EMDR Therapy in Redding, California
EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is an evidence based therapy for trauma, anxiety and emotional distress. We use the science behind the brain to help you heal, and EMDR is one of the tools our clinicians use to help a painful memory carry less emotional charge.
How EMDR Works:
Assessment and Preparation: Your journey begins with a thorough consultation to understand your challenges and goals. We then prepare you for the EMDR process, building trust and ensuring you feel safe and supported.
Targeting Distressing Memories: In EMDR sessions, you'll identify and focus on specific traumatic or distressing memories that continue to affect you.
Bilateral Stimulation: As you recall the memory, your therapist will guide you through a series of eye movements, tapping, or sounds. This bilateral stimulation helps your brain reprocess the experience, reducing its emotional charge.
Cognitive Restructuring: As the memory becomes less distressing, new and healthier thoughts and beliefs can take its place.
Ongoing Support: Your therapist provides ongoing support throughout the process, ensuring that you feel grounded after each session.
What the Research Says About EMDR
EMDR is named in the major treatment guidelines for posttraumatic stress disorder. The 2023 guideline from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense recommends three individual trauma focused therapies for PTSD: EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. The American Psychological Association’s guideline for adults with PTSD gives EMDR a conditional recommendation. Its panel also wrote that a future review including newer studies could raise that rating to strong.
We share this so you know where EMDR stands with the groups that review trauma research. Even so, the choice of approach is always made together with you.
ART and EMDR at The Resiliency Co.
Our clinicians use Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) more often than EMDR. ART is an evidence based approach that also uses bilateral stimulation, and in an intensive it begins within the first few days. EMDR remains an option when it fits what you need, and your clinician will talk with you about which approach is the right place to start.
EMDR in Our Intensives
Our intensives run 6 to 29 days in Redding with a team of clinicians, not a single therapist. Every intensive includes 20 hours of neurofeedback, 5 hours of individual counseling, 5 hours of group work and two massages a week. When you go home, you have four clinical aftercare sessions with our team. You can read more about how an intensive comes together on our page for individuals.
Who We See
People come to Redding for an intensive from first responder work, from executive roles and from other demanding careers. We also see individuals and families from our own community. If you live elsewhere in California, telehealth counseling is available, and our team can talk with you about which kind of care fits where you are right now.
Call our team at 530-338-0087 to talk about whether ART or EMDR is right for you.