EMDR Therapy

“Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.”
— Peter Levine

Blue Sky Therapy specializes in the treatment and healing of trauma and offers EMDR therapy by an EMDR Certified Therapist. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based, trauma-focused therapy. EMDR enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. EMDR is an effective therapy to help us heal trauma, PTSD/CPTSD/Complex Trauma and can be used to target other issues including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, chronic pain, complicated grief, and other trauma and stress related issues.

While no therapy intervention is a magic fix, EMDR is often a quicker way to process past trauma and painful life events than traditional talk therapy. EMDR does not not require you to talk about your traumatic experiences or go into great detail.

At Blue Sky Therapy, we are trained to use EMDR for PTSD, childhood, and Complex trauma, relational trauma, recent traumatic events, problematic substance use, addiction and Ritualized Compulsive Comfort Seeking behaviors. To learn more about EMDR and if it may be a therapy that can be helpful to you, please contact us to schedule a free phone consultation.

EMDR therapy FAQ

  • EMDR is a powerful, comprehensive therapy modality. EMDR offers 8 phases including building healthy coping skills and resources, identifying the goals you want to target, desensitizing triggers, creating positive thoughts and eliminating any residual sensation associated with the trauma/painful event in your body. The 8 Phase model is thorough and comprehensive and supported by decades of research and practice.

    EMDR therapy is different from other therapies because it does not require talking in detail about the traumatic, distressing issues. EMDR therapy allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.

  • EMDR therapy has a specific protocol and consists of 8 Phases:
    Phase 1: History Taking and Treatment Planning
    Phase 2: Preparation
    Phase 3: Assessment
    Phase 4: Desensitization
    Phase 5: Installation
    Phase 6: Body Scan
    Phase 7: Closure
    Phase 8: Reevaluation

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