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EMDR & Anxiety

Targeting Negative Cognitions with EMDR and A Short List of Examples

Targeting Negative Cognitions with EMDR and A Short List of Examples

Nov 30, 2021

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) treatment is particularly beneficial for people struggling with traumatic memories or who have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).  The therapy identifies a target image and a negative cognition as part of the...

Thinking About Thinking: How to Stop Metacognition

Thinking about thinking: second-layer thoughts Second-layer thoughts are thoughts about emotions and thoughts. For example, you have a presentation coming up. Just thinking about getting up to speak in front of a group has your palms damp and your breathing shallow....
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How To Self Administer EMDR Therapy From Home

Jul 18, 2022

As a BetterHelp affiliate we may receive compensation if you sign up for online counseling through the links provided. EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic modality designed to decrease and potentially eliminate negative emotional...

Stress & Trauma

Thinking About Thinking: How to Stop Metacognition

by | November 8, 2025 | Anxiety, EMDR, Letting Go, Meditation, Mindfulness, Therapist | 0 Comments

Thinking about thinking: second-layer thoughts Second-layer thoughts are thoughts about emotions and thoughts. For example, you have a presentation coming up. Just thinking about getting up to speak in front of a group has your palms damp and your breathing shallow....

Meditation for OCD: Build Mental Resilience

by | September 10, 2025 | Acceptance, EMDR, Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism | 0 Comments

What is OCD? Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a mental health condition characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts and rumination. Primary symptoms include anxiety. Most additional symptoms (fear of going crazy, disassociation, etc.) are branches on the...

Supplements for OCD: Complement EMDR Therapy With Supplements

by | September 2, 2025 | EMDR, Online, Self | 0 Comments

The concepts learned in EMDR and mindfulness meditation are foundational to helping deal with OCD symptoms, but there are several supplements that may help round out your approach to mental wellness.  Read our in-depth guide to EMDR for OCD OCD is (mostly) a product...

Advice from Jonah Hill’s Therapist: Physical Health and Mental Health

by | August 27, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, EMDR, Letting Go, Self | 0 Comments

Mental Health Advice from Jonah Hill’s Therapist: ‘Stutz’   There’s a fantastic movie on Netflix about the actor Jonah Hill’s therapist (“Stutz”). The movie dives into Jonah Hill’s struggles with mental health along with how his therapist, the eponymous Stutz,...

What is EMDR and How Does it Work?

by | August 4, 2025 | EMDR, Stress, Therapist, Trauma | 0 Comments

EMDR therapy is a mental health treatment that uses eye movements to reprocess the trauma at the root of harmful mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, addiction, and mood swings. What does EMDR stand for? EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and...

Dangers of EMDR Therapy: Can EMDR Therapy Be Harmful?

by | February 6, 2023 | EMDR, Trauma | 0 Comments

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a well-known therapy in the world of psychology. It was originally designed for those who have undergone trauma and were suffering from classic PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms.  Over time, the...

What is The Cost of An EMDR Session?

Apr 18, 2022

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a unique type of therapy in which both sides of your brain are activated. As your brain awakens, your counselor will assist you in observing and comprehending events that have occurred. This will assist you in...

EMDR Not Working for You? Here are the Possible Reasons

Dec 17, 2021

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic and transforming journey that assists you in reconnecting with the completeness and wholeness of who you are. It removes the toxic imprint and reveals the core of who you are, and also allows you to...

News & Updates

Where Should You Buy An EMDR Kit?

Where Should You Buy An EMDR Kit?

by | Apr 6, 2022 | ,

EMDR equipment is a sizable investment and there are a number of different providers - which one should you choose? The question we get from EMDR therapists is, "Which brand do you recommend? [wps_calltoaction style="default" border="all" title="Our #1 choice for EMDR...

What EMDR Resourcing Is and How it Works

What EMDR Resourcing Is and How it Works

by | Mar 25, 2022 |

Individuals can find it hard to live their daily lives when they are coping with the negative impacts of trauma. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a technique developed in 1988 by Francine Shapiro, is one course of treatment for living a more...