EMDR Therapy
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is a focused therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing experiences so they no longer feel immediate, overwhelming, or “stuck.” When difficult memories are properly integrated, they lose their emotional charge and stop intruding into the present.
I offer EMDR for adults who want careful, structured work on distressing or overwhelming experiences — whether recent or long-standing — that continue to intrude into the present. This can include trauma, relational wounds, phobias, performance blocks, medical events, shame-based memories, or attachment injuries that feel unresolved despite insight and effort.
Sessions are paced thoughtfully and grounded in a steady therapeutic relationship, so that processing feels contained rather than destabilising.
What to Expect
EMDR begins with careful preparation. We take time to understand your history, identify specific memories or triggers to work on, and build strategies to ensure you feel steady and resourced before processing begins.
During EMDR processing, we focus on one memory or theme at a time, using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements) to help the brain reprocess the experience. You remain aware and in control throughout. The aim is not to re-live events, but to allow them to become integrated so they no longer carry the same emotional intensity.
Sessions are paced according to your capacity, and we adjust as needed. EMDR can be brief and targeted, or integrated into longer-term therapeutic work, depending on your goals.
EMDR is most effective when it is carefully prepared and thoughtfully delivered. If you’d like to explore whether it’s appropriate for you, we can discuss this together.