What is EMDR and how can it help you?

When we experience a traumatic event or an overwhelming situation, the brain stores that memory in an isolated network — sealed with all the images, sounds, thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations of that moment.

This stored memory is reactivated again and again whenever something in the present reminds you of the original experience. At the same time, in another "part" of the brain there is all the positive information that would allow you to approach that experience differently — but the two networks do not connect.

“With EMDR, we give the brain the opportunity to connect these two networks. The "frozen" traumatic elements are linked to new, healthier information — and the memory begins to become less painful.”

Your role during therapy

The client is invited to observe what emerges within — thoughts, images, emotions, bodily sensations — as if watching the landscape from a moving train window. There is no need to control or analyse anything, simply to observe and give brief feedback when the stimulation set is complete.

There is no 'right' or 'wrong' outcome in the EMDR process. The client leads the process at their own pace, while the therapist provides the structure and direction that ensures the safety and effectiveness of processing.