While EMDR and hypnosis are distinct processes, they share similar intentions—both work with healthy processing to facilitate healing.

The bilateral stimulation used in EMDR therapy helps your brain process information, similar to what happens naturally during REM sleep. I sometimes integrate both EMDR and hypnosis (Hypno-EMDR) as complementary tools, tailoring the approach based on what serves you best.

While EMDR is highly effective for trauma, it supports relief across a wide range of concerns—anxiety, depression, fears, relationship patterns, physical symptoms, and more. You don't need a trauma diagnosis or any specific diagnosis to benefit from EMDR.

Bilateral stimulation is a core component of EMDR's effectiveness. Research suggests that the alternating left-right stimulation activates both hemispheres of the brain and mimics the natural processing like during REM sleep. It's a tool that helps your nervous system do what it naturally knows how to do: process and integrate experiences.

EMDR works directly with how the brain stores and processes memories using bilateral stimulation, rather than relying primarily on verbal discussion and cognitive analysis. In EMDR, you don't need to talk extensively about traumatic events or analyze them in detail. Instead, the therapy accesses subconscious and somatic experiences to facilitate processing and integration.

People can experience more dream activity during EMDR therapy. Your brain naturally continues processing during sleep, much like it does naturally during REM cycles.

These dreams are part of your brain's natural process, reorganizing and integrating memories in a healthier way. People can find their sleep improves overall with successful EMDR experiences.

We use containment techniques and grounding practices to help you feel relaxed and regulated, possibly even inspired, leaving sessions,

Some people notice shifts relatively quickly, while others need more sessions depending on the complexity of their experiences and engagement.

The bilateral stimulation facilitates your brain's natural processing, but integration happens gradually and safely.

EMDR is actually the opposite of dissociation—it helps you integrate experiences that may have been fragmented or disconnected.

Through processing, you become more present and connected to yourself rather than detached or numb.

While EMDR has a structured framework, how therapists apply it varies significantly. My approach is client-centered and adaptive—I use EMDR and bilateral stimulation as tools that supports your processing the best.

EMDR helps restore and reprocess memories in a healthier way, reducing symptoms and emotional distress. The process helps reduce unhealthy patterns that may have developed, so memories integrate more peacefully and no longer hold the same weight.

EMDR therapy and bilateral stimulation can be useful for a variety of issues, including emotional, mental and physical concerns.