EMDR

What is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from different treatment approaches.

How does EMDR work?

EMDR therapy is an integrative psychotherapy method that uses a technique called bilateral stimulation to repeatedly activate opposite sides of the brain. Therapists often use eye movements to facilitate bilateral stimulation. These eye movements mimic the period of sleep referred to as rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and this portion of sleep is frequently considered to be the time when the mind processes the recent events in the person’s life.

EMDR seems to help the brain reprocess the trapped memories in such a way that normal information processing is resumed. Therapists often use EMDR to help clients uncover and process beliefs that developed as the result of relational traumas, or childhood abuse and/or neglect. For a more detailed explanation please visit the EMDR Institute, Inc.

What does EMDR help?

EMDR had been originally established as helpful for PTSD, although it’s been proven useful for treatment in the following conditions:

Panic Attacks
Complicated Grief
Dissociative Orders
Disturbing Memories
Phobias
Pain Disorders
Performance Anxiety
Addictions
Stress Reduction
Sexual and/or Physical Abuse
Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Personality Disorders

None of the above symptoms or experiences fit you?

Do you experience distressing emotions that appear to you, and perhaps to others, to be excessive given the current situation? Do you tend to be highly reactive to certain triggers? Is there one or more dysfunctional beliefs that you believe about yourself that on an intellectual level you know is not true?

If so, you may still be a good candidate for EMDR therapy. Contact me today for a free phone consultation to see if EMDR might help you release what no longer serves you.

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What our clients have to say

Working therapeutically with Mel and working through an EMDR program has been life changing. Anxieties and worries that have plagued me the majority of my adult life are not issues that hang heavily over my head anymore. The process has allowed me to work through issues as they come, without the feeling like one small issue is a combination of many problems. I've noticed that I no longer suffer from depression and my anxiety has really improved. I have coping skills to work through my everyday stresses and have a solid understanding of what previous life events cause negative triggers. Mel is someone who combines therapeutic treatment methods to create a very unique and specialized counseling experience. I have seen other counselors in the past, but Mel has been by far the best fit for me.

-- Anonymous Client

My experience with EMDR has helped me to work through betrayal trauma, childhood wounds, and difficulties in relationships. It is a challenging but worthwhile method. The process of working through past traumas is not an easy one, but the freedom from pain that comes at the end makes it worth it. I have worked with Mel both in person and online and found that it was effective both ways. I highly recommend the EMDR process if you are struggling to move on from past experiences.

Ms. Mosbarger has been able to guide me through the process of EMDR and it’s been uplifting for me. It has opened my mind up about how I deal with and view trauma that has been triggering. These traumas were shaping how I view myself and lived my life. Now I have a better perspective that I never knew was there because they were crowded by the negative traumatic events, that I can now think about when those negative thoughts try to creep in. EMDR with Ms. Mosbarger has changed my life for the better and she has been so helpful with helping me understand what EMDR is and she has helped me release the things that have had a negative impact on me.

--Anonymous Client

EMDR has been an answer to prayers that I have prayed for years! For over 20 years of my life I was trapped in my trauma and my trauma responses. Living everyday in fear, anxiety and anger. So many of my relationships have failed and my life has been unraveled by this. After 5 months of EMDR with Melanie my life has been changed! With each session as my brain has began to rewire and I have began to experience freedom my life is so different. I am slowly no longer carrying painful memories that are triggered on the daily and am able to think differently and learning to let go of trauma. If you want to experience true freedom from you past EMDR is what you need! You wont regret it! EMDR takes commitment and determination. Sometimes it's so hard and way out of your comfort zone but I promise you wont regret it! You are in safe hands with Melanie and her EMDR sessions!

---Anonymous Client