Amy Bartel
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFTWith 25 years of counseling experience I provide holistic and transpersonal psychotherapy using energy psychology, EMDR, EFT, CBT, and more.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) relies on a client's own rapid, rhythmic eye movements, and is founded on the belief that these eye movements can weaken the intensity of emotionally charged memories. EMDR is most often used to treat PTSD or other traumas, but is also sometimes used for panic attacks, eating disorders, addictions, and anxiety. EMDR sessions can last up to 90 minutes, and usually starts with a client rating their level of distress. A therapist then typically moves their fingers in front of your face (or sometimes toe tapping or musical tones), asking you to follow along with your eyes, while you recall a traumatic event and all the sensations that come with it. You will gradually be guided by the therapist to shift thoughts from the traumatic experience to a more comforting one. The goal of EMDR is to make disturbing memories less immobilizing. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s EMDR specialists today.
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My clients struggle as you do. Despite being intelligent, loving, and a damn good time, life is hard. You keep telling yourself you don't have time for therapy, but your relationships are suffering, you're exhausted and burned out, and life just feels harder than it used to. You may be forgetful, irritable, easily distracted, and/or quick to anger or easily brought to tears. Don't worry, you probably don't have early-onset dementia! You're likely burned out and in great need of care and rest.
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