EMDR Psychotherapy Treatment for Trauma
Process and recover.
Trauma is the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds one’s ability to cope. Trauma may result from a single distressing experience or recurring events that causes short and long-term negative consequences.
Trauma can be caused by a wide variety of events, but there are a few common aspects. There is a violation of the person’s core assumptions about the world and their rights, putting the individual in a state of extreme confusion and insecurity.
Furthermore, Secondary Trauma Stress can result in those that didn’t witness the traumatic event firsthand but were exposed to it at a distance through the media, friends, or family.
We understand the sensitive nature of working with trauma. We will work with you in a sensitive, warm and compassionate manner at a safe pace that is right for you. Our goal is to utilize your strengths and support you in working through the difficulties
Your treatment will include modalities from: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, mindfulness, meditation, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Our licensed trauma counselors will help you:
What is EMDR?
EMDR uses eye movements or other types of bilateral stimulation to process distressing memories and beliefs.
Benefits include less intense psychological and physical reactions to difficult experiences, reprocesses negative beliefs about the self and replaces them with positive ones, decreases distressing emotions —and makes way for feelings of calmness, contentment, and joy. Counselor’s must be EMDR certified to conduct it.
Common Causes.
Common traumatic events that can result in Adjustment Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) include :
- Harassment or bullying
- Abusive relationships
- Rejection or abandonment
- Physical assault
- Sexual abuse
- Natural disasters
- Car accidents
- Military service
- Loss of a loved one