Mindful Transitions

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Restructuring) was originally designed and researched around PTSD and trauma resolution. It is one of the most researched and validated types of therapy currently offered today. EMDR has also been found to be effective in the reduction of anxiety, depression and other difficult emotions. In my experience, people are often able to increase their own awareness of thoughts, behavior patterns and difficult emotions in a way that helps them access their own lives in ways that seemed impossible before. EMDR is in many ways one of the most effective therapies I have encountered in my 11 years as a licensed practitioner. Please learn more about EMDR from www.emdr.com

EMDR is a protocol developed by Francine Shapiro in the late 1980's and early 1990's to address trauma. It is one of the most studied therapy protocols and been found to be highly effective in treating post traumatic stress disorder and elevating emotional pain attached to past life events. The protocol consists of identification of a target incident, defining the target incidents thoughts, emotions and body sensations, and processing the incident with bilateral stimulation. The therapist leads the session by guiding a client through processing with either eye movements, alternating sound that moves from one ear to another, or hand held buzzers that alternate vibrations form one hand to the other. This provides the bilateral stimulation which is thought to engage more of the nervous system, body and brain in the processing of the target incident. A successful EMDR sessions eliminates the current emotional pain or distress associated with the target. This can have profound...