Virtual EMDR Therapy: A Modern Option For Lasting Healing

If talk therapy has left you feeling discouraged with your healing progress, EMDR might be the solution that finally leads to symptom reduction. Many psychotherapists who are skilled in EMDR therapy are successfully working with their patients online using virtual EMDR. Many of us discovered that we could begin or continue EMDR Therapy virtually during the pandemic.

As a specialist in trauma therapy and an advanced-level II EMDR practitioner in New York City, I have been helping patients heal and address challenges through online EMDR therapy. Many feel better after just a handful of sessions and will say, “why didn’t my therapist tell me about this sooner?” Not everyone is trained in EMDR, but those who practice this modality know just how effective EMDR therapy is.

What does EMDR Therapy Treat?

EMDR is most commonly known to resolve PTSD and trauma. It’s also very effective for getting to the root cause of anxiety, depression, chronic sadness, addictions, compulsions, eating disorders, fears, phobias, grief, performance enhancement, and so much more.

How does Virtual EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy uses a process called Bilateral Stimulation to facilitate healing. Virtual EMDR therapists help patients process trauma using self-administered BLS by tapping on the knees, butterfly hug tapping or online software that stimulates rapid eye movement such as remotEMDR. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) focuses on reducing the impact that episodic distress, anxiety, fear, depression, phobias, triggers, negative emotions and traumatic memories have on your life.

With trauma, experiences are unintegrated or “split off” and this leads to symptoms such as panic, social anxiety, addiction, insomnia, relationship difficulties and more. When unprocessed emotions and associated physical sensations are processed using EMDR/bilateral stimulation and discharged, healing occurs. Symptoms are greatly reduced and life improves.

Other Therapy Modalities that can be combined with EMDR Therapy

Many therapists blend other effective, evidence-based therapies into EMDR sessions, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE), which leads to super-charged healing results.

Some patients purchase the same handheld tappers that we use in our office. If you are curious about EMDR Therapy as a path to healing, please visit EMDRIA.org for the neurobiological research and efficacy of EMDR treatment.

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