by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Apr 5, 2019 | EMDR, Trauma
Some people thinking of embarking on EMDR treatment may be reticent at digging back into past trauma, wondering whether this may actually re-traumatize them and make them worse. Is there any truth to this? Is there any need to be afraid of EMDR therapy? The reality is...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Mar 31, 2019 | Addiction, EMDR
We have already covered how effective Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR can be in treating anxiety and phobias, but can EMDR be used to treat addiction as well? EMDR has been shown to be very effective in treating addiction, since it so often stems...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Mar 31, 2019 | EMDR, Trauma
Powerlessness is often a feeling which accompanies traumatic experiences in life. For a number of reasons we can often feel helpless, powerless, weak and unable to fight back. How can trauma survivors deal with this? The first things is to acknowledge these feelings...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Mar 30, 2019 | EMDR, Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR is becoming more and more popular as a form of treatment, but is it really effective or an overhyped form of therapy? The vast majority of research into the topic, as well as personal experience from therapists and...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Mar 30, 2019 | EMDR
Phobias can be a another debilitating condition, where a person being exposed to, or even thinking about, certain things like spiders or flying can trigger a whole sequence of distressing mental states for them. Can EMDR help with this? EMDR can help resolve phobias,...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Mar 30, 2019 | EMDR, Trauma
A crucial component of EMDR is Bilateral Stimulation, which is where some kind of “back and forward” or “left and right” stimulation is produced either in audio or visually. The client usually either follows some kind of visual object with...