Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

“In my experience (at least anecdotally), those who are most resistant to progress in traditional talk therapies, or those who are most detached from their own emotional state, find the most success in pivoting to EMDR. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help people heal from the symptoms and emotional distress caused by traumatic memories and disturbing life experiences. It uses bilateral stimulation—typically guided eye movements—while recalling trauma to reduce the emotional charge of memories, often providing faster results than traditional talk therapy without requiring detailed descriptions of the events. EMDR works so well in large part because it forces a break through our often extremely hardened measures of subconscious self defense. If you're in talk therapy and not making the type of progress resolving and engaging with trauma in the way you had hoped to, particularly if you find yourself over intellectualizing or steering away from what you anticipate 'really matters', it's worth pursuing this modality.”

“As someone who is hyper-analytical I found that CBT and traditional talk therapy never made any progress and often times felt like no steps forward and then one step back. But EMDR really was a game changer for me. Warning: Absolutely exhausting both physically and mentally.”

“the holy grail of therapy. the process is long, confronting, and exhausting and it will destroy you, but it will be worth it.”