EMDR Therapy
At Arcara Personalized Psychiatry, we offer specialized EMDR therapy to help your brain process difficult memories. Our evidence-based treatment helps with PTSD, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions through tailored, compassionate care.
Who Can Benefit From EMDR Therapy?
Benefits of EMDR therapy treatment include dealing with:
- PTSD
- Accident trauma
- Assault recovery
- Childhood abuse
- Medical trauma
- Prolonged grief disorder (PGD)
- Limiting phobias
- Low self-esteem
Why Choose Arcara's Specialized EMDR Therapy
We know how anxiety and PTSD can harm your life. Here’s what you get with us:
- Licensed NPs who understand trauma
- Treatment plans built around your situation
- A place where you can feel safe opening up
- Care options to meet in person or virtually
Very professional office with excellent staff. I highly recommend this office!
– Barb S, Google Review
What Is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is a structured approach to treating trauma and other symptoms that involves reconnecting with images, feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations associated with the trauma. It allows the brain to integrate feelings, thoughts, and images with its natural healing abilities.
At Arcara, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing involves thinking about a tough memory while moving your eyes back and forth, listening to sounds, or feeling gentle EMDR tapping. This helps your brain sort out the memories influencing your anxiety or trauma responses.
Scientists have studied this for years and found it works. Your brain knows how to process and heal; it just needs a little help getting there sometimes.
Our goal is to deliver approachable, compassionate care. Our team offers innovative treatments like EMDR, moving past generalized approaches to provide tailored care for each person.
– The Arcara Psychiatry Team
What Is the Purpose of EMDR?
EMDR goes straight to the source: the core memory that’s causing problems. Other approaches try to change how you think or act, but trauma therapy like this changes how the memory sits in your brain.
Here is what we do:
- Stop memories from feeling so intense
- End sudden, inexplicable panic attacks
- Help you feel more like yourself again
- Give you back control of your thoughts
When something terrible happens, your brain doesn’t always know what to do with that information. It might store it poorly, so every time something reminds you of it, you feel like you’re right back there, furthering anxiety and trauma.
What Can I Expect During EMDR Therapy?
The first session will discuss what you want to work on and improve your ability to deal with distress. When you’re ready for the next phase, you’ll choose a specific event to focus on.
Your nurse practitioner will begin side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or tapping while you concentrate on the distressing event. In each set, we guide you to observe what comes to mind. Depending on the event, you may experience shifts in insights or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs.
The eight phases of EMDR therapy are:
What You Should Know
- You can take breaks whenever you need them
- Most memories take 1–3 sessions to process
- No homework or assignments to stress about
- No elaborating if you’re uncomfortable
- No extended exposure to difficult memories
- No challenging of dysfunctional belief systems
What Happens After Therapy?
Life gets easier after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Here’s what you can look forward to:
After a Few Sessions
- Traumatic memories feel less intense
- Sleep quality improves significantly
- Work concentration gets much better
- Anxiety stops controlling your day
After 3–6 Months
- Relationships become healthier and stronger
- New challenges feel much more manageable
- Constant worry fades into the background
- Happiness and joy return to your daily life
EMDR Therapy at Arcara Personalized Psychiatry
At Arcara, our team has years of specialized training and follows guidelines from major mental health organizations. We’ve successfully treated many individuals who struggled with trauma and anxiety.
Our safety protocols ensure you feel secure throughout every session. We track your progress carefully and adjust treatment based on your specific needs. To learn more, reach out to schedule a consultation or ask more about our specific processes.
A five-star service that combines convenience with quality mental health care. Highly recommend for those seeking effective tele-psychology services.
– Brandon, Google Review
Frequently Asked Questions
How does EMDR therapy help with anxiety?
EMDR tackles the memories that started your anxiety disorder. When those root causes of anxiety are dealt with healthily, panic attacks can happen less often. People also notice they don’t have as many physical effects of anxiety, like racing heart rates or sweaty palms.
Is EMDR effective for PTSD treatment?
Yes, it’s one of the best treatments we have for post-traumatic stress disorder. Major health organizations recommend it because it works so well. People living with PTSD often see big improvements pretty quickly.
Is EMDR therapy suitable for first-time therapy clients?
Definitely. EMDR can be easier than regular therapy because you don’t have to talk about painful topics for hours. Your care provider will make sure you’re ready before starting anything intense.
What can I expect during EMDR therapy sessions?
Sessions run about 60–90 minutes. You’ll work on specific memories while doing the eye movements or tapping. We take breaks when you need them, and most people find it less scary than they thought it would be.
What are the risks or side effects of EMDR therapy?
EMDR is very safe with trained professionals. Some people have vivid dreams or feel emotional between sessions, but that’s normal and doesn’t last long.
Is EMDR therapy backed by clinical research and medical guidelines?
Absolutely. Years of research show it works, and major health organizations recommend it for trauma treatment and PTSD. These include the World Health Organization and the American Psychiatric Association.
Can EMDR therapy help if I’ve tried other treatments without success?
Many people find EMDR works when other treatments don’t. It uses a different approach than talk therapy, so it can help even when other methods haven’t.
How long does EMDR therapy take to show results?
Most people notice changes within the first few sessions. Working through one traumatic memory usually takes 1–3 sessions, but everyone’s different.
Who is a good candidate for EMDR therapy?
EMDR helps people with trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and other issues. The mental health professional leading your sessions will figure out if it’s right for you during your first visit.
Why choose EMDR therapy instead of traditional talk therapy for trauma?
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy works on the traumatic memories instead of just talking about them. This often gets results faster and can be less emotionally draining than other trauma therapies.
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