by Amy Discepolo, LMHC | May 23, 2022 | Family Counseling
Our previous blog post introduced the concept of EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, for addressing substance use problems. We gave an overview on how EMDR can target levels of urge and cravings, negative and positive feeling states, and the fear...
by Amy Discepolo, LMHC | Mar 29, 2022 | Family Counseling
Do you suffer from the pain of addiction? This a double dose of pain. Addiction stems from trauma and negative experiences, and living with addiction only adds to the burden. EMDR helps people with addictions. Addiction and compulsive behaviors can provide a temporary...
by Amy Discepolo, LMHC | Mar 10, 2022 | Family Counseling
This post reviews an article about on-the-spot EMDR sessions for people suffering from dementia. Dementia, as a group of symptoms caused by organic changes in the brain, is a disorder that may be diagnosed consequent to diseases such as Alzheimer’s or stroke...
by Amy Discepolo, LMHC | Feb 8, 2022 | Family Counseling
Today’s blog post will examine treatment of psychosis using EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a therapeutic intervention for trauma that follows an eight-phase, three-pronged protocol. EMDR reprocesses past disturbances, present events and...
