Adjunctive EMDR

We offer adjunctive EMDR.

Adjunctive EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a therapy used in collaboration with your current therapist to help get unstuck and provide faster relief.

Adjunctive EMDR is not just for trauma; it can also be used for performance enhancement to excel in areas such as athletics, business, and relationships.

EMDR involves 8 phases (read more on EMDR) which include guided eye movements while recalling distressing events to reduce their emotional impact.

Our adjunctive EMDR experience can include IFS-informed EMDR. IFS-Informed EMDR combines EMDR with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy (Read more on IFS-Informed EMDR). Integrating IFS with EMDR helps address and heal stuck patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors more effectively.

Many people seek adjunctive EMDR because they feel stuck in negative emotions or behaviors. We can work with you, while you stay with your current therapist, to move past these feelings and achieve a healthier, more balanced state of mind.

Adjunctive EMDR might be for you if…

You have been in therapy for years but getting nowhere or moving too slowly.

You long for healing and to feel light and free for once in your life.

You’ve been trying all the things, practicing good coping strategies yet still feel stuck.

You cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still reacting or feeling confused.

You’re curious about how EMDR therapy can help as you work with your primary talk therapist.

You need more efficient support as the busy professional and/or parent with kids who has too much their plate and need change faster.

No matter your reasons, an EMDR Intensive might be the right fit for you.

THE RESEARCH SHOWS

  • Adjunctive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here and here.

  • Adjunctive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.

  • SAVES YOU MONEY AND TIME: even compared to other trauma therapy, EMDR may decrease treatment time. Learn more here.