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EMDR Therapy
EMDR therapy from San Antonio counselors can be an important tool when it comes to working through and coping with trauma or other distressing life experiences. San Antonio Authentic Counseling in particular provides patients with an opportunity to explore how these experiences have impacted their lives, helping them heal and grow. Through EMDR therapy, our professionals provide a patient-centered approach to treatment that encourages you to live authentically.
Learn more about this form of treatment and contact our San Antonio counselors today!
What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of psychotherapy typically used to help people heal from traumatic or distressing life experiences. EMDR therapy is an evidence-based treatment, meaning that it has been researched and proven in some cases to be effective in treating several psychological issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, panic attacks, phobias, and other psychological issues.
How Does EMDR Therapy Work?
During EMDR therapy, a San Antonio Authentic Counseling therapist will help you direct focus squarely on the traumatic or distressing life experience you are currently working through. This focus helps to bring up associated memories, thoughts, and feelings that have been blocked or buried in your mind. Once these memories, thoughts, and feelings are brought to the surface, a San Antonio counselor will guide you through a series of eye movements that help to reprocess and desensitize the traumatic experience. This is done by accessing the part of the brain that stores the memory, and helping it to be “re-wired” or processed in a different way.
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EMDR therapy is based on the idea that our brain’s capacity for processing information can be overwhelmed with certain events, leading to negative feelings and reactions that can be difficult to heal from. This treatment option from San Antonio Authentic Counseling uses a combination of eye movements, cognitive restructuring, and relaxation techniques to help the brain process these experiences in a more healthy way. This can help reduce the symptoms associated with trauma, such as nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, and depression.
The Benefits of EMDR Therapy
​The main benefit of EMDR therapy is that it can help patients process and move through traumatic experiences in a safe and structured way; it can help reduce symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as well as reduce the risk of developing them in the first place. This type of treatment can also help people to develop healthy coping strategies for dealing with difficult emotions and situations. By helping people to identify triggers and deal with them more effectively, EMDR therapy can help them to move on with their lives.
How Effective is EMDR Therapy?
The best way to determine if EMDR therapy in San Antonio is the best choice for you is to reach out to our San Antonio Authentic Counseling team for a consultation. However, there have been several instances in which this form of treatment has helped patients living with PTSD, anxiety, and other conditions. The American Psychological Association conditionally recommends this form of treatment for PTSD patients, as does the Department of Veterans Affairs. But research into this type of treatment has also found success in children, as well as people living with panic disorders and depression.
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Discover if EMDR therapy is the right choice for you! Contact our San Antonio counselors and view all our other therapeutic services to find the right one for you.