EMDR - EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION & REPROCESSING

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR , is a powerful new psychotherapy technique showing much success in helping people suffering from trauma, anxiety, panic, troubling memories, post traumatic stress and many other emotional disturbances. EMDR has also been shown to be very effective in enhancing sports, artistic and creative performances as well as helping those suffering from chronic pain.

HOW DOES EMDR WORK?

EMDR uses BI-LATERAL STIMULATION such as left-right eye (visual) movements, tactile (touch) or auditory (sound) stimulation, repeatedly activating opposite sides of the brain while the client focuses on the disturbing images/ thoughts/ feelings, effectively "unlocking" these experiences that seem "trapped" in the nervous system and allowing the brain to fully and rapidly process them out. The body as well as the mind fully release/discharge the disturbance, freeing up physical blockages, reconnecting itself, leaving the client feeling more calm, centered and in control.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF USING EMDR THERAPY?

EMDR has been shown to be TWICE as effective in HALF the amount of time of standard traditional psychotherapy treatments alone. Traditional psychotherapy is often considered difficult and time-consuming. EMDR, however, is considered a remarkable revolutionary psychotherapy because of its simplicity and the fact that it brings rapid and lasting relief from most types of emotional disturbances. With EMDR, processing even the most disturbing memories can be achieved in a fraction of the time it would have taken with traditional talk psychotherapy.

Changes are LONG LASTING. Scientific studies have also shown that with EMDR, although not all clients will have dramatic responses in as short a period of time, the end results will be equally effective and long lasting.

WHAT KINDS OF PROBLEMS ARE HELPED BY EMDR?

EMDR shows a high degree of effectiveness

with the following conditions:

Anxiety

Assault

Anxiety

Bad temper

Car accidents

Childhood abuse

Childhood trauma

Chronic pain

Creativity blocks

Depression

Fears

Fire

Grief

Illness

Injury

Injury of a loved one

Intrusive negative thoughts

Loss of a loved one

Low self confidence

Low self esteem

Natural disasters

Overwhelming fears

Obsessions

Panic attack

Phobias

Performance problems

Physical abuse

Post traumatic stress

Rape

Relational problems

Robbery

Sexual abuse

Shyness

Sport performance problems

Stress 

Trouble sleeping 

Victims of violent crimes

Witness to violence

Work accident

Worrying or brooding

Writer's block

EMDR is most effective when used in conjunction with other traditional methods of psychotherapy in treating these and many other emotional disturbances.

DOES EMDR WORK ON ALL AGE GROUPS?

YES, EMDR psychotherapy has been shown to be effective with infants, children, teens, adults as well as couples.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS EMDR?

EMDR is the most thoroughly researched psychotherapy method known for the treatment of PTSD and Trauma. One recent EMDR study involving individuals suffering from trauma due to rape, military combat, loss of a loved one, natural disasters and devastating accidents, showed that 85-90% achieved significant relief from their emotional distress after only three EMDR psychotherapy sessions.

EMDR's effects appear to be long lasting with very low relapse rate.

EMDR is so effective, it is recognized and supported by the following International List of Mental Health Departments and Associations as an empirically validated psychotherapy treatment for physical and psychological trauma.

-   American Psychiatric Association (APA 2004)
-   U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and the Department of Defense (2004)
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2000)
-   United Kingdom Department of Health (2001)
-   Israeli National Council for Mental Health (2002)
-   Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST) of Northern Ireland Department of Health (2003)

-   Dutch National Steering Committee Guidelines Mental Health Care (2003)
-   Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Healthcare (2003)
-   French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (2004)

For more information about EMDR, please visit their website at www.emdr.com

Recommended Reading - Emotional Healing at Warp Speed: The Power of EMDR by David Grand, Ph.D.

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