EMDR can help patients process trauma, anxiety, self-esteem issues, and more.
Dr. Freitas shared that when she first learned about EMDR, she admitted that it sounded a little “woo-woo.” However, she learned that EMDR is evidence-based, and not only can it help someone with trauma, but also “mood and anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, phobias, grief, loss, and more.” She also experienced EMDR first-hand after a traumatic birth experience.
Phase one of EMDR therapy involves finding an EMDR practitioner and being assessed for your “current triggers and struggles,” meaning, you’ll do some serious history-unpacking. The therapist also needs to decide if EMDR is a good choice for you. Phases three through six is the “deep work” of EMDR. The therapist helps you “identify a target to reprocess” which may or may not be your “earliest memory associated with the trigger.” The therapist helps you “identify the image, negative beliefs about yourself, physical sensations, and the emotions associated with this memory.” Dr. Freitas adds that you also will “identify the thoughts you’d prefer to believe about yourself.
Phase eight is a progress-check. Dr. Freitas shares that when a client “no longer reports disturbance, truly believes the positive beliefs about themselves that they initially had identified, and has no uncomfortable physical sensations when thinking about the targeted traumatic experience or memory” that’s when she knows “the work is coming to a close.”
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