You know you have unresolved trauma from childhood. You’ve done talk therapy, and now your friend, doctor, psychiatrist, or current therapist is recommending EMDR therapy. You’ve heard about this approach, but wondering, does EMDR really help heal unresolved childhood trauma? This article will help answer this question and provide clinical studies on this therapeutic approach.
All your questions about EMDR Therapy explained; history of clinical study, how it works, what you can expect from an EMDR session, what it treats, length of time, safety, and direction for more information.
Finding a therapist in San Marcos CA was a little simpler 10 years ago when I started my private practice. From 2014 to 2023, the population of San Marcos has grown by 30%. I'm noticing the increased number of therapists in the area as well.
Safety, security, love, connection, understanding, full bellies, rest, joy, and happiness. I summarize this into one word, REGULATION. A Regulated Nervous System is a state of joy, peace, and security. There, you will find all the above and more that you didn’t know you could have. But internal or external goals are difficult to reach if you’re living in constant dysregulated nervous system. To heal trauma is to understand our nervous system and what regulation means from a physiological lens. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the part of your nervous system that regulates involuntary physiological processes such as your heart rate, breathing, digestion, blood pressure, and sexual arousal.