What is EMDR? (more info)

EMDR is an acronym for Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a therapy method often employed to help those who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other therapies centered on the body form the basis for theories that evolved into EMDR.

The goal in EMDR is to help clients remove negative associations and impulses with past and present experiences. The first step of the therapy is to gather a detailed history of the client and define those areas that are of deep trouble to the client. EMDR is almost always performed by a licensed therapist, who can also employ other methods for helping patients to recover from negative thinking as a result of trauma.

Nowadays and after a lot of controlled studies, in addition to bilateral stimulation by way of eye movement, sound or beat has also been proved equally effective.

In Emdr-es.com we support the sound technique, being the most comfortable for both the therapist and the patient as it involves no effort on the part of the patient thus enabling him/her to relax more and concentrate on the therapy itself.

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