Vital Essence Counseling

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a unique, well-researched, and structured model of psychotherapy that is designed to diminish negative feelings associated with memories of traumatic events. Unlike most forms of talk therapy, EMDR focuses less on the traumatic event itself and more on the disturbing emotions, body sensations, and core-self beliefs that have resulted from the event.

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EMDR works by stimulating the brain in ways to process memories that are unprocessed or unhealed. This leads to decreasing the emotional charge of the memory, this is the “D” (desensitization) of the EMDR and helps link them to positive memory networks, this is the “R” (reprocessing) of the EMDR.

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An experience that may have triggered a negative response may no longer affect a person in the way it used to after EMDR treatment. Difficult experiences will likely become less upsetting.