EMDR Therapy
For Women Over 40
About EMDR Therapy
Founded in 1987 by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., EMDR therapy helps your brain to reprocess these "stuck" experiences. Short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR therapy differs from traditional talk therapy because it uses a detailed eight-phase protocol and bilateral sensory stimulation (BLS) of the brain via side-to-side eye movement, alternate tapping, or sounds.
What is EMDR Therapy?
How is BLS Used?
When developing resources with EMDR therapy, BLS is applied as you focus on the resource you want to create or enhance.
In the reprocessing phase, BLS is applied as you notice different aspects of the disturbing experience.
With EMDR therapy, we work together to help your natural healing processes reactivate.
EMDR therapy assists to build and enhance your personal resources to increase self-esteem, heal the impact of “stuck” experiences, and improve your ability to manage future stressful experiences.
How Can EMDR Therapy Help Me?
EMDR therapy can be used as a treatment to address:
Negative Self-judgments (i.e. I’m “not good enough”)
Self-defeating thoughts (i.e. “I can’t do that”) or other mindset barriers
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Phobias
Disturbing memories
Traumatic Events
PTSD
Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse