EMDR therapy for trauma and PTSD

I've been doing trauma for the last 3.5 years. It took me about 3 years to process the majority of traumatic situations I went through. When we got to my core belief systems, a Mindful Focused Therapy clinician, asked me... if I'd like to try EMDR2. I'm down for anything that helps me evolve, and I'm utterly grateful I took her up on the challenge. We've been powering through my belief systems at lightning speed compared to the years of therapy doing EMDR1. I lose focus and interest fairly easily, and EMDR2 feels like it was built for minds like mine. It overwhelms my focus while I'm processing emotions so I become more and more resilient. Between medication and EMDR2, I've been able to move through some very hard times without taking on more trauma. Everyone should be doing EMDR2, you've got nothing to lose but the things holding you back! Read More

My Experience with EMDR 2.0 Therapy After losing my family members in a horrible car accident, I was overwhelmed with grief. I couldn’t talk about them without crying, and the pain felt constant and heavy. When I first started EMDR 2.0 therapy,... I struggled with the instructions. It felt unusual and even a little odd at first, and I wasn’t sure how it could possibly help. But I chose to trust the process and stick with it. Over time, I began to notice a real change. The memories became less overwhelming, and the intense emotional waves started to soften. I still miss my family deeply, but I’m no longer consumed by the pain. Now I can speak about them with more ease and even smile at memories without breaking down every time. EMDR 2.0 truly helped me move forward while still honoring the love I have for my family. Read More

I have been working with Mindful Focused Therapy clinician using the EMDR 2.0 program I am doing so much better, I'm not sure how it works, when I started I was so Anxious and scared I would have a panic... attack I was having them 2 or 3 times a week, and taking so much medication to stop them, now I can control them if I have one, this has given me the confidence to face my past Traumas. I am still working on them, and for the first time in a very long time I am feeling hopeful. Read More

I have lived through very turbulent experiences, and I have done everything in my power to suppress and avoid any feelings of troubles. I knew I needed to start therapy when I was finally able to notice I was very... explosive and angry when very simple things didn’t go my way. The guilt/shame I felt after my reactions was enough to try therapy. I first began with CBT, which had some benefits, but it wasn’t what I needed to make a difference in my volatile behavior. I eventually discovered EMDR and was impressed by the benefits of reading about it. This change in therapy was exactly what I needed to feel vulnerable, look inward, and face the discomfort of my suffering heart. My EMDR therapist at the time suggested I qualify for EMDR 2.0, because I was so determined to make progress and changes in my life and she connected me to Mindful Focused Therapy. I am grateful for this change because the healing is simply much quicker. EMDR 2.0 has helped me undergo the motions of life with more peace and happiness. Sure, there are still stresses in my life, but it no longer causes me to overreact and instead, I can problem solve with more discernment. My family has noticed the changes, and my sister confessed that she no longer feels like she's “walking on eggshells” around me. I couldn’t recommend EMDR 2.0 more, it helped me feel safe when I confessed intimate experiences. The outcomes of EMDR 2.0 make your life more serene and joyous if you are ready to be honest and vulnerable. Read More

EMDR 2.0 helped me overcome my panic attacks, flashbacks, and the weight of my traumatic experience. I was having trouble coping and processing what had happened to me with someone I had known since childhood. Unfortunately, I reacted too late... to gather the kind of evidence needed for a legal case. Thankfully, I was referred to a trauma therapist who introduced me to EMDR 2.0 therapy. I describe it as a form of distraction therapy. The tools helped me work through the traumatic event so I wasn’t constantly replaying it or reliving the scenario. It only took a few sessions before I felt less distressed by the memory. Now, I feel more grounded in the present. I highly recommend this therapist and this form of therapy for anyone who has gone through trauma. Read More

Since I've started EMDR therapy I have been able to live my life in the present instead of being stuck in the traumas of the past. I no longer suffer the constant images that would suddenly appear and take over... my mental and physical wellbeing. I feel like I can finally breathe for the first time in a very long time. Once troubling images are now like looking at old pictures from a faded photo album. I believe in the EMDR treatment and how it can help you overcome the stress and anxiety that comes with PTSD. It is truly a remarkable treatment. Read More

Emdr 2.0 has helped me tremendously with the past painful (army) experiences I had that I was struggling with and was avoiding. With emdr 2.0 I was a bit skeptical at first but the more I opened up and allowed... myself to relive those memories and go through emdr 2.0 with the therapist and neutralize the negative perspective thoughts associated with those memories I started to feel better about myself and really rebuild my confidence and outlook on life. It helped my confidence, my emotional relationships with people, and ability to calm myself and be in the present moment while being able to remember those experiences and be okay and feel neutral about them. Read More

A Daughter’s Perspective on EMDR 2.0 As her daughter, I have seen firsthand how much EMDR 2.0 therapy has helped my mom. After losing our family members in such a horrible car accident, she carried an overwhelming amount of pain. For... a long time, speaking about them would immediately bring tears, and it felt like she was reliving the worst parts of that day over and over in her mind. Since beginning EMDR 2.0, I see a real difference in her. When she talks about our loved ones now, there is more peace in her voice. She no longer seems burdened by the same intense pain or haunted by imagining the worst parts of the accident. Instead, there is a softness and calmness about her. I truly feel there is a lightness to her now. She seems more at peace in her own skin, and that means everything to me. I am so thankful she chose to begin this therapy and to walk through the hardest season of her life with courage. I am grateful for EMDR 2.0 — it feels like it gave me back my mom. Read More

While I had never experienced EMDR before in any therapy ( nor even EMDR 2.0) - I was introduced to it by Mindful Focused Therapy in late 2022 when we started to work together. I had just lost my beloved... 95-year-old mother months earlier and I was also dealing with a big trauma with a younger sister and her demands regarding our mom's estate to me and my two other older sisters. EMDR 2.0 helped me to see that this was trauma and more than just the sadness of losing my mother. I also made Mindful Focused Therapy aware of a childhood memory of being molested by a priest in my family home when I was about 8 or 9 years old. For both the trauma of dealing with my manic sister and for this molestation event - Mindful Focused Therapy used EMDR 2.0 in a couple of our early sessions. While I will admit- at first I kind of thought it seemed like a lot of "hooey" and silliness to be saying fast "tick-tocks" or moving my eyes quickly or patting my lap etc- but to my surprise- even after just one or two sessions of it- the heaviness and weight of that molestation felt like it did a disappearing act. Also, the trauma with my sister took on less and less weight over the months and enabled me -after just a few months -to have much better tools to give myself self-care and detach from my sister's chaos and illness so much more readily. I am so beyond grateful for how EMDR 2.0 has enabled me to get my life back and to let these weights fade and fade with so many more tools now at my disposal. I know that none of this progress would have happened (they happened so quickly) if I am not introduced to EMDR 2.0. Read More