"Our mission is to provide the most competent and effective DBT treatment to individuals in the State of Michigan."
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is an empirically based and highly effective treatment for:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trauma
- Phobias
- Anxiety Disorders
- Addictions
- Relaxation and Pain Management
- Avoidance
- Nightmares and Flashbacks
- Many other issues
Training by EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) allows us to provide this effective treatment that frequently generates what we consider to be miraculous results. The treatment involves:
- Bilateral stimulation of visual, auditory, and/or tactile senses.
- Use of effective interviewing to allow for reprocessing during the session
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Focus on decreasing distress and negative self-beliefs
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Focus on increasing positive self-thoughts
EMDR is frequently a short-term treatment and is seen as particularly effective for single-event trauma. It has been seen as:
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Effective in 3-7 sessions
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Non-threatening
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Non-Intrusive
Who should try EMDR?
- Stage 2 DBT Patients
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Combat Vets
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Crash, accident, and medical misadventure victims
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Victims of assault, rape, abuse
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Survivors of any kind of trauma
EMDR clients will be fully educated on and oriented to:
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Diagnosis, symptoms, effects of trauma
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Details of the treatment and what to expect
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Ways to handle and cope with effects of sessions
*This information has been summarized/paraphrased from:
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA.org)
Shapiro, F. (2001). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures. The Guilford Press: New York.
Shapiro, F., & Forrest, M. S. (1997). EMDR: The breakthrough eye movement therapy for overcoming anxiety, stress, and trauma. Basic Books: New York.
Shapiro, F., Kaslow, F. W., & Maxfield, L. (2007). Handbook of EMDR and family therapy processes. John Wiley & Sons, Inc: Hoboken, New Jersey.