EMDR Therapy

If you’ve tried talk therapy but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or haunted by the past — you’re not alone. And there is a way forward.

EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based approach that helps you heal from trauma and emotional wounds — safely, effectively, and much faster than traditional therapy.

✅ EMDR is recommended as a first-choice treatment for PTSD by the World Health Organization (WHO)(2013).

✅ Endorsed by International Clinical Guidelines

• It is one of the top treatments for PTSD according to:

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense (VA/DoD)

  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

  • UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

  • Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
    (Beauvais et al., 2021)

✅ The most cost-effective form of therapy currently available for adults (Mavranezouli et al., 2020).

✅Extensively Researched – one of the most researched forms of psychotherapy since 1989

• Leading trauma researchers and clinicians—including Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine and Gabor Maté—acknowledge the efficacy of EMDR in trauma healing.

✅ Rapid Symptom Reduction

• EMDR often achieves faster results compared to traditional therapy, typically within 6–12 sessions for single-incident trauma (Shapiro, 2018).

✅ Heals the root causes,  not just managing the symptoms 

• Unlike talk therapy that may focus on symptom management, EMDR helps clients process and resolve the original traumatic memory.

✅ Integrative, mind-body  psychotherapy: through its structured 8-phase protocol, it simultaneously addresses the               unhealthy thoughts, distressing emotions,  physical reactions in the body and the soul aspects

✅ Proven Long-Term Benefits

• Studies show sustained symptom relief over time, with 75% of EMDR-treated clients remaining symptom-free at 6-month follow-up (van der Kolk et al., 2007; Edmond & Rubin, 2004).

✅ No need to “talk it all out”—EMDR allows healing without fully verbalizing painful memories, a relief for many         clients (EMDR Institute, n.d.).

✅ Neurobiologically Informed

• EMDR works with the brain’s natural processing systems, particularly the adaptive information processing (AIP) model, helping the brain “digest” traumatic experiences (Shapiro, 2018).

✅ Safe and Structured

• EMDR follows a structured, 8-phase protocol that ensures safety, preparation, and closure—ideal for trauma-sensitive clients.

✅ Less relapse compared to other therapies

• Studies suggest lower relapse rates in EMDR clients due to its deeper memory reprocessing (van der Kolk et al., 2007).

✅ Effective for a Range of Issues

• While best known for PTSD, EMDR is also effective for:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety & Phobias
  • Grief and loss
  • Pain management & Medical traumas
  • Performance anxiety and peak performance
  • Personal development
  • Spiritual healing and raising one’s level of consciousness

✅ Fosters Healing & Flourishing 

• EMDR not only helps resolve the lingering effects of past trauma—it also restores your natural capacity to think clearly, feel deeply, make empowered choices, and reconnect with the joy of living a meaningful, fulfilling life.