EMDR Therapists in West Sacramento, CA

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Horizon Counseling Center Group Practice
Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT, MFT, Trainee
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Offices in Folsom, Roseville, Sacramento and West Sacramento. Check out our website for address locations. Our group of therapists are available to see adults, teens, children, couples, and families experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, hoarding, co-parenting, panic attacks, school issues, relationship issues, family communication, conflict management, parent/teen conflict, and anger management. They also have experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and the family who support them. We have therapists trained in Gottman Level 1 and 2, Brain Spotting, Sand-tray and EMDR.
Offices in Folsom, Roseville, Sacramento and West Sacramento. Check out our website for address locations. Our group of therapists are available to see adults, teens, children, couples, and families experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, hoarding, co-parenting, panic attacks, school issues, relationship issues, family communication, conflict management, parent/teen conflict, and anger management. They also have experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and the family who support them. We have therapists trained in Gottman Level 1 and 2, Brain Spotting, Sand-tray and EMDR.
(916) 347-4472 View (916) 347-4472
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Mariah Magana
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95691  (Online Only)
I am also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I provide a unique, holistic, and intuitive approach to therapy. It’s my goal to embody authenticity, warmth, and nurture while creating a safe and non-judgemental space that will effect change and healing. It’s my mission to help you understand where the patterns and behaviors that cause you pain and suffering originate from. Together, we will explore how your early life experiences shaped the way you see yourself and the world now. We will work to rewire thought and behavioral patterns from the root so that you can find empowerment, authenticity, and joy.
I am also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I provide a unique, holistic, and intuitive approach to therapy. It’s my goal to embody authenticity, warmth, and nurture while creating a safe and non-judgemental space that will effect change and healing. It’s my mission to help you understand where the patterns and behaviors that cause you pain and suffering originate from. Together, we will explore how your early life experiences shaped the way you see yourself and the world now. We will work to rewire thought and behavioral patterns from the root so that you can find empowerment, authenticity, and joy.
(916) 866-8705 x803 View (916) 866-8705 x803
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Tishawna Charee Mims
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95605  (Online Only)
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Dialectical behavioral therapy, EMDR, Solution Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Hello! My name is Tishawna Mims, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) with the state of California. I have a great deal of experience working with youth and adults, providing individual and group therapy to patients within community agencies, on issues like anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, PTSD, and more. I have a passion for working with a diverse and multicultural population.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Dialectical behavioral therapy, EMDR, Solution Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Hello! My name is Tishawna Mims, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) with the state of California. I have a great deal of experience working with youth and adults, providing individual and group therapy to patients within community agencies, on issues like anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, PTSD, and more. I have a passion for working with a diverse and multicultural population.
(323) 677-2901 View (323) 677-2901
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Mara Newbart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95605
I utilize an IFS informed approach, EMDR, mindfulness and visualization, and/or relationship based therapy techniques.
I provide an accepting, nonjudgmental place for you to explore who you are, how you got to where you are, and to help you move forward in your life. If you are interested in learning about yourself and healing the wounds left by events in childhood and adulthood, I can help guide you on this journey.
I utilize an IFS informed approach, EMDR, mindfulness and visualization, and/or relationship based therapy techniques.
I provide an accepting, nonjudgmental place for you to explore who you are, how you got to where you are, and to help you move forward in your life. If you are interested in learning about yourself and healing the wounds left by events in childhood and adulthood, I can help guide you on this journey.
(530) 924-3664 View (530) 924-3664
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Deborah E Cohen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CHT, MPH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95605  (Online Only)
I provide a variety of experiential techniques, including EMDR, guided visualization, Somatic Experiencing, hypnotherapy, Brainspotting, mindfulness practices and spiritual processes to guide you back to your intuitive knowing and soul-wisdom.
If you feel unfulfilled in your relationships and find loss and change difficult, and if you want to get to the source of the patterns and blocks keeping you stuck in worry, anxiety, emotional eating, lost sleep, and a lack of purpose, then I can help. I especially enjoy working with couples and individuals longing for a connection to their "soul's wisdom" so they can feel more balance, joy, and fulfillment. I am an integrative, holistic mind-body-spirit psychotherapist. I offer techniques that will help you tune into your deepest self, the part of you that has your best wisdom and answers for what you are seeking in your life.
I provide a variety of experiential techniques, including EMDR, guided visualization, Somatic Experiencing, hypnotherapy, Brainspotting, mindfulness practices and spiritual processes to guide you back to your intuitive knowing and soul-wisdom.
If you feel unfulfilled in your relationships and find loss and change difficult, and if you want to get to the source of the patterns and blocks keeping you stuck in worry, anxiety, emotional eating, lost sleep, and a lack of purpose, then I can help. I especially enjoy working with couples and individuals longing for a connection to their "soul's wisdom" so they can feel more balance, joy, and fulfillment. I am an integrative, holistic mind-body-spirit psychotherapist. I offer techniques that will help you tune into your deepest self, the part of you that has your best wisdom and answers for what you are seeking in your life.
(916) 251-9983 View (916) 251-9983
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Cheryll Gilbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Welcome, my name is Cheryll, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in a holistic and integrative approach. I like to emphasize authenticity, finding purpose in one’s life and finding meaning in one’s struggles. I incorporate evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR therapy, as well as other treatments that best fits the client’s background, culture, and needs. I am passionate about you and supporting you to reach your goals. We will work collaboratively to explore the struggles you are facing and finding solutions to achieve your goal toward a happier and healthier you.
Welcome, my name is Cheryll, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in a holistic and integrative approach. I like to emphasize authenticity, finding purpose in one’s life and finding meaning in one’s struggles. I incorporate evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR therapy, as well as other treatments that best fits the client’s background, culture, and needs. I am passionate about you and supporting you to reach your goals. We will work collaboratively to explore the struggles you are facing and finding solutions to achieve your goal toward a happier and healthier you.
(925) 397-4580 View (925) 397-4580
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Meghann Crane-Russ
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
I hold a Perinatal Mental Health Certification and am trained in EMDR.
This wasn't how it was supposed to go. You're worried you will feel this way forever, that you will never feel like yourself again. Maybe you’re reading this because your parenting experience is not what you expected it to be, in fact, it’s probably been pretty awful so far. Perhaps you’ve experienced child, infant, or pregnancy loss and there are really no words to describe the void you feel right now. The loss is inexpressible and you feel so alone. Or you’re struggling to cope with chronic illness, grief, or life stressors. You feel like you’re hiking through a forest without a map... you just want to find a path forward.
I hold a Perinatal Mental Health Certification and am trained in EMDR.
This wasn't how it was supposed to go. You're worried you will feel this way forever, that you will never feel like yourself again. Maybe you’re reading this because your parenting experience is not what you expected it to be, in fact, it’s probably been pretty awful so far. Perhaps you’ve experienced child, infant, or pregnancy loss and there are really no words to describe the void you feel right now. The loss is inexpressible and you feel so alone. Or you’re struggling to cope with chronic illness, grief, or life stressors. You feel like you’re hiking through a forest without a map... you just want to find a path forward.
(530) 670-0174 View (530) 670-0174
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Cresencia Cruz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
I tailor my therapy to meet your individual needs and aid you in the process of healing. I do so from curiosity, a trauma-informed lens, and a client-centered orientation. It is my goal to create a safe environment in which each person can feel welcomed, understood, and accepted as their true self. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I am trained in EMDR treatment for trauma-related symptoms.
I tailor my therapy to meet your individual needs and aid you in the process of healing. I do so from curiosity, a trauma-informed lens, and a client-centered orientation. It is my goal to create a safe environment in which each person can feel welcomed, understood, and accepted as their true self. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I am trained in EMDR treatment for trauma-related symptoms.
(818) 614-5211 View (818) 614-5211
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Judith Bucholtz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
I am Judi Bucholtz and I am a PhD. and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with children, adolescents, and adults. As a practical, interactive, interpersonal, and insight-oriented therapist, my treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns. With sensitivity and compassion, I help clients find solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues.
I am Judi Bucholtz and I am a PhD. and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with children, adolescents, and adults. As a practical, interactive, interpersonal, and insight-oriented therapist, my treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns. With sensitivity and compassion, I help clients find solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues.
(619) 586-5285 View (619) 586-5285
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Sonya Rai
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95605  (Online Only)
My path into mental health was inspired by my desire to help others achieve a life of fulfillment and balance. I learned that sexuality, gender identity, self expression and relationship intelligence are importance concepts when identifying individual life satisfaction. These topics can often times be taboo to discuss in our society, leading to feelings of guilt/shame, increased isolation and loneliness. My goal is to normalize these conversations and therapy.
My path into mental health was inspired by my desire to help others achieve a life of fulfillment and balance. I learned that sexuality, gender identity, self expression and relationship intelligence are importance concepts when identifying individual life satisfaction. These topics can often times be taboo to discuss in our society, leading to feelings of guilt/shame, increased isolation and loneliness. My goal is to normalize these conversations and therapy.
(818) 717-7098 View (818) 717-7098
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Megan E Evans
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Worried, sad, confused, in conflict? Can't stop thinking? Feeling little pleasure or joy? Compassionately, I will help you reduce anxiety, resolve old business, uncover your strengths, and connect more deeply with others. With practical information and proven techniques, I can help you access your inner compass, work, sleep and play better. You can learn to trust yourself, work through past hurt and anger, understand and fully appreciate yourself and others. I'm honored to partner with a wide variety of people on their journeys of personal development, and I'm always impressed with the resilience and courage of my clients.
Worried, sad, confused, in conflict? Can't stop thinking? Feeling little pleasure or joy? Compassionately, I will help you reduce anxiety, resolve old business, uncover your strengths, and connect more deeply with others. With practical information and proven techniques, I can help you access your inner compass, work, sleep and play better. You can learn to trust yourself, work through past hurt and anger, understand and fully appreciate yourself and others. I'm honored to partner with a wide variety of people on their journeys of personal development, and I'm always impressed with the resilience and courage of my clients.
(530) 631-3252 View (530) 631-3252
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Margaret Greenough
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95605  (Online Only)
Most of us have goals we want to accomplish. Sometimes, we lose sight of these goals and seek a compass with which to guide ourselves. I strongly believe my task is to provide a safe place for you to do the work to achieve your goals. I've also become passionate about working with clients as they move from one stage of life to another. I believe a key to happiness is mindful connection to self, others, spirituality, the community, and the world. I provide feedback.
Most of us have goals we want to accomplish. Sometimes, we lose sight of these goals and seek a compass with which to guide ourselves. I strongly believe my task is to provide a safe place for you to do the work to achieve your goals. I've also become passionate about working with clients as they move from one stage of life to another. I believe a key to happiness is mindful connection to self, others, spirituality, the community, and the world. I provide feedback.
(916) 459-4457 View (916) 459-4457
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Allison Jean Pichardo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Sacramento, CA 95691
I am passionate about helping individuals achieve their best selves and find fulfillment in life. Sometimes, we are held back by past hurts, low self esteem, anxiety, loss, or other life challenges. If you want to find ways to overcome life challenges, feel more confident, and have better relationships, I am here to help! I also love working with couples. Relationships, especially those with our spouse or partner are the most important thing in life. Often couples find themselves struggling to communicate and feel disconnected from one another. I would love to help you and your partner feel more connected!
I am passionate about helping individuals achieve their best selves and find fulfillment in life. Sometimes, we are held back by past hurts, low self esteem, anxiety, loss, or other life challenges. If you want to find ways to overcome life challenges, feel more confident, and have better relationships, I am here to help! I also love working with couples. Relationships, especially those with our spouse or partner are the most important thing in life. Often couples find themselves struggling to communicate and feel disconnected from one another. I would love to help you and your partner feel more connected!
(408) 705-2569 View (408) 705-2569
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Holly Webb
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95691
If you are looking for relief from life’s difficulties, you’re in the right place. You don’t have to face life’s personal struggles and stressful situations alone. If you are suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship difficulties or other sensitive life transitions, therapy may be an effective solution. A compassionate therapist can offer you support and help you find your way through current life challenges. You’ve already begun a step towards relief and change simply by considering counseling. My goal is to be an understanding and trustworthy partner in the process of creating positive life changes.
If you are looking for relief from life’s difficulties, you’re in the right place. You don’t have to face life’s personal struggles and stressful situations alone. If you are suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship difficulties or other sensitive life transitions, therapy may be an effective solution. A compassionate therapist can offer you support and help you find your way through current life challenges. You’ve already begun a step towards relief and change simply by considering counseling. My goal is to be an understanding and trustworthy partner in the process of creating positive life changes.
(916) 512-8433 View (916) 512-8433
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Lee Ockenden
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Over the last two and half decades my clientele has changed along with my experience, skill acquisition and personal life. I have been fortunate to have a career that reflects my own life including peek moments, many blessings, lessons, long trials and struggles. Big losses have rounded the edges of once sharp ideals and brought a humble compassion and gratitude for the souls I've met in my office. While I have a solid grasp of several powerful treatment modalities, my goal first is to be a good human to those who seek me out and to utilize my whole self and experience in moving people through their lives.
Over the last two and half decades my clientele has changed along with my experience, skill acquisition and personal life. I have been fortunate to have a career that reflects my own life including peek moments, many blessings, lessons, long trials and struggles. Big losses have rounded the edges of once sharp ideals and brought a humble compassion and gratitude for the souls I've met in my office. While I have a solid grasp of several powerful treatment modalities, my goal first is to be a good human to those who seek me out and to utilize my whole self and experience in moving people through their lives.
(530) 645-9211 View (530) 645-9211
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Hailey Palos -First Responders - Perinatal -Trauma
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95605
You deserve to feel hopeful, encouraged, unburdened, and balanced in all areas of your life as a first responder (leo, fire, ems, dispatch, nurse, doctor, etc), first responder spouse, helping professional, postpartum parent, trauma survivor (including birth trauma), within pregnancy or as an individual living with a chronic illness. Whether you’ve been to therapy before or this is brand new, I know this can be uncomfortable or a point of hope when connecting with the right therapist where long-lasting change becomes possible.
You deserve to feel hopeful, encouraged, unburdened, and balanced in all areas of your life as a first responder (leo, fire, ems, dispatch, nurse, doctor, etc), first responder spouse, helping professional, postpartum parent, trauma survivor (including birth trauma), within pregnancy or as an individual living with a chronic illness. Whether you’ve been to therapy before or this is brand new, I know this can be uncomfortable or a point of hope when connecting with the right therapist where long-lasting change becomes possible.
(916) 299-6287 View (916) 299-6287
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Anthony D Samora
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Not accepting new clients
Are you struggling with feeling motivated, trouble completing tasks, enjoying your daily life, being easily distracted, getting triggered by things around you, difficulty building or maintaining relationships, and not feeling your best self? Let us focus together on finding what brings these struggles up and how we can find that best self you’re looking for.
Are you struggling with feeling motivated, trouble completing tasks, enjoying your daily life, being easily distracted, getting triggered by things around you, difficulty building or maintaining relationships, and not feeling your best self? Let us focus together on finding what brings these struggles up and how we can find that best self you’re looking for.
(559) 594-3411 View (559) 594-3411

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Kelly Pemberton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT, LEP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95819  (Online Only)
I offer a mind-body oriented approach, including EMDR, Brainspotting, and mindful-somatic awareness to help you rediscover that voice and learn to listen and trust it again.
You are committed to feeling better, you've tried everything, but still you feel lost in the pain. You've always been able to "fix" things in your life, why not this? This time, you feel stuck. Maybe you feel gripped by anxiety or panic. Maybe you feel consumed by grief from trauma or loss of a person, pet, or life dream. Maybe you're finding yourself in new life circumstances (a significant health challenge, life milestone, career or relationship change) and wonder "who am I now"? Life has a way of challenging us. There is a way through.
I offer a mind-body oriented approach, including EMDR, Brainspotting, and mindful-somatic awareness to help you rediscover that voice and learn to listen and trust it again.
You are committed to feeling better, you've tried everything, but still you feel lost in the pain. You've always been able to "fix" things in your life, why not this? This time, you feel stuck. Maybe you feel gripped by anxiety or panic. Maybe you feel consumed by grief from trauma or loss of a person, pet, or life dream. Maybe you're finding yourself in new life circumstances (a significant health challenge, life milestone, career or relationship change) and wonder "who am I now"? Life has a way of challenging us. There is a way through.
(916) 432-2011 View (916) 432-2011
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Jo Hatcher
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94203
I’ve used EMDR since 1998 to help clients heal childhood wounds and traumas.
Navigating life's twists and turns can be quite the journey. The key is that you don't have to go through it alone. I specialize in working with women to overcome overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and all the things that accompany self-doubt. These things can cause anxiety, shame, and depression and keep us stuck. Sometimes, women overschedule and overwork to prove that they’re good enough. Occasionally, it takes the form of being unable to say no, leading to resentment and frustration, affecting all your relationships. All of this can and does affect your health as well.
I’ve used EMDR since 1998 to help clients heal childhood wounds and traumas.
Navigating life's twists and turns can be quite the journey. The key is that you don't have to go through it alone. I specialize in working with women to overcome overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and all the things that accompany self-doubt. These things can cause anxiety, shame, and depression and keep us stuck. Sometimes, women overschedule and overwork to prove that they’re good enough. Occasionally, it takes the form of being unable to say no, leading to resentment and frustration, affecting all your relationships. All of this can and does affect your health as well.
(530) 431-2546 View (530) 431-2546
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Dr. Carolee Tran
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95811
My treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral, EMDR, Mindfulness-Based, Psychodynamic, and Family Therapy.
I am a Harvard-trained psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families affected by depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, and life's challenges. My treatment approach is collaborative, interactive, holistic (examining all factors that affect your functioning), and strength-based (identifying your strengths). I focus on symptom reduction and skills-building to optimize your quality of life. I will work with you to tailor a treatment plan that meets your specific needs and goals. I am bilingual in Vietnamese. My office is located in Midtown and is half a block from the light rail.
My treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral, EMDR, Mindfulness-Based, Psychodynamic, and Family Therapy.
I am a Harvard-trained psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families affected by depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, and life's challenges. My treatment approach is collaborative, interactive, holistic (examining all factors that affect your functioning), and strength-based (identifying your strengths). I focus on symptom reduction and skills-building to optimize your quality of life. I will work with you to tailor a treatment plan that meets your specific needs and goals. I am bilingual in Vietnamese. My office is located in Midtown and is half a block from the light rail.
(916) 262-7205 View (916) 262-7205

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EMDR Therapists

Who is EMDR for?

EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.

Why do people need EMDR?

People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.

What problems does EMDR treat?

First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.

What happens in EMDR therapy?

First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.