EMDR Therapy McKinney TX

A Gentle Space for Trauma Resolution

EMDR Therapy, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, is a therapeutic modality used for trauma resolution within individual counseling. God created our brains to protect us from traumatic events through our fight, flight, freeze, & fawn responses. However, sometimes these protective mechanisms get “stuck” on, and our brains are unable to fully process traumatic material. Present day situations can trigger these past unresolved trauma memories causing a variety of distress. EMDR therapy utilizes the brain’s natural mechanisms of dual attention and bilateral stimulation (such as tapping or eye movements) to bring resolution to “stuck” trauma.

Trauma impacts a person’s body, mind, emotions, and relational attachments. EMDR is believed to be more efficient than traditional talk therapy in treating trauma because EMDR addresses the emotional, physical, and cognitive aspects of trauma memories.

As a client wishes we can invite the triune God into EMDR therapy. God is omnipresent therefore with a client in both the present and past trauma memory. By incorporating Christ-centered visualization, prayer, and scripture in conjunction with EMDR clients experience shifts in their view of and attachment to God and felt sense of the truth of God’s Word.

We’d love to be a part of this chapter of your healing story. Please reach out today!