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FAQ's on EMDR

Are you wondering about Emdr? EMDR is not just for trauma, but can help with is with other life struggles such as anxiety, unpleasant emotions, blocking beliefs, stress, irrational negative thinking, and so much more. It is a highly researched method with proven results to heal trauma and other issues, using the bilateral movements of the eyes, allowing your brain to heal from trauma and other life issues.

What is it?

It's an extended therapeutic session with a therapist, to facilitate deep therapeutic work. In a  way you skip the line with less sessions but for  a shorter period of time.

Why is it needed?

-Your are making litttle improvement in your counseling session.

- Its difficult to attend weekly sessions due to your schedule because of many obligations.

-You want progress in a shorter amount of time.

Why is it needed?

-Your are making litttle improvement in your counseling session.

- Its difficult to attend weekly sessions due to your schedule because of many obligations.

-You want progress in a shorter amount of time.

What are EMDR Intensives?

What are Intensives?

Intensives are extended therapy sessions to do some deep therapuetic work in a limited number of sessions tailored to you in a short period of time. It is done in a 3 hour block either from 1-3 days consecutively or over every other day over 2 weeks for 3 hours every other day a total of 2 days ie: Tues and Thursday. This includes a 90 minute Pre-intensive interview to determine goals, and what needs to be identified, and a 90 minute Post-Interview for recap of process, relief, change and to address moving towards growth and healing. Included is a workbook for you.

Why is it needed?

  • If you are limited on time to make weekly sessions due to other obligations, intensives are ideal for busy professionals.

  • If you want quicker progress.

  • If you have been in counseling before and need a little more than talk therapy to bring healing to distress's in life.

What's the benefit of Emdr Intensives?

  • You can save time and feel better faster.

Who is this for?

  • First Responders (Doctors/ Nurses/Police)

  • Ministry Leaders/ Pastors

  • Entrepreneurs

  • Veterans

  • Therapists

  • Adult survivors of childhood trauma- 

  • Performance Enhancement- Athletes

More info here on the EMDR Package

How does it work?
 

We meet for a pre-intensive interview prior to determine if intensives are adequate for you. Assessing your coping, support system, conditions, concerns, what your stressors are, places you want to heal from and/or grow.
​During intensives we work to reduce or eliminate the painful, discomforting issues, and things that hurt and work toward relief, calm and feeling much better. This is done during EMDR processing along with resourcing activities. This is customized to you. We then meet for a post interview to discuss and debrief the experience, and areas of transformation, as well steps for continued growth and healing.

REMOVING MENTAL BLOCKS (NEGATIVE BELIEFS)-THIS REQUIRES REMOVING NEGATIVE BELIEFS.

 Your emotional part of the brain can be dominating, and dominate the logical part of your brain. As a result you end up trusting the feelings over logic and end up believing those feelings that become core beliefs. This occurs when you feel no control and it is accepted as truth, therefore affecting how life is experienced, relationships, and career.

Each person is different, therefore, we may aim at 3-4 days for example, however, it is determined on your response, your coping skills and simultaneously being present during processing. If needed you may need to book additional time. Your workbook is made available to you in the intensive package to help with calming and easing the nervous system. Some clients may need to schedule several intensives to process. A weekly therapist in this case may be required to manage in between intensives and will be discussed on the call.

How long does it take?

What is Adjunct Emdr

  • Are you a therapist who thinks your client may benefit from Emdr and feeling stuck? I invite you to partner with met in collaborating treatment.

  • Are you a client who loves your current therapist and don't want to change, no need to, you can stay with your current therapist while we work together in a goal oriented treatment for you.

  • In Adjunct EMDR the client continues with the primary therapist, it is not a service that interrupts the work with the primary therapist.

  • These are offered at 3 hours blocks 1-3 days with breaks. This includes a 90 minute Pre-intensive interview to determine goals, and what needs to be identified, and a 90 minute Post-Interview for recap of process, relief, change and to address moving towards growth and healing.

  • Please note I do not work with Personality Disorders or DID.

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