Research demonstrates that our brains are designed to process information in the most adaptive way possible. After a trauma, your brain might have a difficult time making sense of the memory in a way that is adaptive and protective. Instead, maybe you’ve formed negative beliefs about yourself that seem to apply to more than the trauma you survived. You might believe that you are not enough, too much, or destined to be alone or unloveable.

EMDR engages the limbic system, which is the part of the brain that implicitly keeps us alive through our survival responses. EMDR is a unique way to engage unconscious parts of the brain in a way that traditional talk therapy does not allow.

Speaking from both personal and professional experience, EMDR is one of the fastest ways to reprocess trauma and allow for lasting change. By tuning into the language of your nervous system, EMDR helps uncover connections between your earliest and most painful experiences. Once identified and integrated, these connections can transform the way you see yourself in relation to the world around you.