EMDR psychotherapy
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a form of psychotherapy.
I use EMDR to address situations that have been identified as central to the patient’s current symptoms. While this approach is well known for initially treating trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms, it is in fact used to address a wide range of issues (stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, phobias, anxiety, assertiveness, fears, etc.). The process involves identifying and working through the situations that are at the root of the current problem.
It is important to understand that EMDR is a comprehensive treatment approach with an integrative orientation; this is why this type of training is only accessible to experienced psychologists who are open to various complementary therapeutic methods (such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis, or hypnosis, to name a few).
The first part of the work involves stabilizing the patient, establishing the therapeutic relationship, and strengthening the patient psychologically (through behavioral approaches, mental imagery, relaxation, building self-confidence, or other psychological resources), before processing in depth the life situations or events identified as the source of the current symptoms.
I use EMDR when it is indicated and under specific conditions. Therefore, I do not use it systematically, nor always immediately.