EMDR

What’s EMDR?

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. That’s a mouthful!

But its impact in dealing with trauma is both impressive and fast. In fact, it usually takes only a few sessions. If you’ve never tried EMDR in Asheville, NC, now’s your time. 

How does it work?

Essentially, EMDR uses back-and-forth eye movements to reprocess past traumatic events so that they don’t run your life! Which might sound odd…read on. 

When you become very upset, your brain can’t process and store information as it ordinarily would.

Once the moment becomes “frozen in time,” remembering a trauma may feel just as bad as enduring it the first time because the images, sounds, smells, and feelings haven’t changed.

Such memories have a lasting negative effect that interferes with the way you see the world and the way you relate to other people.

How does EMDR help?

EMDR mirrors what occurs naturally during dreaming or REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, seemingly having a direct effect on the brain by restoring normal information processing. It’s a physiological way to help you view disturbing information in a less distressing way.

If you’re looking for quality EMDR in Asheville, I can help. 

First, the process involves an interview of a past trauma or fear and all the thoughts, feelings, and images associated with it.

Then, you’ll focus on back-and-forth eye movements several times, until the trauma has subsided and becomes manageable.

Following a successful EMDR session, recalling the event no longer forces you to relive the images, sounds, and feelings that accompanied the traumatic memory. 

You still remember what happened, but you find it less upsetting.

Although you can’t erase events in your life, you can file them away more manageably in your memory, so that you can get back to living! 

Contact me at (828) 302-3868 to find out how EMDR in Asheville can help you move on today.