This is a 40-something woman who was struggling with issues related to addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression and long standing patterns of procrastination that were holding her back from moving forward with life and career path.

This client, a man in his late 20's, was overall very high functioning. In his quest for continued growth and self improvement, we worked on unresolved grief, relationship issues and releasing old patterns that were holding him back.

This client is a 30-something woman who struggled with childhood trauma, social anxiety and depression for many years.  Over the course of treatment she was able to learn valuable self care skills, improve self esteem and find suitable employment that matched her strengths and interests.

This summer I’ve seen tremendous success using EMDR with Alex* (not his real name), a young adult client who was struggling with debilitating anxiety.  Having worked with him for two years, we developed great rapport and made solid progress using Mindfulness based CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) which helped him learn and apply new skills to manage said anxiety.  However, there was still much anxiety associated with the final task.  This involved moving away from home and embarking on his dream career; starting film school, something that he wanted more than anything but feared he would never accomplish. 

The Universe works in mysterious ways and this is one such tale, albeit entirely true. Allow me to share with you then, dear reader, my own marvelous experience of EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and what’s in it for you. But first, a few background words about EMDR. This particular therapeutic modality originated by Dr. Francine Shapiro in 1989 was first used to treat psychological trauma with great success. Well-researched since then and embraced worldwide so much so that even the US Military supports the finding that EMDR is one of the top treatments of choice for war vets with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Now, that’s something! What’s more, it’s useful in treating other issues such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and even personal growth and performance enhancement. Meaning, it’s not limited to problems related to the past but can effectively treat current symptoms and empower clients to step into the future with a sense of self-mastery.