
EMDR is an evidence-based therapy, shown to be effective for treating trauma, PTSD, dissociative disorders, anxiety, depression, complicated grief, and other distressing life experiences.
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It does not require you to talk in detail about the painful issues and many clients experience significant relief in fewer sessions than in traditional talk therapy.
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EMDR focuses on how our brain processes traumatic memories, allowing the brain to heal.
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"EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences."
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“Things don’t bother me like they used to.”
Anonymous
“I had nightmares 4-5 times a week and now I can sleep at night.”
Anonymous
“I’ve been in counseling all my life because things happened when I was young. I feel like I’m getting better.”
Anonymous
“I don’t think about my trauma anymore. I know it happened, but it isn’t controlling my life.”
Anonymous
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EMDR is one of the most researched, evidence-based forms of trauma therapy, endorsed by:
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American Psychological Association
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U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
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American Psychiatric Association
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SAMHSA
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World Health Organization
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Have questions about EMDR? Contact Jill at 803/875-1489.
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Jill is fully certified in EMDR through the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA). She is a Consultant-In-Training (CIT) with EMDRIA and completed the Advance Certification In Dissociative Studied for EMDR Therapists through the Institute for Creative Mindfulness.