E.M.d.r

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for children under 12.

While the vast majority of children will see the results their parents are hoping for with the Play Therapy Process exclusively, there are times where additional intervention is required.

EMDR is an evidence-based treatment modality used to effectively treat Trauma, PTSD, Phobia’s and other ailments that are otherwise treatment resistant. EMDR only requires brief thoughts about the trauma while it works to reduce the severity of the emotion attached to the traumatic memory.

**If you know at the outset this is potentially needed for your child from a known traumatic event(s) we can introduce EMDR this from the beginning in conjunction with play therapy to tailor it to children by using art or puppets to help them integrate the healing in a child-friendly way. If I see indicators of the need to introduce this modality I will also reach out and have that discussion with you in our parent sessions to discuss how this may benefit your child’s therapeutic process.