Psychotherapy Treatment Specialties
EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
During REM
sleep, (Rapid Eye
Movement) when our
eyes move quickly
from side-to-side,
it is believed that
we are reprocessing
and assimilating
information.
EMDR is the
deliberate process
of bi-lateral
stimulation, (eyes
following from
side-to-side) during
which the brain is
sort of “toggled”.
Memories of
traumatic events are
usually stored along
with all the
dysfunctional
thoughts and errant
cognitions that
accompany the
experience of
trauma. (“It was
all my fault.” “If
only I had done
something
different.” “I must
be a bad person for
this to have
happened to me.”)
EMDR allows those
flawed memory
capsules to be
accessed and
reprocessed, so that
the associated
negative emotions
can be reduced or
eliminated.
Freeing oneself from
traumatic memories
allows catharsis to
occur, since often
people feel enslaved
by their past and
the negative
experiences they
have had.
Clinical Hypnosis
The mind is extremely
powerful, and has the ability to govern not only
your emotional state but your physical condition
as well. Clinical hypnosis can be so
effective that it has been observed to actually
slow down and stop the spreading of cell damage
resulting from severe burns, when performed
shortly after the incident.