EMDR therapy in our fairfax office
EMDR can help heal most issues
EMDR helps with just about any reason you seek therapy. Though EMDR was originally designed to treat PTSD in the late 80’s, EMDR has been adapted to treat things ranging from persistent anxiety or depression to self-harm and parenting issues. The reason EMDR is so effective is because almost everything you come to mental health therapy for is a form a trauma, otherwise it wouldn’t be an issue. While most people know that trauma can cause PTSD, there are many different types of traumas that have small but persistent effects on our everyday lives — most of the time without us even knowing. So, EMDR is great with trauma but also a wide number of issues and problems.
EMDR can tackles:
- Low self-esteem and low confidence
- Difficulty making decisions and procrastination
- Anxiety (medical anxiety, dental anxiety, everyday anxiety, low level to high level anxiety)
- Panic attacks
- Emotional Numbness
- Eating disorders
- Substance abuse
- Sleep problems
- Grief
- Depression
- Phobias
- Upsetting childhood events
- Anger issues
- Difficulty with parenting your children
- Difficulty setting boundaries with friends or family
- Nightmares
what if i don't have trauma or my situation seems inconsequential compared to someone else
There is no need to compare yourself to others. Trauma is not what happens on the outside world, it’s what happens on the inside world and everyone’s perspective is different. When we need counseling, we really need a form of trauma counseling. Otherwise, our brain would have processed the event/emotions/beliefs and our nervous system would have moved on within a short period of time. This is why EMDR, and other trauma therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, are great at helping with a wide range of mental health concerns. EMDR directly addresses how our brain stores, processes, and heals from traumatic events, which is really any event that you haven’t naturally processed.
EMDR is great, how do I start?
Making the decision to start EMDR can be difficult but starting EMDR isn’t. Our practice is located in downtown Fairfax, VA and we see clients virtually or in office. We specialize in EMDR treatment and are happy to have a consultation with you to make sure we are a good fit and to answer any questions you might have. Typically, we see people one time per week for 50 minutes and create a plan that is tailored just for you so you can target exactly what brings you to therapy.