Trauma-Informed Approach

Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR treatment is a form of adaptive information processing that may help the brain unblock maladaptive material. Studies indicate that EMDR is effective in the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress symptoms (such as intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and flashbacks), depression, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorder and other traumatic experiences.

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Why does Terramons Health use EMDR therapy as its main treatment for Trauma and PTSD?

EMDR therapy specifically targets the subconscious mind by using bilateral stimulation (like eye movements) to reprocess traumatic memories stored in the subconscious. This process helps to reduce the emotional charge associated with these memories and allows for more adaptive thoughts and behaviors to emerge.

EMDR's ability to access and reprocess stored memories in the subconscious can indeed lead to significant breakthroughs for clients. If you need any guidance on specific techniques or ways to integrate EMDR into your sessions,

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What To Expect

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We’ll begin with where you are, discussing recent events in your life and their impact on you and your significant relationships. From there, we’ll explore your family background, exploring your childhood, relationships, traumatic memories and distressing life experiences. This approach will help gain a deep understanding of you within the context of your unique world.

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We will explore the emotions and experiences that are troubling for you, examining how they developed and their impact on your life. Before we begin the healing journey, it is crucial to focus on resource development and installation as part of the initial EMDR phases to ensure stabilization. Resourcing involves identifying and installing coping skills to help you manage difficult reactions. These skills can be used both during and outside of your sessions to help keep you calm and grounded in the present moment.

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Throughout the treatment phase, you will focus on specific memories or anticipated future situations while engaging in bilateral stimulation. Guided by the therapist, you will explore and process the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations associated with these memories. This process facilitates a transformation where you may observe changes in your memories and a positive shift in how you relate to distressing events.

Other Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients understand and re-structure thoughts that influence their behaviors. During treatment, individuals realize how to identify and change destructive thought patterns that do not serve them well. Although we can’t control every aspect of the world around us, we can control how we interpret and deal with situations in our environment. Change will help us gain value and achieve goals.

  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

    Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a future-oriented, goal-directed approach to solving human problems of living. The focus is on the client's health rather than the problem, on strengths rather than weaknesses or deficits, and on skills, resources, and coping abilities that would help in reaching future goals.

  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

    Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. The goal is to achieve a state of alert, focused relaxation by deliberately paying attention to thoughts and sensations without judgment. This allows the mind to refocus on the present moment.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgement. ACT emphasizes being present with life’s challenges and moving toward valued behavior rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings.

  • Gestalt Therapy

    Gestalt therapy is a humanistic method that highlights the importance of personal responsibility and staying present in the moment. It aims to integrate an individual's thoughts, feelings, and actions to create a cohesive sense of self. Central techniques such as the empty chair exercise and role-playing facilitate the exploration and expression of emotions.

  • Emotion Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

    Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) is an adaptation of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals. It emphasizes the importance of emotions and attachment experiences in shaping personal well-being and relationships. EFIT helps individuals understand, regulate, and transform their emotional experiences to foster personal growth and healing. The therapy aims to create corrective emotional experiences, leading to a stronger sense of self and healthier emotional responses.