EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing)
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing ( EMDR) involves processing distressing memories from traumatic memories, removing any emotional charge and so allowing you to move on from these memories.
EMDR is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence( NICE)and the world Health Organisation as a treatment for processing traumatic memories and post traumatic-stress disorder( PTSD).
At first glance, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing ( EMDR) appears to approach psychological issues in an unusual way. EMDR is not a talking therapy in its own right; it uses the body's natural memory processing functions to help clients work through difficult or traumatic memories.
The human mind uses Rapid Eye Movement ( REM) during sleep to help it process everyday emotional experiences, bringing us relief from any distress. However, when we experience an adverse or traumatic life event, whether this is in our early or later life, this process breaks down and REM sleep doesn't bring the usual relief. Those memories can then start to feel stuck, often being triggered when we do not want to think about them, with an intense level of distress, often impacting our behaviours in an undesired way. In EMDR sessions we process distressing emotions and images from memories by replicating REM in the session whilst holding the image in your mind's eye, reducing the power of emotionally charged memories.
EMDR addresses the past, present and future. The goal is to allow the person to acheive a complete state of emotional health. After an EMDR session, there may be a strong sense of relief, a feeling of openness. It is important that before we do the Eye Movement technique of EMDR to carry out an assessment and to ensure that you are resorces and stable enough to do the processing and it can therefore take some time before we decide to move forward with the eye movement. How effective is EMDR
EMDR is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence( NICE)and the world Health Organisation as a treatment for processing traumatic memories and post traumatic-stress disorder( PTSD).
