A chance for you to do something about the past
EMDR Therapy for Millennial Women
You’re coming to terms with the fact that you may have experienced some trauma –
Even if you’re not sure that you are totally sold on using that word.
Regardless of what you call it, you are tired of feeling checked out, on edge, and tired. You don’t remember when you got so irritable, but things can just get under your skin so quickly now and you want to be able to let things roll off of your back more. The nagging, critical voice inside is getting louder and more annoying and sometimes it even interrupts your sleep.
You know that there are things in your past that you want to work through and unpack –
But they don’t even feel connected to what you’re experiencing right now.
It would be a lot better if all of that stuff just stayed in the past, where it belongs, but at this point it’s obvious that you’re not as happy and connected to others as you want to feel.
Whether or not your current problems seem connected to your past, they very well could be. Often, events and relationships that we see as just “normal” can leave a lasting impact on us that is hard to shake (even if it didn’t seem like a “big deal”).
When the past feels like it’s in the present, EMDR may be a useful tool to help you process what has happened and find a new path forward so that you can feel like yourself, again.
You may have heard about EMDR but you’re not totally sure what it is or if it is right for you. From what you know, the whole thing seems a little confusing, even if you know that it works.
The Basics
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based treatment that helps you to process past events so that they don’t feel disturbing to you in the present.
EMDR tackles trauma symptoms like poor sleep, jumpiness, anxiety, poor concentration, irritability, and guilt by identifying and reevaluating negative beliefs and feelings that we have. It helps us to use the brain’s natural tendency to want to think more adaptively so that we can heal.
As an EMDR therapist, I use specific steps to help you identify, process, and transform the thoughts, feelings, and images that have been disturbing so that you can feel free and comfortable.
Get Back to Yourself with EMDR Therapy
My clients and I have found that EMDR is often far more effective than traditional talk therapy, alone, when targeting trauma symptoms.
People report that they feel more relief without having to work on preventing those disturbing thoughts and feelings from returning. Immediately after we finish reprocessing, I often hear that clients are feeling “relaxed, comfortable, and free” and that those effects of change ripple out into other areas of their lives.
EMDR works best when we are able to meet frequently and everyone has a different tolerance to how long of a session they prefer. Once I know more about your specific needs and preferences, we can talk about the option for extended or more frequent sessions.
