Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) is a trauma focused therapy model that utilizes Working Memory Taxation (WMT) to help accelerate reprocessing the trauma.

Working Memory Taxation comes in multiple formats. It can be tapping on your own legs in a complex pattern, listening to sounds, spelling words, playing Tetris, following a light with your eyes on your computer screen, or any other thing that taxes the working memory enough for you. Working Memory (WM), think what you can focus on, is limited. Adding multiple tasks while you hold the upsetting memory makes it impossible to focus fully on the memory. When you are unable to hold everything in your WM, the part of the brain that activates the nervous system and processes emotions, the amygdala, is unable to continue being activated. The average processing time in EMDR 2.0 is 15 minutes per memory.

The first EMDR session will likely be spent gathering a history so that we can determine together what would be a good starting point for reprocessing. It is important to know that the body/brain will continue to reprocess the trauma in between sessions. All of these symptoms are the body working the way it is supposed to. Distraction is okay to use when needed. Recent research shows that calming techniques do not add any positives to treatment and they actually make treatment take longer. If you would like to learn calming techniques we will teach them following informed consent. Once you feel comfortable with your decision regarding calming skills and our starting point, we will begin the process of utilizing WMT to reprocess the trauma.

The first button below will take you to a video of Jameela Jamil speaking to Russell Brand about her experience doing EMDR as a client. It is important to note that while Jameela had progress in 2 sessions, she was utilizing the first iteration of EMDR. Many people will have progress as quickly as 15 minutes with EMDR 2.0. It is also important to note that this video contains some adult language. While she does talk about her trauma, she speaks in very general terms and does not go into details other than talking about her relationship with food.

"Shapiro and Forrest (2016) share that more than 7 million people have been treated successfully by 110,000 therapists in 130 countries since 2016." - EMDRIA

I have been working in community mental health since 2012. I have experience helping people manage a wide range of difficulties.

I have been certified in EMDR since 2022.

I have been fully licensed since 2014.

I am an ADHD Certified Clinical Service Provider (ADHD-CCSP)

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