EMDR Therapy

EMDR Therapy helps individuals heal from trauma symptoms by stimulating eye movements to process and adapt new responses to traumatic memories.

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1–2 weeks

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45–60 minutes

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How Can EMDR Therapy Improve Your Life?

Processes Traumatic Memories: It helps individuals to process and re-frame disturbing memories, reducing their emotional impact and allowing for healing from past trauma.

Reduces Emotional Distress: By enabling new responses to traumatic experiences, it significantly lessens symptoms like anxiety, fear, and intrusive thoughts associated with past events.

Enhances Mental Well-being: Resolving the effects of trauma leads to improved overall mental health, greater emotional stability, and an increased ability to cope with daily life challenges.

Where Can I Take This Treatment and How?

EMDR Therapy is available at multiple convenient locations, including our Naples, Fort Myers, Tampa, and Southwest Florida (SWFL) offices.

Not located near one of our offices or prefer meeting remotely? We also offer telehealth sessions to anyone located anywhere in Florida, so you can access support from the comfort of your home.

Ready to take the next step? Call us at 239-537-9646 or Fill out our Scheduling Form to get started today.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a psychotherapy method designed to help individuals heal from the symptoms of traumatic life experiences. It focuses on improving mental health by stimulating eye movements through sounds and movement, enabling the adaptation of new responses to traumatic memories.

Who provides EMDR Therapy?

EMDR Therapy is provided by mental health professionals who have completed specialized training in EMDR. These include:

Mental Health Counselors
Clinical Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

How does EMDR Therapy work?

EMDR therapy involves stimulating eye movements through sounds and movement, aiming to help individuals process and adapt new responses to traumatic memories or experiences.

Who developed EMDR Therapy?

EMDR therapy was developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro, who observed that eye movement increases significantly when patients recall past traumas. She concluded that controlling eye movements during these recollections can help individuals retain control over their responses to traumatic memories.

What conditions can EMDR Therapy treat?

EMDR has been adapted to treat various conditions, including anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is considered a revolutionary therapy treatment for addressing trauma and anxiety.

How can EMDR Therapy improve my life?

Reduce distress from past traumatic or disturbing experiences
Desensitize triggers that cause anxiety, flashbacks, or panic
Reprocess negative beliefs (e.g., “I’m not safe” or “It was my fault”) into more adaptive ones
Feel more emotionally balanced, safe, and present
Improve self-esteem, sleep, relationships, and focus
It’s especially effective for PTSD, but also helps with anxiety, phobias, grief, and complex trauma.

What can I expect during therapy?

In EMDR, therapy involves eight structured phases. You can expect:

Initial sessions for history-taking, identifying target memories, and building coping tools
During processing sessions:
- You’ll focus on a distressing memory while the therapist guides you through bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sound)
- The goal is for the brain to reprocess the memory so it becomes less disturbing and more adaptive
Processing continues until the memory no longer triggers distress

Sessions are 50–90 minutes, depending on the therapist.

How many sessions are typically needed?

The number varies depending on trauma complexity and history:

Single-event trauma: 6–12 sessions
Complex trauma or multiple events: 6 months to 1+ year
Some clients may do EMDR as part of ongoing therapy, mixed with other approaches

You may start noticing benefits after a few sessions, even while deeper processing continues.

Is EMDR Therapy suitable for everyone?

EMDR is effective for many, but not all. It may not be suitable or may need to be modified for:

Clients with severe dissociation, psychosis, or unstable living situations
People who have difficulty tolerating emotional distress without adequate coping skills
Those with active substance use or untreated medical conditions that interfere with therapy

That’s why a skilled EMDR therapist will focus first on stabilization and readiness before starting memory processing.

How can I begin EMDR Therapy?

Getting started is simple. Just complete our Scheduling Form or give us a call at 239-537-9646.

Our team will match you with a licensed therapist experienced in EMDR Therapy and guide you through the process of scheduling your first appointment.

We’re here to support you every step of the way.