What is EMDR Therapy (NHS)?
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a recommended treatment for people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
If you experience a traumatic event, it can be difficult for your brain to process information because of the strong emotions you experience. EMDR works by helping the brain to process traumatic memories and file them away into the past.
It uses bi-lateral stimulation (usually eye movements) to help your brain to do this. It’s similar to what your brain does naturally when you’re dreaming, or during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
EMDR therapy helps you to process the trauma in the way you need to. Although you don’t need to go into detail with your EMDR therapist about what happened, it can be an intense and emotional process- but we’ll support you throughout.
Studies have shown EMDR to be very effective in the healing process from psychological traumas and helping people to be able to move on.
