EMDR Trauma Therapy

Briefly, EMDR Therapy works on the model that some of our presenting issues can be traced back to memories from our past, which did not get “digested” or processed properly by our brain’s information processing system. This would likely happen if the memory was experienced as being traumatic.

EMDR processing happens by firstly desensitizing the emotional charge in the memory. When that happens, the brain considers the memory to be less important. Secondly, EMDR Therapy helps the brain consolidate these memories by transferring them from short-term muscle memory to long-term memory. It results in that feeling of finally moving on from the traumatic event.