Ready for EMDR Therapy New York?
You’re not new to therapy, you’ve done a lot of talk therapy and you know what your issues are. But for some reason, you still can’t help doing some of the unhelpful behaviors that you’ve done for years. You can’t rid yourself of the negative beliefs you have about yourself, even-though you know it’s not true. The insight and wisdom hasn’t stopped you from being attracted to certain unhealthy relationships dynamics; the only thing that’s changed is that you know a lot more about yourself and what is healthy and what is not.
You want to feel better, a lot better.
You want more than just knowledge, you want relief from the intense anxiety. You’re ready to set those boundaries you’ve been meaning to set. You’re ready to let go of the pain and exhaustion that you’ve been carrying for too long. You want to feel comfortable in your own skin and finally feel confident. Coping skills only go so far. You’re ready to not just get through your day, but actually heal and feel lighter and happier.
EMDR Therapy New York to start feeling like yourself again
It’s time to stop feel panicked, overwhelmed and spaced out on a daily basis. Life isn’t meant to be a jigsaw puzzle of navigating triggers and simply surviving the hours of the day.
EMDR can help your mind and body heal so that your fears, emotions and negative beliefs, don’t control you anymore. You don’t need to stay trapped in old worries or weighed down by the past.
EMDR Therapy New York helps heal the roots of anxiety and trauma, and reduces triggers.
EMDR can help you become steady again. You can have a wider bandwidth of tolerating stressors, and more mindfully responding to things. Using EMDR, we go beneath the surface to help you regain control of your feelings, emotions, thoughts and reactions. Using EMDR, we tend to the core of the issue and help you experience relief that lasts.
We are EMDR Therapists in New York and Long Island
At Integrative Psychotherapy, our therapists are highly trained and skilled in a number of advanced methods in treating anxiety and trauma. All of our therapists are fully trained in EMDR, and many of us have advanced training in using this therapy method in conjunction with other methods. We use EMDR to help our clients heal from anxiety, depression, trauma, neglect and family of origin issues.
EMDR Therapy has helped many of our clients do the deeper work, experience healing and finally feel in control again.
Ready to heal using EMDR therapy?
Click here for a free 15-minute phone consultation for EMDR Therapy New York. It's time to feel calm again. It’s time to shake off that anxiety and start living like life is meant to be lived.
Are you still curious about EMDR? We get it, you want to know the research and the facts. Read about EMDR New York & Long Island by reading our blog about EMDR for Anxiety here and What Does EMDR Look Like and What Does EMDR Treat here. Our blogs on EMDR explains how EMDR can help you feel more calm, grounded, secure and confident in your life.
Our offices are located in Long Island, New York and we offer in-person and virtual session to clients across New York.
What Does EMDR Therapy Actually Do?
In the video on the right, Esther Goldstein, EMDR therapist and Consultant explains how EMDR actually works in helping the brain and body process information. This method of therapy useful for resolving trauma memories and symptoms of trauma such as flashbacks, nightmares, panic attacks and fears. As well, EMDR has been effective with clients who are looking to get rid of negative beliefs, are stuck in relationships, are looking to improve their parenting and gain confidence.
EMDR Therapy For Trauma and Anxiety
At Integrative psychotherapy, we are Trauma and Anxiety therapists in New York NYC and Long Island and understand how both anxiety and trauma impact your life. When it comes to trauma, and you experienced an unwanted, painful or frightening situation, it’s normal for you to feel scared, worried and out of sorts.
Trauma often relives itself in the mind and body by reminding you of the event or incident again and again, or you may find yourself triggered and left feeling spinning out of control. You may feel flooded with terror, or triggered when you feel a sensation, a smell, a sound, or a sight that brings something up from the past or reminds you of something frightening. You may not have “triggers” but your body may live in a state of hyper-vigilance, being overly alert in “fight or flight”, leaving you feeling exhausted all the time. You might be waiting for the next shoe to drop, wondering what the point of life is or if your life will ever feel joyous again.
Do you have any of these symptoms?
Do you have have flashbacks, nightmares or upsetting memories?
Do you worry about being alone and neglected?
Do you have panic attacks and feel on edge and frighten easily?
Do you feel confused by your past or by situations that happened, wondering you are to blame or if someone else was in the wrong?
Do you have a hard time being vulnerable and trusting others?
Do you experience depression and times of deep sadness?
Do you feel moody and irritated more often than you’d like?
Do you have a hard time coping with daily life and don’t know why?
Do you have intrusive thoughts or memories that leave you feeling distressed?
Do you want to focus on the present and future and resolve pains of the past?
The Face of Trauma
If you relate to any of the above, you are human. Most people experience some kind of trauma and feel confused or misunderstood. Sometimes when trauma happens, you remember it and can process it, and sometimes, years later a memory is kicked up due to stress in life, a certain relationship or even a sense of stability in your life, can trigger the memory asking for it to be processed so you can heal.
What Is EMDR?
EMDR is an acronym for the therapy method called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It was developed by Psychologist Francine Shapiro, in 1987. EMDR utilizes many elements from different treatment approaches and has been proven to be highly effective treatment for most emotional distress.
How Does EMDR Help?
Traumatic and upsetting memories and events that left us in deep pain, or emotionally neglected, get stuck and “frozen” in our minds and bodies. When a memory gets frozen it is stuck on “repeat” in our minds like a broken recording that repeats the same old words again and again. When we are stuck on repeat, it impacts our ability to function and to move on with life. What also happens is that you may feel sensations, worries or just feel stuck and not be able to develop health relationships, focus at work or take care of yourself in the ways you need. Your brain knows that you are safe and you’re ok, but another part of your brain doesn’t believe it and that’s why you’re struggling.
EMDR is the glue that helps connect the truth to what your brain and body believes. This helps the mind and body process past the pain and live into the here and now with calm and security. EMDR helps the brain process information so you can let go and move on. After having EMDR therapy, many clients feel relief by processing the past and being able to remember the memories without emotional disturbance; they can move on with their lives and use their energy to focus on daily tasks, goals and dreams.
Is EMDR only for Trauma? What else can EMDR be used for?
Though EMDR is most popularly known to treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, EMDR has actually been effectively utilized to treat a broader range of symptoms including:
anxiety and panic
stress
phobias and fears
depression
complicated grief
pain relief
self-confidence and self esteem
performance anxiety
addictions
relationship issues
childhood emotional neglect
shame and guilt
resolving trauma memories and images
fears of being alone
If you’re looking for relief, this can help you move past blockages and into living a more fulfilling life.
Is EMDR evidence based?
EMDR has been researched rigorously. The reliability and validity is well established and has helped over a million people. At this point in time, EMDR is the one of the most thoroughly researched modality for trauma treatment. Right now there are at least nineteen controlled studies to keep this innovative treatment up to date with research and outcome datas of success.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) highly recommends EMDR as an established, effective treatment for PTSD.
We are here for you!
We are a team of New York and Long Island EMDR Therapists who are trained in this therapy technique so we can help you find relief.
You can improve your life, it starts with reaching out, today.
When you reach out, you’ll be supported with one of us on the team first, helping you understand what’s bothering you, and then connecting you with the best fit therapist for your EMDR therapy needs.
A note about our fees: Integrative Psychotherapy is a private practice. Our session fees run from 250-350/session. We are not in network with any insurance companies, but we do offer superbills for you to submit for out of network reimbursement. You can also use your HSA/FSA funds towards paying for your therapy.