EMDR​

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is a comprehensive psychotherapy approach that integrates emotions, thoughts, and body sensations. EMDR has been extensively researched and shown effective for the treatment of trauma and various other mental health problems.

How Does EMDR Work?

The goal of EMDR therapy is to “process” the experiences that are causing your current problems or symptoms and to introduce new experiences that help achieve a sense of health and well-being.

“Processing” does not mean talking about it.

“Processing” refers to setting up a specific brain state that will allow experiences that are causing problems to be “digested” and stored appropriately in your brain. This means that the useful information from these experiences will be kept and stored with appropriate emotions in your brain, and will thus be able to guide you in positive ways in the future. The inappropriate or unhelpful emotions, beliefs/thoughts, and body sensations will be “digested” or discarded.

Healing with EMDR

Negative emotions, negative thoughts, unpleasant body sensations and unhelpful behaviors are generally caused by unresolved earlier experiences that are giving you bad information and thus pushing you in unhealthy directions. 

The goal of EMDR therapy is to discard those negative unhelpful emotions, thoughts, and body sensations and leave you with helpful emotions, thoughts, and perspectives that will guide you towards healthy behaviours and well-being.

Learn More About EMDR

Check out these videos to understand more about how EMDR works to process unhelpful emotions, thoughts, and body sensations. 

Our EMDR Specialists

Dr. Amanda Stillar
South Office
Registered Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Online
Rate: $220/hour
Sian Roberts
South & West Office
Registered Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Online or In-Person
Rate: $275/hour
Kayla Lucas
South Office
Registered Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Online or In-Person
Rate: $220/hour
Jasmine Nathoo
South Office
Registered Psychologist
Current Clients Only
Online or In-Person
Rate: $220/hour
Ruchelle Mendes
South Office
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Online or In-Person
Rate: $190/hour
Heather Sinclair
West Office
Registered Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Online or In-Person
Rate: $220/hour