Trauma doesn’t have to define your future.

At Clear Point Therapy, our EMDR sessions help you gently process stuck memories, reduce emotional triggers, and reclaim a sense of safety — all at your pace. Healing starts here

What is EMDR therapy?

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences

How EMDR Affect Brain?

Many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help.

Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.

 FAQs

  • No.
    One of the benefits of EMDR is that you don’t need to go into every detail of your experience. You’re in control of what you share, and the process can still be effective even if you choose to say very little.

  • It varies — but many people notice relief in just a few sessions.

    Some clients feel a shift after 1–3 sessions, while others need a longer process depending on the depth of trauma. EMDR is designed to work faster than traditional talk therapy for many people.

  • Yes, and it’s widely used for combat-related trauma. EMDR is one of the most researched therapies for PTSD and is considered safe and effective for military personnel. We work at your pace to ensure it feels manageable and respectful of your experience.

  • Yes — we offer both. You can choose the setting that feels most comfortable: online sessions via secure video or in-person at our calm, private office. Both are equally effective for EMDR therapy.