Do you find it hard to overcome a traumatic event or to manage the symptoms of anxiety, depression or grief? Morgan Center for Counseling and Wellbeing offers EMDR treatment near you in Boca Raton. This is a way to heal and achieve emotional well-being.
What is EMDR therapy?
EMDR is an stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. This treatment modality has been extensively researched and can be highly effective in treating trauma. It has also been shown to be effective in treating symptoms of depression and anxiety. The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends EMDR for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Understanding the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP).
EMDR therapy is based upon the Adaptive Information Processing model (AIP). According to this model, past negative experiences, especially traumas, may continue to cause anxiety in the present, if they are not fully processed. When recalled, unprocessed memories may trigger unwanted emotions, beliefs and physical sensations.
EMDR therapy aims to help these disturbing experiences be processed fully and stored appropriately in the brain. The emotions, beliefs and sensations that are associated with unresolved events are released as the unresolved experience is reprocessed.
How does EMDR therapy work?
EMDR treatment is a protocol that addresses triggers that may relate to traumatic experiences. It involves bilateral stimulation usually done through tapping, tones or vibrations. This stimulation helps to reduce the intensity of painful memories by facilitating their natural processing.
The therapy is based on an eight-phased, three-pronged method that targets past memories, current disturbances and future actions. The goal is to process all negative experiences that are at the core of the complaint, while also bringing new perspectives and insights to promote a healthier response.
Phases of EMDR Treatment
- Treatment Planning and History: First, we discuss your past and identify the issues that you would like to address.
- Preparation Together with your EMDR therapist, you discuss the process and decide on the best treatment protocol for you.
- Assessment The therapist will help you identify negative beliefs and specific memories.
- Desensitization : The therapist will guide you through the process of processing these memories using bilateral stimulation.
- Installation The old beliefs are replaced with positive ones.
- Body Scanning: Checks for residual discomfort in the body.
- Closure You are guided to a calm and stable state.
- Reevaluation The therapist evaluates the progress of the treatment and makes any necessary adjustments.
What can I expect?
Morgan Counseling is committed to creating a space that allows you to tell your story in a supportive and empathic environment and move towards positive change. Our trained therapists guide you through EMDR’s processing phases. They will help desensitize your traumatic memories and reprocess them using bilateral stimulation.
Benefits of EMDR therapy
- Reduce Negative Feelings and Thoughts: Alleviate distressing emotions linked to traumatic memories.
- Increase Awareness and Clarity: Gain a new perspective on past experiences.
- Healing from Trauma Past: Addressing the causes of distress and moving towards healing.
- Build Healthy Relationships : Resolve internal conflicts to improve your interactions.
- Reduce Troubling Behaviors: Replace self-destructive behaviors with healthier alternatives.
- Acquire Self-Acceptance Create a positive image of yourself and set personal goals.
- Empowerment Feel confident about your ability to face current and future challenges.
Begin your healing journey today
Life experiences, particularly traumatic ones can negatively influence our reality. Our EMDR therapists at Morgan Counseling recognize the link between trauma and continued emotional and physical suffering. We can help you overcome self-limiting beliefs by reprocessing negative experiences.
Morgan Counseling is a compassionate and experienced team that offers EMDR treatment in Boca Raton. We invite you to contact us now and begin your journey of healing and emotional wellbeing.
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Jody Morgan is the founder of the Morgan Center for Counseling and Wellbeing in Boca Raton. He is an experienced, compassionate psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment of the effects of trauma, including anxiety, depression, and grief. Jody is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, EMDR Certified, and is trained in Heart-Centered Clinical Hypnotherapy. With these powerful tools and extensive training, he provides private psychotherapy services that result in lasting relief to those suffering the effects of trauma.