Healing From Trauma
Healing from trauma is a deeply personal and often gradual process that involves acknowledging and processing the pain of past experiences. It requires a combination of self-compassion, patience, and support from trusted individuals or professionals. The journey of healing may include confronting difficult emotions, learning to manage triggers, and re-establishing a sense of safety and control. It can also involve building resilience through mindfulness, therapy, and developing healthy coping mechanisms. While the path may be nonlinear, the process of healing allows individuals to gradually integrate their experiences, rebuild their sense of self, and move forward with greater strength and understanding.
“Healing takes courage and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”
Tori Amos
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences.
Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.
Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR therapy training sessions, clinicians help clients activate their natural healing processes.
