EMDR Therapy in Pennsylvania
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
EMDR therapy is a modality proven to help people recover from trauma, negative self-beliefs, harmful behavioral patterns, and other distressing life experiences.
EMDR addresses physical sensations, images, emotions, and negative thought patterns. These are connected to the memory of a traumatic or distressing life event.
Treatment with EMDR utilizes eye movements to stimulate both sides of the brain, mimicking REM sleep, such as when our brains process recent life events. By replicating this process with a specific memory and negative self-belief, people are able to reprocess traumatic memories that are causing current-day distress.
There are 8 phases of treatment to complete in EMDR Treatment
Throughout the phases of treatment, we bring attention to past memories. These could be contributing to current day problems, everyday experiences, and what you might need for the future. The goal is to help you deal with these problems more effectively.
The phases of EMDR include
(To learn more about each phase of treatment head here for a full breakdown!)
History taking and treatment planning
Preparation
Assessment
Desensitization
Installation
Body Scan
Closure
Reevaluation
The goal of EMDR therapy in Pennsylvania is to process past and current experiences that are causing issues in your everyday life. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy don’t require verbal processing like traditional talk therapy. This treatment relies on your brain and trusts in its natural and ability. Your brain can reprocess and integrate previous life experiences to allow you to live in the present. And ultimately, help you move toward your future with more ease.
But, how does working with an EMDR Therapist in Horsham, Pennsylvania do this?
When we experience a traumatic or distressing life event, our brains and our bodies kick in and take care of us by responding to that stress. These responses are normal and natural, and are often referred to as flight, flight, or freeze responses. Many times our brains heal from difficult or traumatic experiences naturally. Other times, these experiences seem to get stuck in our brain, resulting in pieces of those memories or experiences causing distress in the current day.
EMDR for trauma in Pennsylvania helps the brain tap into these stress responses and what is connected to them (memories, bodily sensations, negative self-beliefs). Furthermore, this helps them get unstuck, resulting in less distress and negative self-beliefs.
To view a quick video on EMDR Therapy, head here!
What Mental Health Concerns Can EMDR Help With?
Chronic Illness
Dissociative disorders
Performance anxiety
Sexual assault
Sleep disturbances/nightmares
Stress
Substance abuse and addiction
Violence and abuse
As eating disorder, body image, and EMDR therapists, we have seen the power of EMDR firsthand.
Throughout each EMDR therapy session, we hope our clients leave with access to healthy emotions, new insights, and perspectives on their lived experiences. This will ultimately help them live in alignment with their values, health-promoting behaviors, and relationships.
Sarah, Laura, Emily and Casey are trained EMDR therapists in Pennsylvania. We utilize technology that allows us to provide EMDR in-person or via online therapy in Pennsylvania.
Get Started With EMDR Therapy in Pennsylvania
You’ve felt anxious, depressed, disconnected, and self-critical long enough.
You don’t need to continue to feel like your past is controlling you. You’re in the driver’s seat and you deserve to treat yourself and show up in your world fully present. EMDR for trauma in Pennsylvania can help you reprocess your past and tackle defeating negative self-beliefs. You will address them in the present so that you’re free to experience your life on your own terms.
We want you to know that you’re not alone. That your suffering is valid. And, that you deserve freedom and ease in your life.
Our Horsham, PA counseling center has a passionate team of EMDR and trauma therapists who provide EMDR Therapy to help you heal from your relationship with food, body, grief, and traumatic life experiences.
To get started, follow these steps:
step 1
Contact Reclaim Therapy for a free consultation call.
step 2
Meet with one of our EMDR Therapists!
step 3
Start your healing process. You and your therapist will discuss EMDR for trauma, eating, and more. We will address your history and together you’ll make a plan so you can feel. better.
WE’LL WORK TOGETHER
Online Therapy in Pennsylvania
At our virtual office
or
In-Person
At our Horsham, PA Office
Here at Reclaim Therapy, we integrate EMDR Therapy into our treatment of Trauma, Body Image, Binge Eating, and Eating Disorders.
We offer EMDR therapy as an approach because of our belief that the brain is a powerful vehicle for healing. Additionally, you already have what you need to care for yourself and to feel better. Our hope is that we can guide and support you to help jumpstart your personal journey toward feeling better.
Looking for a different type of counseling support?
At Reclaim Therapy, we also provide specialized counseling in Pennsylvania for residents looking for comprehensive eating disorder therapy, binge eating therapy, and body image therapy. All of our therapy services are offered via online therapy in Pennsylvania.
If therapy doesn't fit your needs, we also provide online coaching for individuals and group coaching. This includes coaching for body image distress and binge eating through an Intuitive Eating model.
Regardless of where you start, we are glad you’re here, and we want you to know that moving forward is possible. We look forward to working with you soon!