Learn how the Flash Technique can support EMDR therapy. A trauma-informed approach to reduce distress and prepare for healing. Online in CA, ID, NV.

How long does EMDR therapy take? The answer depends on your history, goals, and readiness. Learn what affects your EMDR treatment timeline and how progress unfolds over time.

Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting us during overwhelming experiences. Learn how EMDR therapy recognizes and works safely with dissociation during trauma treatment.

Worried you’ll have to share every trauma detail in EMDR? Good news — you don’t. Learn how EMDR works without requiring you to retell painful stories in full.

In EMDR Phase Eight, progress is reviewed and new goals are set. Learn how therapists assess symptom changes, identify next targets, and ensure lasting trauma resolution.

In EMDR Phase Six, clients learn to notice how healing feels in the body. The body scan helps identify lingering tension or distress and supports full trauma resolution.

In EMDR Phase Five, positive beliefs are strengthened and integrated. Learn how the installation phase helps clients internalize new, adaptive beliefs that replace trauma-based thinking.

Phase Four is where EMDR reprocessing begins. Learn how desensitization helps the brain safely reduce distress around traumatic memories and replace old reactions with new adaptive responses.

If you’re curious about EMDR therapy, you’re not alone. Here’s what to expect in your EMDR trauma sessions — from preparation and reprocessing to how your brain naturally heals.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from trauma by reprocessing painful memories so they no longer feel distressing.

The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model is the foundation of EMDR therapy. Learn how it explains trauma, memory, and the brain’s natural ability to heal through reprocessing.

I wasn’t always convinced EMDR therapy worked — until I saw it transform my clients’ lives. Here’s what changed my mind, and why EMDR became one of my most trusted trauma treatments.

Not all trauma therapies are created equal. Learn which evidence-based treatments for PTSD — including EMDR, CBT, and prolonged exposure — have the strongest research support.

Many people think trauma only applies to combat veterans, but that’s not true. Trauma can result from loss, betrayal, or chronic stress — and healing is possible with the right support.