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EMDR & Anxiety

Should You Do an EMDR Intensive? Check with Your Therapist!

Should You Do an EMDR Intensive? Check with Your Therapist!

EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is an excellent treatment for trauma-related issues. Although EMDR treatment is most commonly used to treat PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), it can also be used to treat depression, anxiety, and other...

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....

EMDR Therapy For PTSD

Veterans and other patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle to process the psychological wounds they endured from past experiences. In order to access these feelings and address them head-on, therapists may opt for EMDR therapy....

Stress & Trauma

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....

Meditation for OCD: Build Mental Resilience

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

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

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?

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?

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...

3 Simple EMDR Exercises to Practice Any Time of the Day

One of the most effective therapies for trauma, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), can also be self-administered. However, even if you’re doing it with a therapist, you’ll learn some techniques and exercises that can help you any time of the day. ...

Targeting Negative Cognitions with EMDR and A Short List of Examples

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...

News & Updates

Is Remote EMDR a Good Option?

Is Remote EMDR a Good Option?

Trauma can be a life-changing event that can result in mental disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It can also result in stress and anxiety that disrupts a person’s life and relations.  Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has been...

Do You Talk During EMDR?

Do You Talk During EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, can appear to be a very unusual form of therapy when people are first introduced to it. The idea that eye movements can help process uncomfortable memories can seem very strange for those of us who believe the...