Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Many are plagued by past traumatic experiences and don’t know what to do or where to go. Sunset Counseling Services in Tooele offers EMDR Therapy to those who need healing, emotional support, and guidance to overcome a difficult past. You deserve a better, lighter, more free future. Contact us today to get started!

What is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a well-researched and effective psychotherapy technique proven to help a person recover from traumatic or stressful experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, and panic disorders.

In EMDR Therapy, the therapist will ask you to activate the disturbing experience in your mind, bringing it from your long-term to your short-term, or working, memory. While you’re focusing on this traumatic event, the therapist will guide you through rapid eye movements and rhythmic stimulation. These combined actions accelerate processing and healing, causing the vividness and emotion of the negative memory to fade.

Is EMDR Therapy Right For Me?

If you have dealt with:

  • Violence & Assault

  • Abuse (emotional, physical, or sexual)

  • Traumatic Events (war, the sudden death of a loved one, witnessing violence)

And are experiencing lingering symptoms such as:

  • Fear

  • Anxiety

  • Sadness

  • Sleep problems

  • Panic

  • Lack of trust in self or others

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EMDR Therapy could make the difference for you.

Hard and overwhelming experiences are stored in the brain with many emotions. When these experiences stay in the mind without being properly processed, they can bother someone indefinitely. The negative thoughts and emotions just keep coming back. EMDR Therapy can help you to process and heal from traumatic experiences, freeing you from the past and letting you enjoy the future with all the great things it can bring.

How is EMDR therapy different from other forms of therapy?

Unlike other forms of therapy, EMDR therapy doesn’t require a detailed discussion of issues or homework between sessions. EMDR instead focuses on changing the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with the distressing issue, allowing the brain to resume its natural healing process. According to EMDR.com,

“Studies show that 84%-90% of single-trauma victims no longer have post-traumatic stress disorder after only three 90-minute sessions [of EMDR therapy]. Another study, funded by the HMO Kaiser Permanente, found that 100% of the single-trauma victims and 77% of multiple trauma victims no longer were diagnosed with PTSD after only six 50-minute sessions. In another study, 77% of combat veterans were free of PTSD in 12 sessions. There has been so much research on EMDR therapy that it is now recognized as an effective form of treatment for trauma and other disturbing experiences by organizations such as the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization and the Department of Defense.

Given the worldwide recognition as an effective treatment of trauma, you can easily see how EMDR therapy would be effective in treating the “everyday” memories that are the reason people have low self-esteem, feelings of powerlessness, and all the myriad problems that bring them in for therapy. Over 100,000 clinicians throughout the world use the therapy. Millions of people have been treated successfully over the past 25 years.”

Contact Sunset Counseling Service for you Therapy

Sunset Counseling and EMDR Therapy

Sunset Counseling Services in Tooele has multiple trained clinicians with years of experience using EMDR Therapy to help many people recover from traumatic past experiences. EMDR Therapy will begin with an assessment where the clinician assesses the client’s readiness for EMDR and creates an individualized treatment plan to know what to expect going forward.

Visit our Team page to learn more about our great clinicians who offer EMDR and find the perfect fit for you. Sunset Counseling Services is confident that with a little help and the right tools, you’ll be able to recover from past trauma and be the best version of yourself. Contact us to schedule your first appointment today!

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