EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. This is an extensively researched therapeutic approach that has proven to help individuals recover from trauma and other disorders listed below. The clinician does not need to know anything about the trauma or issue in order to treat this individual, and there is no homework with EMDR like other therapy approaches such as CBT. EMDR enables the individual to change patterns of the brain that have been impacted by said issue. 

Issues that EMDR can help with:

• Trauma

• Grief and Loss

• Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias

• Depression

• Chronic Illness

• Complex trauma and stress-related issues

• Sexual assault

• Sleep issues

The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs/Dept. of Defense, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the World Health Organization among many other national and international organizations recognize EMDR therapy as an effective treatment.