(EMDR) Therapy Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
It is a treatment approach that can be used to treat many different mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Traumatic and painful memories can cause post-traumatic stress when you don't process them completely. Sights, sounds, words or smells can trigger those unprocessed memories, you re-experience them. This re-experiencing leads to the emotional distress and other symptoms that can interfere in the way you really want to live your life.
EMDR aims to reduce symptoms of trauma by changing how your memories are stored in your brain. This can be done in a number of different ways, but the most commonly known technique is using bilateral (side-to-side) eye movements as you recall stressful memories in small segments, until those memories no longer cause distress.
You might feel a little skeptical of the idea that making eye movements when thinking about a traumatic experience can somehow ease painful memories. Traumatic memories are stored in a "frozen" or unprocessed state in the brain's memory network. When a person recalls a traumatic memory, it activates the network and causes an overload of information to flood the working memory. This can lead to feelings of distress and anxiety and makes it difficult to process the memory in a healthy way.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BCACC (British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors) and I've been counselling for over 20 years. I specialize in working with teens struggling with anxiety, depression, Trauma and substance use/dependency. I also work with families struggling with connection, where often times there are underlying mental health challenges.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), and have worked with individuals in the process of changing their lives for over 15 years in correctional and psychiatric settings. I have a passion for observing how our minds, bodies and souls are connected, and creating a safe place for my clients to experience healing that begins with feeling understood and known.
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