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What is EMDR therapy?

EMDR is a groundbreaking psychotherapeutic technique involving bilateral stimulation of the brain, generally through eye movements much like those occurring naturally during dream or REM sleep. EMDR ‘targets’ upsetting emotional events to allow their reprocessing such that they are no longer as painful nor as disruptive to client’s lives. It is often a wonderful surprise to uncover the reasons why certain circumstances are unsettling to us and to often be, completely and permanently, relieved of them. Studies indicate that EMDR is effective in over 90% of the general populace.

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It’s a New Year!

It is a new year, new goals, and everywhere I look there is a lot of focus on “resolutions”, making plans, and a frenzy to make this next year even better than the last. It is nearly impossible to avoid all the social media posts of new diets, work out plans, and “post-holiday detox ideas.” The newspaper flyers are featuring work out machines and home gym equipment and even today at Costco I was bombarded by the vitamins, supplements, various pills, and weight loss gimmicks that lined the entry as I went in for a few groceries. Read more