Break Free from the Past
Thrive in the Present

Past experiences can cause difficulties in how you live your current life. These experiences can leave you feeling worried, fearful, or cut off from your emotions entirely. EMDR can help you heal from your past so you can live a peaceful and fulfilling life in the present.

Who Benefits from EMDR?

EMDR can be helpful for people who have experienced a major trauma, such as an accident, abuse, or a natural disaster. It can also be helpful for people who’ve had experiences that were less obviously damaging, like having a parent who didn’t meet your emotional needs, or being rejected by peers.

At the end of EMDR therapy, memories that felt very upsetting when you started will feel much less powerful, or even neutral. They will be integrated with other memories of your past. They won’t cause you to be triggered as they do now. They won’t pop up unexpectedly. You will feel free from their weight.

How EMDR Works

When your brain perceives an experience as “traumatic,” your brain’s natural memory processing system shuts down. EMDR helps you turn that system back on, so your traumatic memories can be processed the way the rest of your memories have been. This natural system is very effective, so EMDR tends to work more quickly than traditional talk therapy.

Take the Next Step

If you are interested in EMDR, please call me at 805-664-1177 or fill out the contact form. I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation. I would love to speak with you about what you are experiencing and answer any questions you have. Take a step toward relief today.