Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing EMDR is a comprehensive therapy designed to address a wide range of psychological issues by focusing on how past experiences continue to influence present behavior. Often, these effects may not be apparent until they manifest through overreactions or other symptoms. The therapy is based on the understanding that the human […]

After Basic Training: EMDR Therapy as a Career Path So, you have completed your EMDR Basic Training and have your Certificate of Completion. Congratulations!! Some of you may want to celebrate this achievement. With your brain still full of new information, there may be no desire for a further step on your EMDR journey.  What’s […]

Michelle Kellar LMHC, an EMDR therapist in Iowa, contacted me on behalf of her client Rob Burton, whom she had treated with EMDR therapy. After suffering with worsening symptoms of PTSD for 5 years after a traumatic loss, Rob came to see Michelle and agreed to EMDR therapy. His healing and recovery was so powerful […]

Psychotherapists have several techniques at their disposal to help clients articulate traumatic experiences, especially when clients struggle to find a starting point. In EMDR therapy, it is not s necessary for clients to verbalize their trauma explicitly. This method activates the brain’s inherent healing process to address traumas that have become psychologically stuck, as detailed […]

Introduction to EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy technique pioneered by Dr. Francine Shapiro in the 1980s. It targets the distress associated with traumatic memories using bilateral stimulation, helping replace troubling memories with adaptive ones to facilitate mental healing akin to physical recovery. The Eight Phases of EMDR Therapy Training and […]