EMDR can be a bit challenging to explain, similar to the question, "what is it like to ride a bicycle?" You can only know it when you experience it. It helps many people understand using the analogy of a broken bone, the bone gets broken, a doctor sets it back in place, and over time the bone heals itself. The same can be said with EMDR, an event memory has gotten out of place in the brain, with eye movement or bilateral tapping we can set it back in place, and the traumatic or problematic experience moves towards natural healing.
Birth trauma EMDR is a very effective forms of treatment to reprocess traumatic birth experiences to help reduce the triggers associated with your baby's birth.
Here are some great links to learn more:
https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/
https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8
CBT works on the idea that thoughts, feelings, and behavior are interrelated, and if we can bring about a change in any of these aspects, then the others will change too. CBT is what most people do when they think of "talk therapy." My hope is that by providing you with reflections and insight we can start to improve the condition that prompted you to seek therapy. Read more:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/two-takes-depression/201301/what-expect-in-psychotherapy
These are other types of psychotherapy that each direct the focus of the therapy sessions a bit differently to help you find relief from what is bothering you. I tend to use mindfulness often with all the types of psychotherapy I practice. Mindfulness is a specific practice, and a way of being that is known to relieve suffering. With more practice mindfulness can enhance the psychotherapy we are doing during session.
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