designed to help people process and heal from past difficult or distressing experiences. While it's commonly used for trauma, it's also helpful for anyone dealing with overwhelming memories, emotions, or situations that continue to affect their daily life.

In an EMDR session, the therapist will guide you through a process where you focus on a particular memory or feeling that you find distressing. While you think about this memory, the therapist will ask you to follow a moving object with your eyes (or sometimes use tapping or sound) to help your brain process the memory in a new way. This might sound unusual, but research suggests that these eye movements help the brain reprocess the memory, reducing its emotional charge and making it easier to talk about without feeling overwhelmed.

The goal is to help your brain "rewire" the way it stores memories—transforming them from something that causes pain or distress into something that feels more neutral or less intense. Over time, this can help decrease anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and promote healing, so that past experiences no longer control your present-day thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

In each session, the therapist will check in with you to make sure you feel comfortable, and the process will move at your pace. EMDR doesn’t require you to talk in detail about the traumatic event itself; rather, it focuses on the emotional aspects tied to the memory. This can make it easier for some people to process painful experiences without becoming overwhelmed.