EMDR Therapy
A gentle path toward healing the mind and body.
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a gentle and effective form of therapy that helps you process and heal from difficult or distressing experiences.
Rather than requiring you to retell painful memories in detail, EMDR focuses on shifting how your brain and body hold onto those memories—helping you feel more grounded, safe, and in control.
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This therapy supports your mind’s natural ability to heal, allowing old experiences to lose their emotional charge and become integrated as part of your story—not something that controls it.
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💠EMDR is best known for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it can also help with anxiety, depression, phobias, and more.
Who Can Benefit from EMDR?
EMDR can be helpful for adolescents, teens, and adults of all ages who want to find relief from the emotional effects of past experiences.
If you’ve ever felt “stuck” in old patterns, intrusive memories, or lingering stress from past events, EMDR may be a supportive way forward.
You don’t have to relive the trauma to heal from it.
Why EMDR Works?
Our brains are naturally wired to heal—but sometimes, when something overwhelming happens, that process gets “stuck.”
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EMDR helps the brain get back on track.
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Through gentle, guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps you process distressing experiences in a safe and supported way.
This allows emotions, thoughts, and physical responses tied to past events to soften, so you can respond to life from a calmer, more present state.
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Think of EMDR as your brain’s way of clearing the storm clouds so your mind can see clearly again.
Conditions EMDR Can Support
EMDR is widely used for PTSD, but it’s also highly effective for a variety of other emotional and mental health concerns, including:
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Anxiety and panic
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Depression
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Trauma and stress-related disorders
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Dissociative disorders
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Obsessive-compulsive behaviors
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Eating disorders
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Personality disorders
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