EMDR for Individuals

EMDR stands for Eye  Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro in 1988. I refer to EMDR as "The Big Guns" against reducing intense symptoms. EMDR has decades of research behind it now and is considered and proven highly effective by leading mental health organizations around the world.  I find that sometimes, EMDR accelerates people’s healing process beyond talk therapy alone. During the process we explore the root of unhelpful beliefs, relieve distress and build self-compassion. I often weave EMDR into a standard talk therapy session, but can also utilize it as a treatment all by itself.

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Used for: 

• Traumatic or distressing memories

• Uncovering the reason for getting triggered that don't make sense to you

• Accidents (car, workplace etc.)

• Performance anxiety

• Fears and self-worth

• disordered eating patterns

• Grief and loss

• and more

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IFS or "Parts Work"? 

 

Simply, the goal of parts work is to bring peace, understanding, and self-compassion to yourself in a way that changes your relationships, reactions, and thoughts. IFS is a treatment model created by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., and is based on the idea that we all have parts and we also have a “self”. Sometimes a part takes over ones’ system instead of allowing the “self” to lead. Some words that describe the “self” are compassionate, creative, curious, confident and connected. The over-arching goal is to lead from “self”. Some clients do better processing with EMDR and others have excellent results using only IFS and still others do well using a combination of both.

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