EMDR Therapy in Brooklyn, NY
Virtual therapy available throughout New York State
You've tried traditional talk therapy.
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But somehow talking through it hasn't been enough. You still get waves of anxiety, grief, or shame that don't match the present moment. You can still feel painful memories reaching forward in time to dictate how you feel now. Your body still holds onto tension and fear that it can't quite let go of, no matter how many times you try to convince yourself that you're safe.
You're looking for healing on a deeper level. And you're ready to try a different approach.
Here's where EMDR therapy comes in.​​​​
EMDR Therapy in Brooklyn, NY Might Be for You If...
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You've been through a trauma or distressing event and, even though time has passed, you can feel that the experience still affects you.
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You live with persistent anxiety or fear that you've struggled to overcome and that feels somehow connected to your history.
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​You feel burdened by negative beliefs about yourself or the world around you that you can't seem to talk yourself out of.
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In relationships you find yourself retracing familiar patterns that aren't working for you and that you want to find a way to shift.
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Your feelings can manifest physically through body sensations and you long to feel safe, calm, and settled in your body.
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​You've done the work to understand why you respond the way you do, but understanding alone hasn't changed how you feel.
How EMDR Therapy in Brooklyn, NY Can Help
Our work together can help you:​
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Reduce the negative charge you feel from past experiences and memories​
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Find genuine calm and safety in your mind and body
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Unlock new, more affirming and empowering perspectives on yourself and your experiences
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Disrupt old patterns in your life and relationships so you can feel more confident, fulfilled, and connected
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​Move beyond just coping and find root-level healing
EMDR in Brooklyn, NY offers a way to process and heal past experiences that are contributing to present day suffering. Through a mechanism called bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sounds), EMDR helps your brain and body feel fully safe and no longer burdened by material from the past.
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What sets EMDR apart is that it relies less on talking things through and more on your brain and body's innate ability to process and heal.
During a typical EMDR session, we'll be focusing on a memory, or "target," that is contributing to distress in the present. We'll start by orienting to how you feel, emotionally and physically, when you think about this memory and I'll ask you to measure your response on a scale of one to ten. Then we'll start doing sets of bilateral stimulation while focusing on the target memory.
While the bilateral stimulation is happening, you'll likely experience a number of thoughts, feelings, or body sensations. This is a sign that your brain is engaging in a natural healing process. Throughout the session, we'll pause periodically to check in with what's coming up for you. These verbal check-ins will typically be brief so we can allow plenty of space for the EMDR process to do its work.
Over the course of the session you'll start to notice the level of distress when thinking about the memory reducing. As the negative charge connected to the memory lowers, you'll likely also notice feelings of relief, tension in your body releasing, and renewed perspective
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In order to ensure that EMDR sessions are safe, thorough, and effective, our work together will be guided by the following eight-phase structure:
1.) History Taking - Where we get to know your story, what brought you to EMDR, and what you're most needing to work through.
2.) Preparation - Where we equip you with tools for finding calm so that you can feel resourced and stabilized as we move into processing.
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3.) Assessment - Where we identify target memories to process and the emotions, beliefs, and body sensations that come along with them.
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4.) Desensitization - Where we utilize bilateral stimulation to bring down your level of distress associated with the target memories.
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5.) Installation - Where we build up a positive belief that will take the place of any negative or limiting beliefs attached to target memories.
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6.) Body Scan - Where we use bilateral stimulation to help your body and nervous system release any residual tension they may be holding.
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7.) Closure - Where we engage in exercises to ground and steady you as we conclude our work for the day.
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8.) Reevaluation - Where we check in at the beginning of the next session to see how the shifts from EMDR processing are sitting with you.​​
Interested in starting EMDR therapy in Brooklyn, NY?Here are your next steps:
Book Your Free Consultation
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Hop on a 15 minute phone call with me to get all your questions answered, hear more about me and my approach, and get a sense of what it would be like to work together.
Schedule a First Session
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​​We'll discuss scheduling on our consultation call and find a weekly day and time to meet. From there I'll send you some forms to fill out prior to our appointment.
Start EMDR Therapy!
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First we'll find the link between your current struggles and your past experiences. Then we'll bring in resources to help you feel safe and confident while we process memories.
