What is it?

Therapists will instruct the patient to focus on the traumatic memory for a brief period while also undergoing bilateral stimulation (usually eye movements). EMDR is extensively researched and is a technique that decrease in the vividness and emotion of the traumatic memories.

What does it treat?

EMDR therapy is a method of treatment that reduces symptoms from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other related traumas, depression, anxiety, sports performance anxiety, eating disorders, addictions, and grieving.

How can EMDR help in performance anxiety?

A clinician can utilize EMDR to help patients sit with, process, and desensitize anxiety-inducing stimuli related to performance. The client may be asked to picture an anxiety-provoking scenario from the past, from there the therapist and client will work through the unfavourable feelings, thoughts, and physical symptoms using bilateral stimulation.