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Dipl.-Psych. Tina Duffney
Pre-Licensed Professional, Dipl-, Psych
Verified Verified
Voorheesville, NY 12186  (Online Only)
Fühlen Sie sich ausgebrannt, ständig unter Strom stehend, gereizt oder haben Sie das Gefühl, festzustecken? Haben Sie extrem hohe Ansprüche an sich selbst und Ihre Leistung oder das Gefühl, den Anforderungen aus der Umwelt nicht mehr gerecht werden zu können? Ein hohes und andauerndes Stresspensum, das in professionellen Berufen oft Alltag ist, führt neben berufsbezogenen Problemen erfahrungsgemäß auch häufig zu Problemen im privaten Lebensbereich. Viele meiner KlientInnen kommen mit Anzeichen eines Burnouts, sehr häufig sind aber auch depressive Verstimmungen, Ängste oder Panikattacken, interpersonelle sowie Performanzprobleme.
Fühlen Sie sich ausgebrannt, ständig unter Strom stehend, gereizt oder haben Sie das Gefühl, festzustecken? Haben Sie extrem hohe Ansprüche an sich selbst und Ihre Leistung oder das Gefühl, den Anforderungen aus der Umwelt nicht mehr gerecht werden zu können? Ein hohes und andauerndes Stresspensum, das in professionellen Berufen oft Alltag ist, führt neben berufsbezogenen Problemen erfahrungsgemäß auch häufig zu Problemen im privaten Lebensbereich. Viele meiner KlientInnen kommen mit Anzeichen eines Burnouts, sehr häufig sind aber auch depressive Verstimmungen, Ängste oder Panikattacken, interpersonelle sowie Performanzprobleme.
(518) 897-3529 x711 View (518) 897-3529 x711
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Catherine von Klitzing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11249
In addition to EMDR, I also offer ketamine assisted therapy when appropriate.
Everyone possesses the innate wisdom and ability to heal, grow, and change. Therapy provides a safe and supportive space for introspection and emotional processing, allowing us to better understand ourselves with curiosity and compassion. By gaining insight into our behaviors and patterns, we can use this understanding to guide us toward healthier choices and new directions.
In addition to EMDR, I also offer ketamine assisted therapy when appropriate.
Everyone possesses the innate wisdom and ability to heal, grow, and change. Therapy provides a safe and supportive space for introspection and emotional processing, allowing us to better understand ourselves with curiosity and compassion. By gaining insight into our behaviors and patterns, we can use this understanding to guide us toward healthier choices and new directions.
(347) 391-1363 View (347) 391-1363
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Johannes Weidenmueller
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10012
My integrative approach includes trauma modalities such as EMDR, IFS and Gestalt therapy as well mindfulness practices in order to best facilitate awareness, change, growth and healing.
As a Trauma Therapist I use an experiential, body-centered approach that focuses on the acceptance, exploration and integration of your authentic experience in the moment. This approach recognizes that our bodies and our emotions hold tremendous wisdom. I will facilitate this process collaboratively and respectfully so you can express yourself, expand your awareness, and examine the patterns and beliefs about yourself that create inner conflict and struggles. You will discover options and choices, and access your potential, so you can find satisfying answers to your questions and concerns. Fundamental and sustainable change in your life is our key objective.
My integrative approach includes trauma modalities such as EMDR, IFS and Gestalt therapy as well mindfulness practices in order to best facilitate awareness, change, growth and healing.
As a Trauma Therapist I use an experiential, body-centered approach that focuses on the acceptance, exploration and integration of your authentic experience in the moment. This approach recognizes that our bodies and our emotions hold tremendous wisdom. I will facilitate this process collaboratively and respectfully so you can express yourself, expand your awareness, and examine the patterns and beliefs about yourself that create inner conflict and struggles. You will discover options and choices, and access your potential, so you can find satisfying answers to your questions and concerns. Fundamental and sustainable change in your life is our key objective.
(917) 242-4578 View (917) 242-4578
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Heiko Ganzer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, CH, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Rocky Point, NY 11778
Waitlist for new clients
EMDR, Hypnosis, CBT, RET, 12 steps.
Well there, here you are looking for the best and wondering who to pick? So why pick me? Because I am reality-based! Excuse me .... not a big ego .., but I have a genuine desire to help you personally and get results with your problems while offering unconditional acceptance versus enabling. I am more than a college graduate, trained clinician, and life coach although I have 20+ years of formal education after H.S.! I am a person who has had many experiences in my life and as a result, can help you! I connect easily and you will not feel uncomfortable with me!
EMDR, Hypnosis, CBT, RET, 12 steps.
Well there, here you are looking for the best and wondering who to pick? So why pick me? Because I am reality-based! Excuse me .... not a big ego .., but I have a genuine desire to help you personally and get results with your problems while offering unconditional acceptance versus enabling. I am more than a college graduate, trained clinician, and life coach although I have 20+ years of formal education after H.S.! I am a person who has had many experiences in my life and as a result, can help you! I connect easily and you will not feel uncomfortable with me!
(631) 201-5383 View (631) 201-5383
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College Point Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MPA, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Point, NY 11356
We are a group of licensed Mental Health Clinicians and provide high quality psychotherapy and counseling services. Dedicated to the total well being of all clients, we help to foster awareness of core issues and recurring themes. We blend traditional psychotherapy with trauma treatment, such as EMDR, hypnotherapy, yoga therapy and energy healing. This holistic and comprehensive approach facilitates an escape from old patterns and provides integrative techniques to reduce stress, depression and anxiety, while awakening the body and mind's innate wisdom to heal itself.
We are a group of licensed Mental Health Clinicians and provide high quality psychotherapy and counseling services. Dedicated to the total well being of all clients, we help to foster awareness of core issues and recurring themes. We blend traditional psychotherapy with trauma treatment, such as EMDR, hypnotherapy, yoga therapy and energy healing. This holistic and comprehensive approach facilitates an escape from old patterns and provides integrative techniques to reduce stress, depression and anxiety, while awakening the body and mind's innate wisdom to heal itself.
(929) 205-8554 View (929) 205-8554
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Veronica J. Harkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sayville, NY 11782
I have completed Part II of the certification in EMDR which I have found to be especially helpful to people with issues related to trauma, anxiety and or depression.
Helping someone to feel comfortable and safe discussing whatever they are struggling with is my highest priority. The decision to talk to a professional about personal problems is often difficult and frightening. However, the way I see it is that we all encounter challenges that may be beyond our ablity to handle well alone at some points in our lives. Having the courage to ask for help is really a strength rather than a weakness. People who come to me for help say I am easy to talk to and provide them with the chance to develop a healthy perspective.
I have completed Part II of the certification in EMDR which I have found to be especially helpful to people with issues related to trauma, anxiety and or depression.
Helping someone to feel comfortable and safe discussing whatever they are struggling with is my highest priority. The decision to talk to a professional about personal problems is often difficult and frightening. However, the way I see it is that we all encounter challenges that may be beyond our ablity to handle well alone at some points in our lives. Having the courage to ask for help is really a strength rather than a weakness. People who come to me for help say I am easy to talk to and provide them with the chance to develop a healthy perspective.
(631) 619-7943 View (631) 619-7943
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Didem Atahan Fabig
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, MPH
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10128  (Online Only)
With over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist I have worked with both inpatient and outpatient populations in Luxembourg, New York, Berlin and India. After specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in Belgium through my PhD coursework, I moved to New York where I specialized in Gestalt Therapy and EMDR and built a private practice. In my career I have provided psychotherapy to a variety of populations, mainly clients working through cultural transitions , addictions, anxiety, phobia, depression, personality disorders, relationship issues, life transitions and domestic violence.
With over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist I have worked with both inpatient and outpatient populations in Luxembourg, New York, Berlin and India. After specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in Belgium through my PhD coursework, I moved to New York where I specialized in Gestalt Therapy and EMDR and built a private practice. In my career I have provided psychotherapy to a variety of populations, mainly clients working through cultural transitions , addictions, anxiety, phobia, depression, personality disorders, relationship issues, life transitions and domestic violence.
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Libby Shapiro
Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11205
I am a warm, compassionate, engaging and experienced psychotherapist; an enthusiastic advocate for my clients' well-being. I offer individual therapy to adults of all ages, both short and long-term, talk therapy, AEDP, EMDR, and creative arts therapy if desired. It is my honor and pleasure to support adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, loss, grief, difficulties with relationships, addiction, and overwhelming life situations or transitions, including fertility challenges. I am keenly skilled in helping people to be their truest selves, and to live their lives with more connection, ease, love, creativity, joy, and meaning.
I am a warm, compassionate, engaging and experienced psychotherapist; an enthusiastic advocate for my clients' well-being. I offer individual therapy to adults of all ages, both short and long-term, talk therapy, AEDP, EMDR, and creative arts therapy if desired. It is my honor and pleasure to support adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, loss, grief, difficulties with relationships, addiction, and overwhelming life situations or transitions, including fertility challenges. I am keenly skilled in helping people to be their truest selves, and to live their lives with more connection, ease, love, creativity, joy, and meaning.
(917) 746-3841 View (917) 746-3841
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Naomi Lewis Afriat
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, trained in Betrayal Trauma and EMDR, my work is Trauma Focused.
I'm a Licensed Certified Social Worker with many years of clinical experience, currently licensed in CA, FL, NJ and NY. The focus of my work is with betrayed partners (of sex addicts). Most of my clients approach me trying to understand and process the trauma that they have suffered. For many patients, their recent trauma, is not their first. Patients often tell me that I’m so easy to talk to and that they feel comfortable and validated when working with me. In helping my clients understand their trauma, and the dynamics around it, I work gently and carefully, while ensuring comfort and safety as we talk about these difficult topics
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, trained in Betrayal Trauma and EMDR, my work is Trauma Focused.
I'm a Licensed Certified Social Worker with many years of clinical experience, currently licensed in CA, FL, NJ and NY. The focus of my work is with betrayed partners (of sex addicts). Most of my clients approach me trying to understand and process the trauma that they have suffered. For many patients, their recent trauma, is not their first. Patients often tell me that I’m so easy to talk to and that they feel comfortable and validated when working with me. In helping my clients understand their trauma, and the dynamics around it, I work gently and carefully, while ensuring comfort and safety as we talk about these difficult topics
(213) 205-0874 View (213) 205-0874
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Michaela Ambrosius
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10025
Through the use of Logotherapy, EMDR and Mindfulness, I will ensure that you learn effective tools to manage your depression and begin to heal your emotional wounds.
Life has become an endless string of chores. You've gotten good at smiling on the outside, but internally you're just going through the motions. The loneliness, exhaustion, and lack of motivation are eating at you. Despite the well-meant advice from friends and family members you still feel stuck, unable to live your life fully. You know you desperately need to find meaning and purpose, but you barely know how you got here, much less how to begin fixing it. Symptoms of depression are often related to traumatic experiences.
Through the use of Logotherapy, EMDR and Mindfulness, I will ensure that you learn effective tools to manage your depression and begin to heal your emotional wounds.
Life has become an endless string of chores. You've gotten good at smiling on the outside, but internally you're just going through the motions. The loneliness, exhaustion, and lack of motivation are eating at you. Despite the well-meant advice from friends and family members you still feel stuck, unable to live your life fully. You know you desperately need to find meaning and purpose, but you barely know how you got here, much less how to begin fixing it. Symptoms of depression are often related to traumatic experiences.
(201) 884-2487 View (201) 884-2487
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Philip Andrew Libby
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD ABD, MA, LP, NCPsyA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10010
Have you been wanting to make meaningful changes in your life but feel hesitant to start therapy? I know how courageous making this move is, and provide a relaxed, supportive atmosphere as you explore your emotional life. I partner with you to identify your goals for personal growth. Together we create a safe space for you to clarify patterns of behavior and thinking that may be bogging you down. We can look at repeated sources of disappointment or dissatisfaction so that you can grow away from them and into a more vibrant relation to yourself, others, and the world.
Have you been wanting to make meaningful changes in your life but feel hesitant to start therapy? I know how courageous making this move is, and provide a relaxed, supportive atmosphere as you explore your emotional life. I partner with you to identify your goals for personal growth. Together we create a safe space for you to clarify patterns of behavior and thinking that may be bogging you down. We can look at repeated sources of disappointment or dissatisfaction so that you can grow away from them and into a more vibrant relation to yourself, others, and the world.
(848) 253-3583 View (848) 253-3583
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Greene Clinic
PhD
Verified Verified
15 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Greene Clinic is a collective of diverse practitioners. Our services include a range of psychotherapy approaches, psychiatry, art therapy. Greene Clinic's psychotherapists are trained variously in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, as well as skills-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral (CBT) and dialectical behavioral (DBT). Our approaches help clients deepen their self-understanding, work through feeling stuck, and gain tools for making change. We welcome clients from underserved and marginalized communities, including sexual, religious, and ethnic minorities. We are LGBTQ & alt sex friendly. Our clients include couples, families, students, people in the arts, immigrants, and people struggling with or recovering from substance use, eating concerns, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions.
Greene Clinic is a collective of diverse practitioners. Our services include a range of psychotherapy approaches, psychiatry, art therapy. Greene Clinic's psychotherapists are trained variously in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, as well as skills-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral (CBT) and dialectical behavioral (DBT). Our approaches help clients deepen their self-understanding, work through feeling stuck, and gain tools for making change. We welcome clients from underserved and marginalized communities, including sexual, religious, and ethnic minorities. We are LGBTQ & alt sex friendly. Our clients include couples, families, students, people in the arts, immigrants, and people struggling with or recovering from substance use, eating concerns, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions.
(646) 760-6104 View (646) 760-6104
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Emily C. Errera
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Garden City, NY 11530
Mental health counseling demands a level of professionalism and a great deal of dedication. Integrity, genuineness, and a passion for the field of mental health are some of the assets I possess which will allow me to help you achieve your therapeutic goals. I am dedicated to understanding your concerns and identifying a safe way to navigate through them. You will be validated and heard and together we will establish an individualized and collaborative plan that works for you. I utilize a person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and eclectic approach that will cater to your individual needs.
Mental health counseling demands a level of professionalism and a great deal of dedication. Integrity, genuineness, and a passion for the field of mental health are some of the assets I possess which will allow me to help you achieve your therapeutic goals. I am dedicated to understanding your concerns and identifying a safe way to navigate through them. You will be validated and heard and together we will establish an individualized and collaborative plan that works for you. I utilize a person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and eclectic approach that will cater to your individual needs.
(516) 280-7285 View (516) 280-7285
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Miriam Gross
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Do you have a challenging relationship with someone you care about? Maybe your parents, your spouse or any other family member? Sometimes our closest relationships can be the most difficult ones to navigate. Your future depends on what you do now.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Do you have a challenging relationship with someone you care about? Maybe your parents, your spouse or any other family member? Sometimes our closest relationships can be the most difficult ones to navigate. Your future depends on what you do now.
(917) 746-7324 View (917) 746-7324
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Jessica Corea
Counselor, LMHC, CASAC-T
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Garden City, NY 11530
You deserve to live a happier and healthier life. Together, we can begin to understand your situation, and then create a plan that will address the issues that are causing you stress. Do you feel overwhelmed with issues that are unmanageable to deal with? Are you unsure about how to achieve your goals? Therapy is a powerful tool utilized to help resolve the problems you are experiencing. It strengthens our coping tools and our sense of self. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, compulsions/addictions, relationship issues, self-esteem, and developing action plans to address goal setting.
You deserve to live a happier and healthier life. Together, we can begin to understand your situation, and then create a plan that will address the issues that are causing you stress. Do you feel overwhelmed with issues that are unmanageable to deal with? Are you unsure about how to achieve your goals? Therapy is a powerful tool utilized to help resolve the problems you are experiencing. It strengthens our coping tools and our sense of self. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, compulsions/addictions, relationship issues, self-esteem, and developing action plans to address goal setting.
(516) 280-7285 View (516) 280-7285
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Dr. Anna Fekete
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LCAT
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10019
I am a clin. psychologist, psychotherapist, clin. hypnotherapist, coach, marriage/couple and sex therapist, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and systemic family constellations therapist. I have a large international clientele and 25+ years of professional experience with various techniques of psychotherapy, couples therapy, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, somatic (body-mind) therapies, trauma-focused therapy and psychedelic psychotherapies (ketamine, cannabis, etc.). I provide clin. supervision to professional psychotherapists, counselors and psychotherapy interns. For more information, please, check out my website: www.drannafekete.com
I am a clin. psychologist, psychotherapist, clin. hypnotherapist, coach, marriage/couple and sex therapist, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and systemic family constellations therapist. I have a large international clientele and 25+ years of professional experience with various techniques of psychotherapy, couples therapy, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, somatic (body-mind) therapies, trauma-focused therapy and psychedelic psychotherapies (ketamine, cannabis, etc.). I provide clin. supervision to professional psychotherapists, counselors and psychotherapy interns. For more information, please, check out my website: www.drannafekete.com
(347) 329-3419 View (347) 329-3419
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Prof. Demi Kostouros
Counselor, LMHC, RBT, Lcoach, Couples, ADHD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Struggling in your relationship? Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of infidelity, facing communication, trust and intimacy issues, feeling like your partner doesn't understand you, or dealing with a divorce, we' re here! What sets us apart is our structured approach. We'll start with weekly sessions, then transition to biweekly, and eventually monthly meetings. Plus, after your "graduation", we'll have two check-ins per year to ensure those healthy habits stick. In between sessions, we'll assign tasks to work on your relationship, and you'll have access to us outside of appointments for advice and support.
Struggling in your relationship? Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of infidelity, facing communication, trust and intimacy issues, feeling like your partner doesn't understand you, or dealing with a divorce, we' re here! What sets us apart is our structured approach. We'll start with weekly sessions, then transition to biweekly, and eventually monthly meetings. Plus, after your "graduation", we'll have two check-ins per year to ensure those healthy habits stick. In between sessions, we'll assign tasks to work on your relationship, and you'll have access to us outside of appointments for advice and support.
(929) 280-7729 View (929) 280-7729
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Prof. Demi Kostouros
Counselor, LMHC, RBT, Lcoach, Couples, ADHD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wading River, NY 11792
Struggling in your relationship? Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of infidelity, facing communication, trust and intimacy issues, feeling like your partner doesn't understand you, or dealing with a divorce, we' re here! What sets us apart is our structured approach. We'll start with weekly sessions, then transition to biweekly, and eventually monthly meetings. Plus, after your "graduation", we'll have two check-ins per year to ensure those healthy habits stick. In between sessions, we'll assign tasks to work on your relationship, and you'll have access to us outside of appointments for advice and support.
Struggling in your relationship? Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of infidelity, facing communication, trust and intimacy issues, feeling like your partner doesn't understand you, or dealing with a divorce, we' re here! What sets us apart is our structured approach. We'll start with weekly sessions, then transition to biweekly, and eventually monthly meetings. Plus, after your "graduation", we'll have two check-ins per year to ensure those healthy habits stick. In between sessions, we'll assign tasks to work on your relationship, and you'll have access to us outside of appointments for advice and support.
(929) 280-7729 View (929) 280-7729
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Chaim Biberfeld LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11218
My practice consists largely of adolescents and young adults. My greatest assets are - an ability to connect with people in an accepting, non-judgmental and empathic way. Many young people today seek guidance and a better understanding of who they are and what they are feeling, their instinctive reactions and how to better understand themselves and gain from this crucial insight. Helping them through this life-changing learning process is my forte.
My practice consists largely of adolescents and young adults. My greatest assets are - an ability to connect with people in an accepting, non-judgmental and empathic way. Many young people today seek guidance and a better understanding of who they are and what they are feeling, their instinctive reactions and how to better understand themselves and gain from this crucial insight. Helping them through this life-changing learning process is my forte.
(646) 846-2842 View (646) 846-2842
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Christopher J Charleton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA
Verified Verified
Penfield, NY 14526
You are not alone as we partner together to explore, uncover and remove the obstacles that prevent you from becoming your best self and having the quality of life you long for. Using a psychodynamic framework to engage you, build hope, and establish a healing relationship, I specialize in dealing with the cumulative life stresses, traumas, griefs and losses that insidiously sabotage your best efforts, deplete your energy, tempt you into addictions to numb and avoid the pain life has brought you, or turn your long suffering into despair and depression.
You are not alone as we partner together to explore, uncover and remove the obstacles that prevent you from becoming your best self and having the quality of life you long for. Using a psychodynamic framework to engage you, build hope, and establish a healing relationship, I specialize in dealing with the cumulative life stresses, traumas, griefs and losses that insidiously sabotage your best efforts, deplete your energy, tempt you into addictions to numb and avoid the pain life has brought you, or turn your long suffering into despair and depression.
(585) 302-4198 View (585) 302-4198
EMDR Therapists

Who is EMDR for?

EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.

Why do people need EMDR?

People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.

What problems does EMDR treat?

First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.

What happens in EMDR therapy?

First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.