EMDR
Anywhere in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.
“A lot of times with EMDR, you can find instant relief.”
— Emily MacIver
Avoiding that corner on 27th Street.
It’s heavy.
Like crushing-your-chest heavy, as you think about the hard things that you’ve been through, and that continue to follow you everywhere.
Avoiding that corner on 27th Street where the accident happened…
Struggling to make eye contact with your parents from a childhood that was less than rainbows and sunshine…
Your nine-year-old wet the bed again from the divorce going on between you and your spouse…
Nightmares that make you dread bedtime…
What happened in college that makes you feel like you’ll never be enough…
That break-up that tells you you’ll always be alone…
All that and then some - it’s all trauma. And it’s all painful and it all deserves a safe space to heal.
Because more often than not - it’s going to come out sideways, or at times when you’re not expecting it.
And it’s absolutely going to keep you from being your best self. From making choices that you’ve been talking yourself out of…
It all starts to keep you from LIVING.
And LIVING is what you were meant to do.
The tears of relief are right there.
What if instead of being haunted by this trauma, or avoiding it like it was your full time job…
You actually had some relief from it. Finally.
You knew it happened, it’s there, it existed at one point. BUT it’s not something that takes over your body at any given moment.
Your brain can touch it…
…and then it can calmly move on.
What if after some EMDR therapy, you start to actually see that you can go to that corner on 27th and safely drive around it. That you can look your parents in the eye, and something has softened in your heart.
What if those nightmares STOP happening. The tears of relief are right there.
You can LIVE again without the heaviness of this trauma. Without cry-screaming at your dog, road raging, panic attacks, nightmares, haunting memories…
And without the thoughts that it’s your fault, you aren’t enough, you’ll be abandoned, or that you’re a bad person.
Release the trauma that’s weighing you down.
EMDR therapy can help you release the trauma that's weighing you down.
EMDR is all about desensitizing those really REALLY painful and hard things you’ve been through that still affect you (no matter how big or small) to this day.
It’s a process of sessions, where you re-feel what you’ve been through, while listening to bilateral (back and forth) tones, taps on your knee, or where your eyes are moving back and forth.
You re-feel and re-think about the trauma while this bilateral stimulation is happening. And as we guide you through this process…
…so much healing can happen.
And quickly.
Yes there will be some tears, yes there will be some old emotions and stuck feelings from when it happened.
We will be right there with you with no judgments and a ton of warmth, compassion, and a space for you to be exactly how you need to be.
AND there will be relief. Actual relief. And oftentimes instant relief.
That lasts.
The sessions will involve…well, we will explain this below in a more clean cut process:
What EMDR sessions typically look like:
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We chat, I learn and understand your background, and we pinpoint your biggest areas of pain you want relief around.
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Learn the process of EMDR and get set-up with bilateral tones, taps, or eye movement. We calming techniques first so you’re familiar with EMDR.
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We start with the biggest area of pain or trauma you want that deep healing around.
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Attend regular sessions (typically 3-4 per incident, depends on the person though).
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Feel relief, start seeing your life change.
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR works best for those who are ready to deep dive. Who are ready to dig in and go there.
Those who are ready to show up for their sessions and get some relief. That being said, we go at your pace. We help you warm up to the process and help you feel understood and safe before we jump in.
EMDR can help so many struggles and are not limited to…
Grief and loss (of any kind)
Accidents
Natural disaster
Life transitions
Childhood trauma of neglect, abuse (of any kind), bullying, loneliness
Seeing a trauma happen to someone else
Relationship turmoil
Trauma to your child 9+
Stuck in negative thoughts
