{"id":280,"date":"2016-03-18T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T18:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the7.dream-demo.com\/business\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2019-09-04T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T00:30:00","slug":"therapy-emdr-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fyccounseling.com\/?page_id=280","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;-50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1566679659113{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1566529196046{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Frequently Asked Questions&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What is EMDR?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1566679933148-eb7fc8b7-8652&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy. EMDR is based on the adaptive information processing model (AIP). The idea is, the way the body is designed to heal, as long as nothing interferes with the healing process, it is going to heal. The AIP model believes, mentally and emotionally we are designed towards healing as well, and as long as nothing interferes with the healing process, we are going to naturally move towards healing.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-left \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-left ubtn-normal \" href=\"https:\/\/fyccounseling.com\/emdr\/\" title=\"EMDR\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-7899\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-shd  ubtn-left  shd-bottom tooltip-6a7601d830256\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#d60056\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"0 3px ;\" data-shadow-click=\"\" data-shadow=\"0 5px ;\" data-shd-shadow=\"5\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-7899'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;border:none;box-shadow: 0 5px ;background: #d60056;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Learn more about EMDR Therapy<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What can EMDR treat?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1567630929924-261d4bb3-ba4d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMDR is a treatment of choice, and Nancy\u2019s treatment of choice, for healing trauma and grief.\u00a0 However, EMDR is very effective for almost all mental and emotional health issues, whether they are simple or complex.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-left \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-left ubtn-normal \" href=\"https:\/\/fyccounseling.com\/emdr\/\" title=\"EMDR\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-5379\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-left   tooltip-6a7601d8302f4\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#d60056\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-5379'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;background: #d60056;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Learn more about EMDR Therapy<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How does EMDR work?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1567631013754-b9c785ac-d5f8&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical memories are held as narrative memories in the part of the brain that perceives the past.\u00a0 These memories are typically faded, lack intense emotion, and may be fragmented, but we can usually recall the most important parts of the memory.\u00a0 Trauma memories are actually held differently in the brain and nervous system. Trauma memories are held as sensory memories in the part of the brain that perceives the present.\u00a0 This actually shows on brain scans! Trauma memories have become stuck in the limbic system and are not able to move to the part of the brain that perceives the past. When a person has typical PTSD symptom such as nightmares and flashbacks, it is actually the brain trying to resolve it.\u00a0 We experience these symptoms as distressing but it is actually the brain trying to resolve the traumatic information that has gotten stuck. It\u2019s trying to heal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In EMDR we target these \u201cmaladaptively stored\u201d memories and activate the brain\u2019s processing.\u00a0 AIP believes we are activating the same mechanism as in REM sleep. During REM sleep we are dreaming, releasing important chemicals and hormones, and the brain is processing information.\u00a0 REM sleep is an important time of healing for our bodies. In EMDR we activate this processing by using BLS (bi-lateral stimulation) which is just giving the brain a signal back and forth across hemispheres.\u00a0 Bi-lateral stimulation can be done visually through eye movements, auditorily by listening to headphones, or tactilely by gentle taps on the hands, or through tappers you hold in your hands that alternate small vibrations back and forth.\u00a0 Bi-lateral stimulation is not painful in any way. People have asked if it is \u201cshock therapy\u201d which it definitely is not. It is also not a form of hypnosis. Bi-lateral stimulation is a part of EMDR therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we target distressing memories and activate the brain\u2019s processing center, the brain does what it is designed to do.\u00a0 The brain finishes processing distressing memories, fading them, desensitizing distressing emotions, sounds, and visual images, and actually moving these memories from the part of the brain that perceives the present to the part of the brain that perceives the past.\u00a0 This too shows on brain scans! Years of trauma and abuse can be reduced to faded memories of something that just happened in one\u2019s life. It no longer defines you, your self-image, or your view of the world.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How do I learn more about EMDR?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1567631044209-b0fa707e-4f20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about EMDR therapy including research and frequently asked questions please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emdr.com\/what-is-emdr\/\">EMDR.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emdria.org\/page\/what_is_emdr_therapy\">EMDRIA.org<\/a> or contact Nancy at Finding Your Center Counseling today.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What is trauma?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1566528400487-f9022cb6-f1cd&#8221;][vc_column_text]Would it surprise you to know that most people are traumatized to some extent?\u00a0 If you\u2019ve lived in this world very long it might not surprise you at all. We live in a challenging and wounding world.\u00a0 You do not have to have years of abuse, experience in the military, or be a first responder to have experienced trauma. Trauma can be seen as anything that gets stuck.\u00a0 Trauma comes as big T traumas and little t traumas. Big T traumas are easier to recognize and understand. However, little t traumas are likely more prevalent and affect the majority of people.\u00a0 Little t traumas build on themselves and the sources are not easily identifiable. However, little t traumas that have built on themselves over many years can have the same effect as big t traumas.\u00a0 Examples of little t traumas include bullying, which can also be a big t trauma depending on the severity, being criticized in multiple settings or over several years, never feeling good enough, or not feeling enough support throughout your life.\u00a0 Trauma is processed through the limbic system, not the prefrontal cortex. You cannot logic your way out of trauma. Meaning coming up with the reasons it should not bother you will not make it go away. Whether you have experienced big T traumas or little t traumas or both, healing is possible and worth the effort to reclaim your life from the effects of trauma.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What is dissociation?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1566528485717-c2f59227-b8ba&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_accordion_section group\">\n<div class=\"wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content vc_clearfix\">It\u2019s best to think of dissociation on a continuum.\u00a0 Most of us have probably experienced walking into a room and forgetting what we came in for, or have been driving to work and can\u2019t really remember how we got there.\u00a0 Most of us have probably checked a door to see if really remembered to lock it. These are normal dissociations that most people experience.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Dissociation is also an important mechanism for coping with childhood trauma.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve experienced childhood trauma chances are you have and continue to experience dissociation.\u00a0 In it\u2019s most extreme form, it is known as dissociative identity disorder (DID). However, a more common form of dissociation is known as ego states and probably affects most people who have experienced childhood trauma.\u00a0 Dissociation can be experienced as emotional numbing, forgetting important parts of your life or experiences. Sometimes it feels like \u201cchecking out,\u201d not paying attention, or even feeling dizzy or sleepy when triggering information is coming up.\u00a0 Dissociation is an important mechanism for helping children cope with trauma. However, once the brain has learned to do dissociate it is easy for it to continue to do it into adulthood and may not be helpful in one\u2019s adult life. Not remembering most of your childhood and important events in your life does not mean they did not affect or bother you.\u00a0 It likely means you learned to dissociate to cope. Like so many other mental and emotional health symptoms we experience, it too is treatable and can heal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What age groups does Nancy treat?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1566528400447-27fef542-1f8d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content vc_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Nancy has extensive experience with ages 14 and older. She has worked with as young as age 12 but does not utilize play therapy in her treatment. 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