EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective therapy for treating a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, phobias, body image issues, anger, addiction, and grief.

How EMDR Works

EMDR makes use of new research into how the brain works. Basically, when the brain is working optimally, it’s able to process negative experiences into neutral memories. We all have memories that we look back on and think, “That was hard, but it’s over, and I’m okay now.”

Other times, our brain isn’t capable of processing things optimally, and our experiences become “stuck” as stress stored in our mind and body. This happens with negative events that are overwhelming, occur early in life, and/or happen repetitively. Unconscious imprints of such events continue to weigh on us, and, without us even knowing it, they inform the way we see and interact with ourselves and the world around us.

EMDR works by identifying the key negative experiences that led to your current issues and using evidence-based techniques to give your brain the time and space it needs to do the processing it wasn’t able to do at the time. For many clients EMDR can be more effective at addressing core issues than talk therapy.

If you are ready for change, call Unwind Counselling at 519.778.5487, email us, or book online to set up an appointment.