Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
EMDR Therapist in Farmington, CT
What is EMDR?
Could EMDR benefit me?
**EMDR is not a quick fix. It can be extremely helpful for recent single event trauma, but for complex histories of trauma, EMDR therapy can take years.
​If you have experienced a traumatic or deeply impactful event in your life, you may be having some of the following symptoms affecting you:
• Restlessness or inconsistent sleep patterns
• Panic attacks
• Heightened anxiety
• Strong self-shaming thoughts
• Grief or sadness
• Physical pain
• Dissociative disorders (disconnected or feeling not "all there”)
• Phobias or increased fears
• Depression
• ​Low motivation to do anything
​If you struggle with any of these, then the simple answer is —
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YES.
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EMDR helps people get unstuck — often alleviating negative reactions and beliefs associated with emotionally-charged memories. Some of the memories and issues this type of therapy can help includes:
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• Encountering violence or abuse
• Loss or injury of a loved one
• Severe injures, illness,
and/or chronic pain
• Performance and test anxiety
• Trauma
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• Depression
• Anxiety or panic
• Low self-esteem
• ​Relationship problems
• Painful childhood incidents
• Addiction