EMDR Therapy
in Lafayette, LA
What is EMDR?
EMDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms & emotional distress associated with unhealed trauma using alternating bilateral stimulation which helps the brain to reprocess memories that were “faultily stored”.
What does EMDR treat?!
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence based & heavily research treatment that was first developed in 1987. The goal of EMDR is to help clients reprocess dysfunctionally stored memories or events with the use of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model to reduce symptoms of anxiety through desensitization with the use of bilateral stimulation (BLS). In addition, EMDR helps clients reprocess dysfunctionally stored memories which results in changing the negative beliefs/thoughts that surround those memories.
Anxiety Disorders
PTSI/PTSD
Phobias
Panic Disorder
Grief
Depression
Chemical Dependency
Dissociative Disorders
Performance Anxiety
Body Dysmorphia
Personality Disorders
Eating Disorders
How does EMDR work?
EMDR therapy is used to help clients learn from negative past experiences, experience desensitization from present day triggers, and incorporate new templates for future desired action. EMDR uses alternating bilateral stimulation (BLS) while targeting traumatic material which is found to alleviate distressing thoughts and to help clients adaptive process dysfunctionally stored memories or events.
EMDR doesn’t require the client to talk in detail about the distressing issue, rather the clinician serves as a guide in your healing journey. EMDR relies on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model which guides clinical practice. The AIP is a theory on how the body stores memory, recognizing that trauma is stored in a way that does not always allow for healing healing.