EMDR Online Therapy, EMDR Video Therapy
Yes, we can do EMDR online therapy! I offer safe, effective, secure EMDR online therapy. The EMDR online video system I use also doesn’t require you to download any extra software, or set-up any accounts.
Just like if we were meeting in-person in my office and using an EMDR light and audio bar, (click here to see my short video on What an EMDR session is like?) during an EMDR video teletherapy session, you will be able to see on your device screen a moving dot you’ll follow for eye movements and you’ll be able to hear bilateral audio music or tones. Just like in my office, I’ll be able to adjust the bilateral settings for your comfort and tailor them to what’s happening during your session.
In all cases, we will still be able to see each other and talk to each other throughout the EMDR online session. Technology is amazing.
Does EMDR online therapy work?
I’m a Certified EMDR therapist and I’ve specialized in EMDR therapy since 2006. In 2020, I immersed myself in studying all the resources available to do effective EMDR teletherapy. In the process of my research, I discovered that there are EMDR therapists around the country and the world who have been doing EMDR online therapy for many years and finding that clients experience the benefits and results that they saw when working with clients in-person.
I’ve done hundreds of EMDR virtual sessions both with clients that I’ve never met in-person in my office, and with clients who had already done in-office EMDR with me before we moved to virtual EMDR sessions. The clients report and I have seen that the EMDR online sessions work. I even have some clients who prefer the online EMDR sessions as they feel it helps them focus more and they enjoy the bilateral music.
What’s the EMDR Online Therapy Process?
Prior to your first EMDR online session for memory reprocessing, we will still go through the other important steps in the EMDR protocol: identification of problems and goals, history gathering, discovery work to identify what memories are at the root of the issues you’d like to resolve, and preparation phase. EMDR is much more than bilateral stimulation. EMDR is about identifying the memories and stored information associated with those memories that are the root cause of present day problems, and then reprocessing the correct memories in the right sequence to efficiently and effectively put the past to rest. The full EMDR protocol, also includes strengthening positive memories and teaching you ways to access and utilize those memories to shift into states of feeling calm, confident, and empowered.
Based on what you’re experiencing present day, we may first do some EMDR to process a very recent upsetting or traumatic event and then move into EMDR for earlier experiences.
Creating Your Therapeutic Space for Online Therapy
I’ve selected user-friendly teletherapy platforms and provide suggestions for ways you can creating a therapeutic space in your home or office during out virtual sessions. I will also send you a short video tutorial that walks you through the online EMDR platform I use, so you can see what an online session would be like.
What is EMDR therapy?
If you’d like to learn more about EMDR in general and see my other videos about EMDR, click here.
Online Therapy, Video Sessions, Teletherapy
If you’d like to learn more about my video and phone teletherapy services, click here.