Have you ever wondered, “how did I get this way?”
Apart from the obvious physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse, there are subtle patterns
which may have remained hidden in the nether regions of the brain of which you are not aware. It does not take much to damage the development of a small child, and the earlier in life the trauma occurs, the more damaging it is.
One of our specialties is childhood neglect and subtle sexual abuse, which may have been overlooked or denied in order for you to survive. Why investigate all of this? Because in understanding the roots of your current problems you can understand yourself and heal. We use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help you work through trauma and anchor in positive intentions, thus attracting to you the life you desire.
When using EMDR, you are prompted to move your eyes back and forth repetitively in a way that seems to stimulate both the right and left sides of the brain. It is a proven method of healing not only trauma, but any disturbing memory that interferes with your present life. EMDR does not require the use of talk therapy and takes a fraction of the time that traditional talk therapy does.
When a disturbing event occurs, it can get locked in the nervous system with the original pictures, sounds, thoughts and feelings. This material can combine factual material with fantasy and with images that stand for the actual event or feelings about it. EMDR seems to unlock the nervous system and allows the brain to process the experience. That may be what is happening in REM or dream sleep—the eye movements may help to process the unconscious material. It is important to remember that it is your own brain that will be doing the healing and that you are the one in control during the sessions.
Many times, EMDR is used in addition to individual talk therapy to not only speed up the healing, but to get at unconscious material that the conscious mind may have blocked.