What is EMDR and How Does it Work?

Eye Movement desensitization and reprocessing. Sounds fancy, but it’s actually pretty natural to our brains. For example, without a calculator or any paper, use mental math to do this problem: 12 x 24 = … 

What do you notice as you’re trying to figure this out? Your eyes are probably looking for the answer, right? This is a great illustration of how eye movement is connected with brain activity. EMDR takes advantage of the connection between the brain and the eyes to help the brain digest traumatic events and situations. 

Here at Lifeologie Fort Worth, we have many clinicians who specialize in EMDR. If you think you could benefit from EMDR, contact us to get scheduled to see one of our many specialists.