Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique used primarily in the treatment of trauma.  Evidence of its effectiveness in other areas is growing including OCD and anxiety related issues.

 

EMDR uses eye movements that activate both the right and left sides of the brain to create changes in how the brain patterns memories reducing the intensity of traumatic memories. The eye movements allow the brain to make the neural connections and associations necessary to digest traumatic memories and store them differently so that they don’t keep popping back up causing emotional distress, flashbacks and nightmares. We have therapists who have completed Levels 1, 2 and 3 in EMDR and who have also been trained in how to integrate EMDR with Schema Therapy.