HEALING YOUR BRAIN AT ITS CORE FOR LASTING CHANGE
EMDR: Evidence-Based Therapy in Alamo, Danville and San Ramon
Online across CA
Do past experiences keep resurfacing, controlling your present?
Maybe you’ve been through a difficult or traumatic experience that won’t leave you alone. Perhaps you avoid certain places, relationships or situations because they trigger overwhelming memories. You've worked hard to move forward, but certain patterns keep showing up, leaving you anxious, on edge, or emotionally drained. You have a suspicion that there’s something deeper at the core that is causing you to feel stuck.
Whatever it is that you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact on every facet of your life…
Difficulty focusing or staying present at work or at home
Feeling unsatisfied in relationships with those closest to you
Struggles with intrusive thoughts or overwhelming emotions
Feeling weighed down by constant stress that makes it hard to enjoy things
It may feel impossible now, but you can finally be free from your past and from wounds that still feel raw. You can stop reliving painful experiences over and over and move through your days without being triggered by old memories.
With EMDR Therapy you can:
Unlock and reprocess memories that feel “stuck”, allowing you to feel in control
Lessen the emotional charge of triggers so they no longer take over your life
Shift the negative beliefs that were formed during difficult experiences into more supportive, empowering truths
Experience real change at the root level of how memories are stored, allowing you to move forward with greater calm and confidence
Effectively treat PTSD, various traumatic experiences, anxiety and depression
How EMDR Therapy Works
How It Works
Using gentle bilateral stimulation — such as guided eye movements, tapping, or sounds — EMDR activates both sides of the brain. This helps “unlock” stuck memories, allowing them to be stored and reprocessed in a healthier way, supporting your barin’s natural ability to heal and integrate what happened in a calmer, more balanced way.
Understanding Trauma
When something overwhelming happens, our nervous system can become “stuck” in survival mode. Instead of the memory being filed away as something in the past, it remains unprocessed or “frozen — as if it’s still happening, leaving you with strong emotions, body tension, or negative beliefs that feel current and real.
Why It Helps
Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR offers a unique approach to treating trauma. It doesn’t require retelling or reliving every detail of your experiences. Instead, the focus is on your brain’s innate healing ability, often bringing relief more quickly and deeply. Research also shows EMDR can effectively treats a wide range of mental health challenges like anxiety, panic, depression and phobias.
The EMDR Approach
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy designed to help your brain heal from traumatic experiences by directly addressing how distressing memories are stored. Through a structured process, EMDR helps the brain to reprocess memories and complete the processing it couldn’t do at the time, allowing memories to lose their emotional intensity and feel truly in the past.
The weight of past memories and constant triggers doesn’t have to define your story. You can feel calmer, more present, and confident in yourself again.
questions about EMDR therapy
FAQs
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Yes, EMDR has been widely used for over 30 years and is supported by extensive research. It is an evidence-based therapy approach recognized by organizations like the APA (American Psychological Association) and WHO (World Health Organization) for treating trauma and other distressing experiences. It’s considered safe when practiced by a trained clinician
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EMDR begins with assessment and preparation to ensure you feel safe and ready. During sessions, you’ll be gently guided to focus on certain memories or feelings while engaging in eye movements or tapping, helping your brain reprocess stuck memories so they no longer trigger intense emotional reactions. Each session ends with time to debrief and return to a calm, grounded state.
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EMDR can be helpful if you feel held back by past experiences, painful memories, or patterns you can’t seem to change. Your therapist will assess whether it’s the best fit for your goals and readiness
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No. While EMDR is well known for treating trauma, it’s also effective for anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, and other emotional difficulties. It helps address any experience that feel “stuck” or unresolved.
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Simply contact me here or schedule a free consultation to find out if trauma therapy can help you.