Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy developed in 1987 by Dr. Francine Shapiro.
EMDR uses different forms of bilateral (left and right) stimulation such as; eye movements, tactile (touch) taps, and audio tones to help individuals feel less intense emotions related to a stressful, traumatic, and or an adverse childhood experience
Helps one to connect their body sensations, to their thoughts, and then to their feelings about themselves.

Identify and reprocess memories that are causing current problems
Strengthen one’s ability to respond appropriately to current and future situations that may pose a challenge
Eliminate unhealthy; images, sounds, smells, tastes, thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and beliefs) that are contributing to dysfunction in challenging situations
Strengthen needed skills, behaviors, and beliefs about one’s self and others that align with clients' authentic self

Living in poverty and or witnessing community violence
Having a family member; die, having mental health issues, having a serious medical condition, misuse of drugs, and or becoming incarcerated
Experienced sexual and or physical abuse
Experienced feelings of neglect and or abandonment
Parents divorced or separated

When stressful memories are processed in a healthy and appropriate way, one can then begin to live their best life.

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