EMDR Therapy in Houston and Across Texas
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It's a body-based therapy that uses bilateral stimulation, typically eye movements, to help the brain process memories that got stuck.
Most forms of talk therapy ask you to think and talk about what happened. EMDR works differently. You hold a memory or belief in mind while your eyes follow a moving stimulus. Bilateral stimulation activates both sides of the brain and allows memory to be processed in ways that talking alone often can't.
It's not about reliving what happened. It's about changing how it lives in you.
Who it's for:
EMDR tends to work well for people dealing with:
Trauma or PTSD, including childhood experiences that still affect how you function today
Anxiety and panic that haven't responded to other approaches
Perfectionism, shame, or core beliefs like "I'm not enough" or "I'm the problem."
Patterns you understand intellectually but can't seem to change
A lot of my clients have already done talk therapy. They know their stuff. EMDR is often what moves things when insight alone hasn't been enough.
What to expect:
EMDR follows a structured protocol with eight phases. We don't jump straight into processing. We start by building your capacity to handle what comes up — grounding skills, resourcing, making sure you have what you need to feel safe enough to go there.
When we do start processing a memory or belief, I'll guide you through it. You stay in control throughout. If something needs to slow down, we slow down.
Sessions are 45 or 90 minutes. I recommend 90-minute sessions for active EMDR processing because 45 minutes often isn't enough time to complete a full cycle.
EMDR Intensives:
EMDR is also available in an intensive format. A half-day or full-day intensive gives us enough time to complete a full processing cycle from start to finish, instead of stopping in the middle and picking it back up the following week.
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