EMDR therapy.
Helping the Past Feel Like the Past
Sometimes difficult or traumatic experiences continue to affect us long after the event itself has passed. You may find yourself experiencing anxiety, intrusive memories, strong emotional reactions, avoidance, difficulties in relationships or a sense that your past is still influencing how you feel and respond today.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychological therapy designed to help the brain process distressing or traumatic experiences so that they become less emotionally overwhelming.
You remain an active participant in your trauma therapy, with choice and collaboration at the centre of the process.
Before beginning EMDR processing, your therapist will take time to understand your experiences, establish a sense of safety and help you develop strategies to manage difficult emotions should they arise. Together, you will decide when — and whether — you feel ready to move into trauma processing.
You remain an active participant throughout therapy. You will not be expected to disclose every detail of what happened or revisit experiences before you feel ready.
When trauma has occurred repeatedly, particularly during childhood or within important relationships, therapy may require additional time, care and preparation.
Our approach to complex trauma recognises that experiences such as childhood abuse and sexual abuse can influence emotional regulation, relationships, trust, self-worth and a person’s sense of safety. EMDR can be incorporated thoughtfully within a broader therapeutic relationship, with the work carefully paced according to your individual needs.
You don’t need to know whether EMDR is the right therapy for you before making contact. An initial appointment provides an opportunity to talk with an EMDR therapist about what you are experiencing, what you hope to change and whether EMDR may be appropriate for your needs.
We can also help you find the therapist within our team whose experience and approach best suits you.
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