Overview
What Will an EMDR Session Look Like?
Bilateral Stimulation
Typically, memories are processed throughout each of the three main regions of the brain. When information is too upsetting, it becomes "frozen" and is not processed throughout each region as it should be. This results in negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to help resume normal processing across all three regions.
Bilateral Stimulation
What Will an EMDR Session Look Like?
Bilateral Stimulation
Bilateral stimulation is left to right movement that enhances communication across all three regions of the brain. Traditionally, this is done through eye movements, as it mimics REM sleep- when the brain naturally communicates across all regions.
Research shows that any bilateral stimulation, such as tapping or auditory input is effective as well.
What Will an EMDR Session Look Like?
What Will an EMDR Session Look Like?
What Will an EMDR Session Look Like?
- We will work together to determine the target memories that are causing distress
- I will ask you to identify associated negative thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations associated with the target memory
- I will facilitate sets of bilateral stimulation and ask what you noticed after each set
- The distress, as well as other associated symptoms,
- We will work together to determine the target memories that are causing distress
- I will ask you to identify associated negative thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations associated with the target memory
- I will facilitate sets of bilateral stimulation and ask what you noticed after each set
- The distress, as well as other associated symptoms, will decrease
- Everyone is unique in the complexities of their trauma experiences, so there is no set, or magic number, of sessions