Therapeutic Orientation

My approach to therapy is informed by EMDR therapy, I use mindfulness based treatments including EMDR, DBT, Mindfulness Meditation, and Creative Arts. Depending on what will best serve your goals, I will work collaboratively with you to help you gain insight into your needs and desires for therapy. As Registered Drama Therapist (RDT), I can offer drama, art, and movement therapies if it will help you with your goals. Art can be a gateway into our belief patterns and can sometimes be helpful during treatment.

What is EMDR

As defined by the EMDR Institute: “EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR therapy training sessions, clinicians help clients activate their natural healing processes.”

EMDR is an evidenced based therapy for the treatment of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and is recommended by the World Health Organization and Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Resources: EMDR Institute
www.emdr.com

EMDR International Association
emdria.site-ym.com

EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs
www.emdrhap.org
https://www.emdrhap.org/content/