What is EMDR therapy?
From EMDRIA: EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019). EMDR therapy has even been superior to Prozac in trauma treatment (Van der Kolk et al., 2007). Shapiro and Forrest (2016) share that EMDR therapists in 130 countries have successfully treated millions.'
Why an EMDR Intensive?
There can be many different reasons to choose an intensive, here are a few:
A way to accelerate the process of your current therapy regimen
A tool for complex developmental trauma to see an impact over the course of the few days rather than weeks or months of weekly therapy
A method to process a recent single incident trauma
What’s the process and which one is right for me?
If you are interested in an EMDR Intensive with Deanna, please email or complete the contact form.
Deanna will reach out to you to complete a free preliminary phone assessment to get a better understanding of your concerns and goals. She will go over the timeline for a full day intensive.
Next, you will complete a few forms to help understand your goals, assess your safety and coping measures, and complete the Dissociative Experiences Scale. You will resource information on how to best prepare for EMDR and what to expect from your intensive.
Then, you will attend an introductory appointment with Deanna to go over our game plan for the intensive and make sure that you feel equipped with coping strategies
Snacks, water and breaks will surely be provided!