EMDR therapy in Farnborough

EMDR treatment

There is no single approach in psychotherapy treatment that is guaranteed to be successful. However, with the emdr treatment procedures, the speed with which results can be obtained, the breadth of disorders which respond to treatment and the depth of healing that is achieved, all combine together to challenge customary assumptions about what is achievable in the treatment of psychological and emotional disorders.

It is suggested that this is what also happens in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, dream sleep during which rapid eye movement occurs. It is thought that these rapid eye movements help the brain to process unconscious material that may not have been understood or resolved adequately during waking hours. During EMDR treatment it is emphasised to the client that it is their brain that does the healing and that they are in control throughout the process.

Traumatic experiences

When a trauma occurs it seems to stay locked in the nervous system alongside the original picture, associated sounds, thoughts, and feelings and limiting beliefs about oneself. The eye movements employed in the EMDR process seem to unlock the nervous system and allow the brain to process the experience.

How does EMDR work?

Positive therapeutic results have been reported with a wide range of patients within the following groups:

War veterans and members of the emergency services who were previously resistant to treatment, now no longer experience flashbacks, nightmares and other PTSD symptoms following treatment.
People with phobias and panic disorders revealed a rapid reduction of fear and other symptoms.
The bereaved are relieved of excessive and prolonged grief following the loss of a loved one.
Sexual assault victims are able to lead normal lives and maintain healthy sexual relationships.

I have used this treatment in my own practice for a whole variety of clients including;

Adult survivors of childhood neglect and abuse
Survivors of school and workplace bullying
A prison officer traumatised during a shift
Survivors of road traffic accidents
Emergency Services Personnel

Treat the cause of problems and clean up the past with Abby Hypnosis. Call 01252 377787 to book an appointment.

What is EMDR Therapy?

From its beginning in the late 1980’s Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) has grown from a bizarre sounding new technique into an integrative approach to therapy. Emdr is now recognised as the most extensively researched treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The EMDR protocol permits rapid access to deep material containing a wide range of associations that are all treated within the same therapeutic framework.