Healing Methods

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and is a brain and body-based type of therapy that focuses on reprocessing memories and experiences that have been stored maladaptively.

When we have caregivers that can’t attend to us in the way that we needed as children- through neglect, abuse, or even smothering- we can grow to have distressing symptoms in adulthood. Certain trauma wounds, whether they are a one-time experience such as a car accident or a scary plane flight, or ongoing traumatic experiences can also leave us with distressing symptoms.

EMDR uses certain mechanisms in the brain to reprocess these experiences, memories, and even the absence of certain experiences that we needed as children. A technique called bilateral stimulation is used which gives sensory input to both sides of the brain and body and can be done using eye movements or tapping.

Your “inner child” is the part of your subconscious that holds the messages you were given at the early stages in your life. When you take time to acknowledge and “re-parent” your inner child- you are healing yourself by creating new neural pathways in your brain to replace old messages you received.

ART or Accelerated Resolution Therapy is a brain-based therapy very similar to EMDR. With ART, an individual can desensitize and change a distressing memory through the use of imagery and repetition.

I-CBT is a type of therapy that is very effective for individuals who experience OCD.

Psychospiritual concepts are incorporated into therapy when a client is interested in knowing more about how their mother wound, father wound, energy, past lives, or consciousness are affecting their emotional lives today.